Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger
Niger: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger stood at 23.8%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger peaked at 23.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1996.
Niger ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.6% | — |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 23.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.1%, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 23.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.6% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.9% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 179 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 25.1% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 24.7% compare
- 181 Mozambique 24.3% compare
- 183 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.3% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 21.6% compare
- 185 Chad 20.0% compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Niger was 23.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1996.
- How does Niger rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).