Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 61.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 61.8% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Nigeria peaked at 83.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80.0% | — |
| 1992 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 79.1% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 67.4% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 60.7% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.0% | 64.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Nigeria?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Nigeria was 61.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.