Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Niger
Niger: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 was 73.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Niger, 1960–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 73.4% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 262.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Niger peaked at 73.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1960.
That places Niger 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 39.0% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 15.1% | 69.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.4% | 1 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 79.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 76.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Niger?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 in Niger was 73.4% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.