Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 80.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria is 80.48, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 80.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.69, in 1963.
Nigeria ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 27.69 | — |
| 1983 | 36.68 | +32.5% |
| 1984 | 36.86 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 37.03 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 37.21 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 40.3 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 48.45 | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 56.9 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 56.67 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.43 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.31 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 69.22 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 73.13 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 77.04 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 80.75 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 80.48 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.69 | 27.69 | 27.69 | 1 |
| 1980s | 36.94 | 36.68 | 37.21 | 4 |
| 1990s | 40.3 | 40.3 | 40.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.45 | 48.45 | 48.45 | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.83 | 56.43 | 65.31 | 4 |
| 2020s | 76.12 | 69.22 | 80.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 81.69 compare
- 2 Bermuda 81 compare
- 2 Cayman Islands 81 compare
- 5 Isle of Man 80.09 compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 79.44 compare
- 7 Burundi 78.25 compare
More work & labour data for Nigeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Nigeria was 80.48 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 80.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.69 in 1963.
- How does Nigeria rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.