Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger
Niger: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 79.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger, 1960–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger is 79.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger peaked at 79.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2017.
That places Niger 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.4% | — |
| 1977 | 48.4% | +64.5% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +57.5% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +72.3% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -64.0% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +173.5% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 62.7% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 26.5% | 79.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 7 Nigeria 81.5% compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 81.4% compare
- 9 Cambodia 80.0% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.6% compare
- 12 Uganda 79.4% compare
- 13 Mozambique 78.8% 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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Niger was 79.6% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.