Labor force participation rate in Niger
Niger: Labor force participation rate was 79.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 79.7% for labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Niger peaked at 79.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2019.
That places Niger 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 79.0% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.4% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 74.1% | 79.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 6 Cambodia 82.4% compare
- 7 North Korea 82.2% compare
- 8 Uganda 80.0% compare
- 10 Mozambique 78.7% compare
- 11 Bolivia 78.6% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 78.6% compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 79.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.4% (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 74.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Niger?
- Labor force participation rate in Niger was 79.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for labor force participation rate?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).