Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 95.7% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria peaked at 95.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.7% | — |
| 1991 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 95.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 95.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 83.7% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 86.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 88.0% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 89.5% | 95.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Benin 96.9% compare
- 4 Togo 95.9% compare
- 5 Mozambique 95.7% compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 95.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 95.4% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 95.0% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria was 95.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO 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.