Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria, 1963–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria is 97.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1963.
Nigeria ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 31.5% | — |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +46.0% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +1.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 97.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 97.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.0% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 84.3% | 88.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 89.9% | 97.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 British Virgin Islands 98.8% compare
- 4 Ghana 98.2% compare
- 5 Angola 98.0% compare
- 7 Benin 95.7% compare
- 8 Cayman Islands 95.7% compare
- 9 Mozambique 95.7% 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 97.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1963.
- How does Nigeria rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.