Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Niger
Niger: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 95.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Niger recorded 95.4% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Niger peaked at 96.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1991.
That places Niger 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.8% | — |
| 1992 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.8% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 89.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.4% | 96.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Chad 96.8% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 94.8% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 93.5% compare
- 5 Mozambique 91.3% 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Niger?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Niger was 95.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.