Total employment, female in Niger
Niger: Total employment, female was 1.60 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Niger, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2011, total employment, female in Niger stood at 1.60 million ages 15+. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Niger peaked at 1.60 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 537,548 ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Niger 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 741,983 ages 15+ | 537,548 ages 15+ | 977,370 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million ages 15+ | 1.05 million ages 15+ | 1.48 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million ages 15+ | 1.54 million ages 15+ | 1.60 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Niger
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (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 total employment, female in Niger?
- Total employment, female in Niger was 1.60 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 537,548 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for total employment, female?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.