Total employment, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total employment, male was 27.71 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, male in Nigeria, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, male in Nigeria is 27.71 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Nigeria peaked at 27.71 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.13 million ages 15+, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.53 million ages 15+ | 19.13 million ages 15+ | 21.77 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.51 million ages 15+ | 22.03 million ages 15+ | 26.10 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.29 million ages 15+ | 26.87 million ages 15+ | 27.71 million ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 total employment, male in Nigeria?
- Total employment, male in Nigeria was 27.71 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.71 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.13 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for total employment, male?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, male (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.