Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Niger
Niger: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0171 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Niger, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0171 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger peaked at 0.0171 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 units per person, in 2014.
That places Niger 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0152 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0157 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0171 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0171 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger was 0.0171 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 units per person in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Niger ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.