Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0188 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nigeria stood at 0.0188 units per person.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nigeria peaked at 0.0189 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 units per person, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0175 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0182 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0189 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0169 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0163 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0184 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0187 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0188 units per person | +0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0188 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0188 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 6 |
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 weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nigeria?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nigeria was 0.0188 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 units per person in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.