Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nigeria peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -37.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +99.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +99.6% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 9 Sierra Leone 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Malawi 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Uganda 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Tanzania 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
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 units per US$ of GDP 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 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 185 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 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.