Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Nigeria
Nigeria: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Nigeria, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nigeria is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nigeria peaked at 8.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +63.8% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -47.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 3 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nigeria?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nigeria was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Nigeria ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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