Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger
Niger: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger peaked at 12.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.2% | — |
| 1992 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 4.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.8% | 5.4% | 3.5% |
| 2013 | -31.3% | 7.9% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | -27.3% | 10.8% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 183 Mozambique 8.7% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 6.5% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 5.2% compare
- 187 Chad 3.2% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger was 4.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Niger ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.