Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger
Niger: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employment) in Niger is 15.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger peaked at 15.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2020.
Niger ranks 185th 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, male (% of male employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.8% | — |
| 1992 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | +2.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 15.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 15.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 182 Afghanistan 17.2% compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 17.0% compare
- 184 Nigeria 17.0% compare
- 186 Madagascar 13.9% compare
- 187 Chad 11.9% 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, male (% of male employment) in Niger?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger was 15.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Niger ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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, male (% of male 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.