Work & Labour in Nigeria 312 indicators covering work & labour for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 59.9% 2025 up 6.5% 119th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 17.0% 2025 up 22.0% 116th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 17.5% 2025 up 15.5% 149th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 16.5% 2025 up 31.1% 37th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 9.9% 2025 down 2.1% 48th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 9.8% 2025 up 2.2% 36th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 10.1% 2025 down 6.5% 61st Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 13.8% 2025 up 10.6% 183rd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 17.0% 2025 up 8.4% 184th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 up 16.7% 174th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 86.2% 2025 down 1.5% 5th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 83.0% 2025 down 1.6% 4th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 89.5% 2025 down 1.6% 14th Employers, total (% of total employment) 19.7% 2025 up 0.4% 2nd Employers, male (% of male employment) 28.2% 2025 down 2.6% 1st Employers, female (% of female employment) 10.4% 2025 up 16.5% 4th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 10.3% 65th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 10.3% 65th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 66.5% 2025 down 2.1% 33rd GDP per person employed 17,120 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 17.0% 139th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 133.0% 12th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 133.0% 12th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.2% 39th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.2% 39th GDP per employed person 17,120 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 17.0% 139th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.18 2027 up 165.6% 141st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.18 2027 up 165.6% 141st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0255 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.7% 96th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1209 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.4% 39th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 123.01 2025 up 441.4% 91st Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 34.3% 2023 down 10.5% 50th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 23.01 2025 up 155.4% 11th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 80.48 2024 up 42.6% 4th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 80.48 2024 up 42.6% 4th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 80.48 2024 up 42.6% 4th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1171 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.3% 38th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.1171 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.3% 38th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year 2023 up 45.4% 96th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 81.54 2024 up 36.3% 8th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.5% 2024 down 24.3% 136th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.7% 2024 down 30.8% 144th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.2% 2024 down 20.9% 125th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 75.07 2026 up 14.0% 1st Labour income share as a percent of GDP 75.07 2026 up 14.0% 1st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 11.89 2027 down 17.3% 79th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 11.89 2027 down 17.3% 79th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 4.72 million 2027 up 29.6% 5th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 33.25 2027 down 2.8% 18th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.52 2027 down 6.1% 91st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.01 2027 down 10.1% 25th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 10,757 2027 up 24.0% 4th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 117,991 2027 up 29.6% 5th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.61 2027 down 7.1% 126th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 7,207 2027 up 28.5% 5th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 82.7% 2024 up 30.3% 20th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 80.5% 2024 up 42.6% 4th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 81.5% 2024 up 36.3% 7th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 80.5% 2024 up 42.6% 4th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 80.5% 2024 up 42.6% 4th ← Previous Page 2 of 6 Next →