Employment-to-population ratio in Niger
The ILO estimates that 79.4% of people aged 15 and over in Niger were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Niger, 2025
79.4%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
7th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Niger over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 79.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.9%, the figure has changed by +6.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Niger has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Niger
All statistics for Niger
Labour force participation
79.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
0.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
72.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
73.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
9.3%
2025 · World Bank