ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Niger
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Niger at 0.4% in 2025.
Niger, 2025
0.4%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
179th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Niger over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.6%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Niger has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Niger
All statistics for Niger
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
0.5%
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Labour force participation
79.7%
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Women's labour force participation
72.8%
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Employment-to-population ratio
79.4%
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Employment in agriculture
73.0%
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Employment in industry
9.3%
2025 · World Bank