Employment in industry in Nigeria
17.0% of employed people in Nigeria worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Nigeria, 2025
17.0%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
113th of 182
Employment in industry in Nigeria over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.0% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 16.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.9%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 113th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Employment in agriculture
33.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
49.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
82.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
80.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT