Employment-to-population ratio in Nigeria
The ILO estimates that 80.0% of people aged 15 and over in Nigeria were employed in 2025.
Nigeria, 2025
80.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
6th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Nigeria 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.0% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 80.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.5%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Labour force participation
82.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
80.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
33.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.0%
2025 · World Bank