Women's labour force participation in Nigeria
The ILO estimates that 80.7% of women aged 15 and over in Nigeria were in the labour force in 2025.
Nigeria, 2025
80.7%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
3rd of 181
Women's labour force participation in Nigeria over time
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% of women 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 | 80.7% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 80.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 75.8%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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
Employment-to-population ratio
80.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
33.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.0%
2025 · World Bank