ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Nigeria
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Nigeria at 3.1% in 2025.
Nigeria, 2025
3.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
138th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Nigeria 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.1%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
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Labour force participation
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Women's labour force participation
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Employment-to-population ratio
80.0%
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Employment in agriculture
33.5%
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Employment in industry
17.0%
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