Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) rose 0.003% to 44.2% in Nigeria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) in Nigeria reached an all time high of 47.3% in 2000 and an all time low of 44.2% in 2020. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) in Benin amounted to 49.2%, 47.0% in Cameroon, 40.4% in Chad and 41.8% in Niger in 2021.
Nigeria has been ranked 93rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force), 39 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force, Female (As % of Total Labour Force) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 19.2% | 19.9% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 49.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 45.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 45.1% | 45.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 46.8% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 47.0% | 47.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 44.4% | 44.5% | 44.7% | 44.8% | 45.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 41.3% | 41.1% | 40.9% | 40.7% | 40.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 39.9% | 39.8% | 39.6% | 39.5% | 39.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 35.2% | 35.3% | 35.4% | 35.5% | 35.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 43.1% | 42.4% | 41.6% | 41.7% | 41.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 45.8% | 45.5% | 45.1% | 44.8% | 44.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 29.8% | 29.9% | 30.1% | 30.3% | 30.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 47.7% | 47.8% | 48.0% | 48.1% | 48.3% |
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