Labour Force (Total) rose 3.52% to 65.1 mil in Nigeria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Nigeria reached an all time high of 65.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 31.9 mil in 1990. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Benin amounted to 5.29 mil, 11.8 mil in Cameroon, 5.25 mil in Chad and 9.41 mil in Niger in 2021.
Nigeria has been ranked 10th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 4.46 | 4.59 | 4.73 | 4.88 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 9.94 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 0.622 | 0.641 | 0.659 | 0.675 | 0.692 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 56.5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | mil | 2.55 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.83 |
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