Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.670% to 53.8% in Nigeria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Nigeria reached an all time high of 60.7% in 1990 and an all time low of 53.4% in 2020. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Benin amounted to 70.9%, 75.4% in Cameroon, 58.3% in Chad and 72.9% in Niger in 2021.
Nigeria has been ranked 133rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 40 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 41.7% | 41.9% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 71.7% | 71.7% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 65.6% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.0% | 76.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 72.0% | 71.9% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 61.5% | 61.0% | 60.4% | 59.9% | 59.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 48.4% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 70.6% | 69.9% | 69.2% | 69.1% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 54.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 58.2% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.0% | 57.9% |
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