Nigeria Labor Force Participation

Current and historical labor force participation data for Nigeria, including latest value (82.52), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Nigeria
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:33:32+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Nigeria · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
58 / 100
Moderate risk · limited data
Fiscal stability n/a
Macroeconomic stability 12 / 20
External stability 10.3 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.2 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 65% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–2025 19902025
1990 2025
Selected year: 2025 · Value: n/a 2025

Nigeria · labor force participation rate as a percentage of population ages 15+.

1990–2025
82.52 percent
82.57 percent
81.21 percent
2 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990 1997 2004 2011 2018 2025
labor force participation rate reference line

Countries by labor force participation

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Qatar 87.01 high
Nigeria 82.52 high
United Arab Emirates 78.59 high
Iceland 74.93 high
Kuwait 73.37 high
Peru 72.86 medium
Vietnam 72.78 medium
Bahrain 70.43 medium

Interpretation

short note

This labor market indicator helps assess employment conditions and economic participation.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
South Africa 55.58
Egypt 44.57
Morocco 43.94
China 64.55

Related indicators

internal links
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Employment Rate SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS
Youth Unemployment SL.UEM.1524.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SL.TLF.CACT.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:33:32+02:00

Nigeria Snapshot

country profile
Population 232.68 m
GDP 252.26 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 33.24%
Unemployment 3.06%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Lower middle income

Nigeria Labor Force Participation: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Labor Force Participation for Nigeria. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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