Unemployment in Nigeria

3.58 % in 2023

Nigeria unemployment was at level of 3.58 % in 2023, down from 3.83 % previous year.

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Alternate Sources
International Financial Statistics (IFS), Monthly Update 10.7 Percent in 2019 IMF
Unemployment in Nigeria
Number 7,845,805 Number in 2019 IMF
Rate 22.56 Percent of total labor force in 2018 IMF
Unemployment in Africa
South Africa 28.4 % in 2023 WB
Djibouti 26.28 % in 2023 WB
Botswana 23.61 % in 2023 WB
Eswatini 22.19 % in 2023 WB
Sudan 20.81 % in 2023 WB
Gabon 20.36 % in 2023 WB
Namibia 19.63 % in 2023 WB
Somalia 19.19 % in 2023 WB
Libya 18.52 % in 2023 WB
Tunisia 17.72 % in 2023 WB
Labor in Nigeria
Average Working Hours 7.03 Hours Per Week in 2011 WB
Employment 37.99 % in 2022 WB
Employment Rate 57 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force 43.78 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force Participation Rate 22.74 % in 2023 WB
Unemployment in Nigeria
Delta 6.4 % in 2022 CB
Niger 179,054 Number in 2017 IMF