Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Niger

Employment-to-population ratio in Niger in 2025 — 79.43%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.8 pp.

2025 79.43% +0.17 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 182
Period maximum 79.43%2025
Period minimum 72.05%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Niger, 1991–2025727476788019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 77.63%1992: 77.64%1993: 77.65%1994: 77.68%1995: 77.68%1996: 77.68%1997: 77.71%1998: 77.84%1999: 77.87%2000: 77.89%2001: 77.9%2002: 77.69%2003: 77.48%2004: 77.05%2005: 76.83%2006: 77.34%2007: 77.79%2008: 78.18%2009: 78.51%2010: 78.93%2011: 79.27%2012: 75.96%2013: 74.61%2014: 73.18%2015: 72.94%2016: 72.72%2017: 72.49%2018: 72.28%2019: 72.05%2020: 73.71%2021: 75.9%2022: 79.29%2023: 79.24%2024: 79.26%2025: 79.43%
Change over the period: +1.8 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Niger

Niger 79.43%
World 58.06%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 79.43 +0.17 pp
2024 79.26 +0.03 pp
2023 79.24 −0.05 pp
2022 79.29 +3.39 pp
2021 75.9 +2.19 pp
2020 73.71 +1.65 pp
2019 72.05 −0.22 pp
2018 72.28 −0.21 pp
2017 72.49 −0.23 pp
2016 72.72 −0.22 pp
2015 72.94 −0.25 pp
2014 73.18 −1.43 pp
2013 74.61 −1.35 pp
2012 75.96 −3.31 pp
2011 79.27 +0.34 pp
2010 78.93 +0.42 pp
2009 78.51 +0.33 pp
2008 78.18 +0.39 pp
2007 77.79 +0.45 pp
2006 77.34 +0.51 pp
2005 76.83 −0.22 pp
2004 77.05 −0.42 pp
2003 77.48 −0.21 pp
2002 77.69 −0.21 pp
2001 77.9 +0.02 pp
2000 77.89 +0.01 pp
1999 77.87 +0.04 pp
1998 77.84 +0.13 pp
1997 77.71 +0.02 pp
1996 77.68 +0.01 pp
1995 77.68 +0 pp
1994 77.68 +0.02 pp
1993 77.65 +0.02 pp
1992 77.64 +0.01 pp
1991 77.63

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.