Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Niger

Labor force participation rate in Niger in 2025 — 79.74%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.85 pp.

2025 79.74% +0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 182
Period maximum 79.74%2025
Period minimum 72.44%2019

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Niger, 1990–2025727476788019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 78.9%1991: 78.88%1992: 78.87%1993: 78.87%1994: 78.86%1995: 78.86%1996: 78.87%1997: 78.89%1998: 78.92%1999: 78.97%2000: 79.01%2001: 79.06%2002: 79.12%2003: 79.17%2004: 79.23%2005: 79.29%2006: 79.34%2007: 79.39%2008: 79.43%2009: 79.47%2010: 79.5%2011: 79.52%2012: 77.65%2013: 75.67%2014: 73.57%2015: 73.34%2016: 73.12%2017: 72.89%2018: 72.67%2019: 72.44%2020: 74.14%2021: 76.52%2022: 79.61%2023: 79.56%2024: 79.56%2025: 79.74%
Change over the period: +0.85 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Niger 79.74%
World 60.98%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 79.74 +0.18 pp
2024 79.56 +0 pp
2023 79.56 −0.05 pp
2022 79.61 +3.1 pp
2021 76.52 +2.37 pp
2020 74.14 +1.71 pp
2019 72.44 −0.23 pp
2018 72.67 −0.23 pp
2017 72.89 −0.23 pp
2016 73.12 −0.22 pp
2015 73.34 −0.22 pp
2014 73.57 −2.1 pp
2013 75.67 −1.98 pp
2012 77.65 −1.87 pp
2011 79.52 +0.02 pp
2010 79.5 +0.03 pp
2009 79.47 +0.04 pp
2008 79.43 +0.04 pp
2007 79.39 +0.05 pp
2006 79.34 +0.05 pp
2005 79.29 +0.06 pp
2004 79.23 +0.06 pp
2003 79.17 +0.06 pp
2002 79.12 +0.05 pp
2001 79.06 +0.05 pp
2000 79.01 +0.05 pp
1999 78.97 +0.04 pp
1998 78.92 +0.03 pp
1997 78.89 +0.03 pp
1996 78.87 +0.01 pp
1995 78.86 −0 pp
1994 78.86 −0.01 pp
1993 78.87 −0.01 pp
1992 78.87 −0.01 pp
1991 78.88 −0.01 pp
1990 78.9

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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