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Labor force — Niger

Labor force in Niger in 2025 — 11,971,064 people. Ranked 49 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 244.4%.

2025 11.97M people +4.24% vs 2024
World rank 49of 182
Period maximum 11.97M people2025
Period minimum 3.48M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Niger, 1990–202505M10M15M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,476,201 people1991: 3,588,541 people1992: 3,704,543 people1993: 3,825,494 people1994: 3,952,096 people1995: 4,085,923 people1996: 4,222,430 people1997: 4,357,660 people1998: 4,497,472 people1999: 4,642,142 people2000: 4,790,760 people2001: 4,945,031 people2002: 5,104,114 people2003: 5,268,874 people2004: 5,440,213 people2005: 5,619,156 people2006: 5,806,768 people2007: 6,003,496 people2008: 6,210,570 people2009: 6,428,845 people2010: 6,659,483 people2011: 6,903,571 people2012: 7,001,266 people2013: 7,090,684 people2014: 7,163,554 people2015: 7,430,131 people2016: 7,711,696 people2017: 7,997,473 people2018: 8,289,312 people2019: 8,590,335 people2020: 9,140,912 people2021: 9,808,662 people2022: 10,614,399 people2023: 11,037,913 people2024: 11,484,657 people2025: 11,971,064 people
Change over the period: +8.49M (+244.37%) Average annual rate: 3.6 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Niger 11.97M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.97M +486,407 +4.24%
2024 11.48M +446,744 +4.05%
2023 11.04M +423,514 +3.99%
2022 10.61M +805,737 +8.21%
2021 9.81M +667,750 +7.31%
2020 9.14M +550,577 +6.41%
2019 8.59M +301,023 +3.63%
2018 8.29M +291,839 +3.65%
2017 8M +285,777 +3.71%
2016 7.71M +281,565 +3.79%
2015 7.43M +266,577 +3.72%
2014 7.16M +72,870 +1.03%
2013 7.09M +89,418 +1.28%
2012 7M +97,695 +1.42%
2011 6.9M +244,088 +3.67%
2010 6.66M +230,638 +3.59%
2009 6.43M +218,275 +3.51%
2008 6.21M +207,074 +3.45%
2007 6M +196,728 +3.39%
2006 5.81M +187,612 +3.34%
2005 5.62M +178,943 +3.29%
2004 5.44M +171,339 +3.25%
2003 5.27M +164,760 +3.23%
2002 5.1M +159,083 +3.22%
2001 4.95M +154,271 +3.22%
2000 4.79M +148,618 +3.2%
1999 4.64M +144,670 +3.22%
1998 4.5M +139,812 +3.21%
1997 4.36M +135,230 +3.2%
1996 4.22M +136,507 +3.34%
1995 4.09M +133,827 +3.39%
1994 3.95M +126,602 +3.31%
1993 3.83M +120,951 +3.26%
1992 3.7M +116,002 +3.23%
1991 3.59M +112,340 +3.23%
1990 3.48M — —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 117M GH Ghana 13.25M CI Côte d'Ivoire 13.07M NE Niger 11.97M BF Burkina Faso 9.91M ML Mali 9.16M BJ Benin 6.64M SN Senegal 6.13M GN Guinea 4.72M TG Togo 2.96M SL Sierra Leone 2.93M LR Liberia 2.67M MR Mauritania 1.25M GW Guinea-Bissau 899,220 GM Gambia 807,275 CV Cabo Verde 226,448
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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