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Employment to population ratio in Nigeria

Latest: 80.0%
Previous: 80.1%
Change: -0.06 (-0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment to population ratio in Nigeria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	79.2%
Dec 31, 1992	79.9%
Dec 31, 1993	80.1%
Dec 31, 1994	80.5%
Dec 31, 1995	80.6%
Dec 31, 1996	80.5%
Dec 31, 1997	80.5%
Dec 31, 1998	80.4%
Dec 31, 1999	80.3%
Dec 31, 2000	80.1%
Dec 31, 2001	79.9%
Dec 31, 2002	79.9%
Dec 31, 2003	79.7%
Dec 31, 2004	79.5%
Dec 31, 2005	79.1%
Dec 31, 2006	78.9%
Dec 31, 2007	78.7%
Dec 31, 2008	78.5%
Dec 31, 2009	78.5%
Dec 31, 2010	78.2%
Dec 31, 2011	78.1%
Dec 31, 2012	78.0%
Dec 31, 2013	77.8%
Dec 31, 2014	77.6%
Dec 31, 2015	77.5%
Dec 31, 2016	77.2%
Dec 31, 2017	77.0%
Dec 31, 2018	76.9%
Dec 31, 2019	76.8%
Dec 31, 2020	74.8%
Dec 31, 2021	75.8%
Dec 31, 2022	78.2%
Dec 31, 2023	80.0%
Dec 31, 2024	80.1%
Dec 31, 2025	80.0%

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