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Female labour force participation rate in Nigeria

Latest: 80.7%
Previous: 80.7%
Change: -0.01 (-0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate 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	74.6%
Dec 31, 1991	75.4%
Dec 31, 1992	76.3%
Dec 31, 1993	76.8%
Dec 31, 1994	77.5%
Dec 31, 1995	77.7%
Dec 31, 1996	77.6%
Dec 31, 1997	77.6%
Dec 31, 1998	77.6%
Dec 31, 1999	77.6%
Dec 31, 2000	77.6%
Dec 31, 2001	77.4%
Dec 31, 2002	77.4%
Dec 31, 2003	77.1%
Dec 31, 2004	77.0%
Dec 31, 2005	76.8%
Dec 31, 2006	76.7%
Dec 31, 2007	76.7%
Dec 31, 2008	76.6%
Dec 31, 2009	76.5%
Dec 31, 2010	76.4%
Dec 31, 2011	75.9%
Dec 31, 2012	75.9%
Dec 31, 2013	75.8%
Dec 31, 2014	75.7%
Dec 31, 2015	75.8%
Dec 31, 2016	75.9%
Dec 31, 2017	76.2%
Dec 31, 2018	76.4%
Dec 31, 2019	76.6%
Dec 31, 2020	74.9%
Dec 31, 2021	75.9%
Dec 31, 2022	76.9%
Dec 31, 2023	80.7%
Dec 31, 2024	80.7%
Dec 31, 2025	80.7%

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