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Labour force participation rate in Nigeria

Latest: 82.5%
Previous: 82.6%
Change: -0.05 (-0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	81.8%
Dec 31, 1991	82.4%
Dec 31, 1992	83.0%
Dec 31, 1993	83.4%
Dec 31, 1994	84.0%
Dec 31, 1995	84.1%
Dec 31, 1996	83.9%
Dec 31, 1997	83.8%
Dec 31, 1998	83.7%
Dec 31, 1999	83.6%
Dec 31, 2000	83.4%
Dec 31, 2001	83.2%
Dec 31, 2002	82.9%
Dec 31, 2003	82.7%
Dec 31, 2004	82.4%
Dec 31, 2005	82.2%
Dec 31, 2006	82.0%
Dec 31, 2007	81.8%
Dec 31, 2008	81.6%
Dec 31, 2009	81.5%
Dec 31, 2010	81.3%
Dec 31, 2011	81.1%
Dec 31, 2012	81.1%
Dec 31, 2013	80.8%
Dec 31, 2014	80.8%
Dec 31, 2015	80.8%
Dec 31, 2016	80.8%
Dec 31, 2017	80.9%
Dec 31, 2018	81.0%
Dec 31, 2019	81.0%
Dec 31, 2020	79.3%
Dec 31, 2021	80.1%
Dec 31, 2022	81.3%
Dec 31, 2023	82.6%
Dec 31, 2024	82.6%
Dec 31, 2025	82.5%

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