Labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2376 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria is 0.2376 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.2376 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2074 units per person, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 49th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2074 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2099 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2128 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2148 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2176 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2187 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2187 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2193 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2195 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.22 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2198 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2192 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2187 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2175 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2167 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2155 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2149 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2143 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2135 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2126 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.212 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2105 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2103 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2097 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2095 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.21 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2109 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2125 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2141 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2159 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2125 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2169 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2214 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.234 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2358 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2376 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2159 units per person | 0.2074 units per person | 0.22 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2163 units per person | 0.2126 units per person | 0.2198 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2115 units per person | 0.2095 units per person | 0.2159 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2264 units per person | 0.2125 units per person | 0.2376 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 46 Luxembourg 0.2411 units per person compare
- 47 Slovakia 0.2403 units per person compare
- 48 Serbia 0.2398 units per person compare
- 50 Spain 0.2366 units per person compare
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2366 units per person compare
- 52 United States Virgin Islands 0.2357 units per person compare
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Nigeria was 0.2376 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2376 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2074 units per person in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.