Share of female workers by sector in Niger
Niger: Share of female workers by sector was 78.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.26
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
79.09
in 2023
All-time low
72.44
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share of female workers by sector in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 78.26 for share of female workers by sector in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Niger peaked at 79.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.44, in 1991.
Niger ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.17 | 72.44 | 73.76 | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.97 | 73.69 | 74.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5 | 72.75 | 76.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.61 | 78.11 | 79.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Burundi 93.13 compare
- 2 Mozambique 81.83 compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.67 compare
- 5 Afghanistan 74.62 compare
- 6 Chad 74.37 compare
More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Niger?
- Share of female workers by sector in Niger was 78.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 79.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.44 in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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