Labor force, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Labor force, female was 48.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Nigeria stood at 48.4%.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Nigeria peaked at 48.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.4% | — |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 46.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 46.9% | 48.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Nigeria?
- Labor force, female in Nigeria was 48.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for labor force, female?
- Nigeria ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.