Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Niger
Niger: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 4.24 % change on previous year in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Niger, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Niger stood at 4.24 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Niger peaked at 8.21 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.03 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Niger 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 3.27 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 5 Saudi Arabia 4.85 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Oman 4.72 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 4.64 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Central African Republic 4.03 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Qatar 3.84 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Zambia 3.72 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Niger?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Niger was 4.24 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 8.21 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.