Labor force, total, per capita in Niger
Niger: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4288 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Niger, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.4288 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.4288 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3726 units per person, in 2015.
That places Niger 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4197 units per person | 0.4176 units per person | 0.4206 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4095 units per person | 0.4032 units per person | 0.4162 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3819 units per person | 0.3726 units per person | 0.4024 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4134 units per person | 0.3854 units per person | 0.4288 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 114 Kenya 0.4295 units per person compare
- 115 Türkiye 0.4295 units per person compare
- 116 Cape Verde 0.4294 units per person compare
- 118 French Polynesia 0.4271 units per person compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.427 units per person compare
- 120 Bangladesh 0.4254 units per person 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, per capita in Niger?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Niger was 0.4288 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4288 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3726 units per person in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Niger ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.