Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 120.86 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 120.86 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 120.86 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.68 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.68 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 49.45 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 51.32 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 53.15 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 55.13 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 56.89 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 58.42 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 60.07 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 61.74 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.49 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 65.09 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 66.73 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 68.33 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 69.93 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 71.61 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 73.28 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 75.01 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 76.83 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 78.69 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 80.7 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 82.66 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 84.79 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 87.09 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 89.27 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 91.64 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 94.18 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 96.9 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 99.81 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 102.79 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 105.77 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 106.55 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 110.77 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 115.58 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 120.86 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 120.86 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.18 units per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 120.86 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.23 units per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.73 units per square kilometre | 47.68 units per square kilometre | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.62 units per square kilometre | 65.09 units per square kilometre | 80.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.49 units per square kilometre | 82.66 units per square kilometre | 105.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.44 units per square kilometre | 106.55 units per square kilometre | 120.86 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 129.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Switzerland 128.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Germany 125.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 110.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Uganda 108.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Pakistan 105.87 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 120.86 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 120.86 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.68 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.