Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Niger
Niger: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.4% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Niger peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
Niger ranks 185th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -40.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -56.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +588.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -62.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.4%, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +588.9% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Niger?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Niger was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Niger ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.