Niger - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Niger was 42.56 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.58 in 1990, while its lowest value was 42.56 in 2021.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 46.58
1991 46.48
1992 46.35
1993 46.21
1994 46.08
1995 45.99
1996 45.77
1997 45.62
1998 45.51
1999 45.43
2000 45.36
2001 45.19
2002 45.03
2003 44.89
2004 44.78
2005 44.68
2006 44.56
2007 44.44
2008 44.33
2009 44.23
2010 44.14
2011 44.03
2012 43.64
2013 43.26
2014 42.92
2015 42.87
2016 42.82
2017 42.78
2018 42.75
2019 42.73
2020 42.68
2021 42.56

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Niger was 9,248,760 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,248,760 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3,277,843 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,277,843
1991 3,381,446
1992 3,497,009
1993 3,622,868
1994 3,757,424
1995 3,899,810
1996 4,032,171
1997 4,173,356
1998 4,321,762
1999 4,476,047
2000 4,636,661
2001 4,786,940
2002 4,948,813
2003 5,120,586
2004 5,300,889
2005 5,489,830
2006 5,670,231
2007 5,865,243
2008 6,074,652
2009 6,298,974
2010 6,538,897
2011 6,780,796
2012 6,875,105
2013 6,964,138
2014 7,044,269
2015 7,331,894
2016 7,621,537
2017 7,928,658
2018 8,252,570
2019 8,592,795
2020 8,868,172
2021 9,248,760

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure