Niger's ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) was 84.02% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 53.86 percentage points from 30.16% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 84.02% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 38.08% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 30.16% | 2012 |
| Highest | 84.02% | 2022 |
| Lowest | 7.69% | 1977 |
| Average since 2014 | 66.69% | 2014–2022 |
| First recorded | 11.53% | 1960 |
How it compares
In 2022, Niger had the 8th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Niger in the 2022 ranking
- Azerbaijan — 4th of 12: 88.94%
- Kazakhstan — 5th of 12: 84.85%
- Madagascar — 6th of 12: 84.46%
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8th of 12: 78.89%
- Malaysia — 9th of 12: 68.13%
- Samoa — 10th of 12: 55.5%
What this measures
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.
Limitations: Data on the labor force are compiled by the ILO from labor force surveys, censuses, and establishment censuses and surveys. For some countries a combination of these sources is used. Labor force surveys are the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable labor force data. They can cover all non-institutionalized civilians, all branches and sectors of the economy, and all categories of workers, including people holding multiple jobs. By contrast, labor force data from population censuses are often based on a limited number of questions on the economic characteristics of individuals, with little scope to probe.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 84.02 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 71.41 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 38.08 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | 73.24 |
| 2013 | no data |
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Angola — 97.97% (2025)
- Benin — 95.75% (2022)
- Botswana — 88.86% (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 81.83% (2025)
- Burundi — 99.13% (2020)
- Cameroon — 77.45% (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 78.89% (2022)
- Ghana — 97.21% (2025)
More social protection & labor data for Niger
- Net migration — -7,704 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 385,986 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 64.57% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 76.74% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.77% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 73.97% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 86.69% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Niger's ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)?
- 84.02% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 72.49 percentage points from 11.53% in 1960. The highest value was 84.02% in 2022 and the lowest 7.69% in 1977.
- How does Niger rank?
- 8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2022.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: estimates based on external database; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.CACT.FM.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: estimates based on external database; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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