In 2023, the labor force participation rate for the female population in Nigeria was estimated at slightly over 52 percent. Since 2010, the rate has generally declined. That year, the labor force participation rate reached nearly 57 percent for women 15 years or older.
Female labor force participation rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023
The source adds the following information:
"This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment".
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ILO. (April 21, 2023). Female labor force participation rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288043/female-labor-force-participation-rate-in-nigeria/
ILO. "Female labor force participation rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023." Chart. April 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288043/female-labor-force-participation-rate-in-nigeria/
ILO. (2023). Female labor force participation rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288043/female-labor-force-participation-rate-in-nigeria/
ILO. "Female Labor Force Participation Rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288043/female-labor-force-participation-rate-in-nigeria/
ILO, Female labor force participation rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288043/female-labor-force-participation-rate-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Female labor force participation rate in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], ILO, April 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288043/female-labor-force-participation-rate-in-nigeria/
