In 2023, while the employed male population in Nigeria was estimated at almost 40 million employees, female employees were projected to be slightly lower, at around 31.3 million. Total employment has generally increased since 2013. That year, male and female employees in the country amounted to approximately 27.6 million and 24.2 million, respectively.
Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by gender
(in 1,000s)
Data are ILO Modelled Estimates as of November 2022.
Figures have been rounded.
The source adds the following information:
"The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
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ILO. (February 23, 2023). Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288432/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288432/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria-by-gender/
ILO. (2023). Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288432/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of People Employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288432/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria-by-gender/
ILO, Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288432/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288432/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria-by-gender/
