As of 2023, the total unemployed population in Nigeria was estimated at around 2.3 million. This increased from the preceding year, when around 2.9 million people were not in any form of employment. In 2019, a peak of over 7.8 million people was achieved, considering the period observed. Overall, the rate of unemployment in the country has been following an positive trend in recent years.
Total number of unemployed people in Nigeria from 2013 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
The source notes that data were obtained from the HIES - Socio Economic Survey, LFS - Unemployment, Under-employment Watch, and HS - General Household Survey.
Data for 2018 and 2020 were not provided by the source.
The source adds the following information: "The unemployed are persons of working age who were not in employment, carried out activities to seek employment during a specified recent period and were currently available to take up employment given a job opportunity."
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ILO. (November 22, 2024). Total number of unemployed people in Nigeria from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288721/number-of-people-unemployed-in-nigeria/
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ILO. (2024). Total number of unemployed people in Nigeria from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288721/number-of-people-unemployed-in-nigeria/
ILO. "Total Number of Unemployed People in Nigeria from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288721/number-of-people-unemployed-in-nigeria/
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