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Nigeria Average Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Name: Nigeria Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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4.00% 35 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Nigeria's average unemployment rate from 1991 to 2025 was 4.00%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.06%	+0.02pp	44th
2024	3.05%	−0.03pp	43rd
2023	3.07%	−0.75pp	46th
2022	3.83%	−1.58pp	62nd
2021	5.40%	−0.31pp	85th
2020	5.71%	+0.51pp	84th
2019	5.21%	−17.36pp	96th
2018	5.07%	−12.39pp	89th
2017	4.83%	−8.55pp	78th
2016	4.50%	−4.50pp	63rd
2015	4.13%	−3.71pp	54th
2014	3.90%	−6.06pp	49th
2013	3.71%	−6.86pp	50th
2012	3.76%	−2.20pp	50th
2011	3.77%	−1.32pp	48th
2010	3.74%	−0.02pp	45th
2009	3.76%	−0.03pp	42nd
2008	3.79%	−0.00pp	53rd
2007	3.79%	+0.04pp	53rd
2006	3.75%	+0.02pp	49th
2005	3.73%	+0.14pp	42nd
2004	3.59%	−0.05pp	40th
2003	3.64%	−0.03pp	40th
2002	3.67%	−0.23pp	44th
2001	3.90%	−0.05pp	51st
2000	3.95%	−0.03pp	49th
1999	3.99%	+0.06pp	48th
1998	3.92%	−0.04pp	48th
1997	3.96%	−0.08pp	51st
1996	4.04%	−0.11pp	51st
1995	4.15%	+0.09pp	54th
1994	4.06%	+0.04pp	53rd
1993	4.02%	+0.23pp	57th
1992	3.79%	−0.04pp	63rd
1991	3.83%	–	69th

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