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Nigeria Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Nigeria › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Nigeria indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Naira
Currency Symbol: NGN

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Nigeria , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria in year 2010 is 4.5 %

This makes Nigeria No. 87 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Nigeria is 0.32 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria was 4.50 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria in 2010 was or will be 0.00% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria was or will be 4.50 %, which is 0.00% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Nigeria, in other Years
Year %
  2016 4.5
  2015 4.5
  2014 4.5
  2013 4.5
  2012 4.5
  2011 4.5
2010 4.5
  2009 4.5
  2008 4.5
  2007 4.5
  2006 4.5
  2005 4.5
  2004 4.5
  2003 4.5
  2002 4.5
  2001 3.8
  2000 4.7
  1999 3.1
  1998 3.2
  1997 3.4
  1996 2.1
  1995 2.1
  1994 2
  1993 2.7
  1992 3.4
  1991 3.1
  1990 3.2
  1989 4.5
  1988 n/a
  1987 n/a
  1986 n/a
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a