Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nigeria's unemployment rate stands at 3.06% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.05% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Nigeria's unemployment rate was 3.06%, up from 3.05% in 2024.
In 2024, Nigeria's unemployment rate was 3.05%, down from 3.07% in 2023.
In 2023, Nigeria's unemployment rate was 3.07%, down from 3.83% in 2022.
In 2022, Nigeria's unemployment rate was 3.83%, down from 5.4% in 2021.
In 2021, Nigeria's unemployment rate was 5.4%, down from 5.71% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.06% | +0.019% |
| 2024 | 3.05% | -0.029% |
| 2023 | 3.07% | -0.753% |
| 2022 | 3.83% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.31% |
| 2020 | 5.71% | +0.508% |
| 2019 | 5.21% | +0.137% |
| 2018 | 5.07% | +0.239% |
| 2017 | 4.83% | +0.331% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.365% |
| 2015 | 4.13% | +0.234% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.189% |
| 2013 | 3.71% | -0.05% |
| 2012 | 3.76% | -0.009% |
| 2011 | 3.77% | +0.026% |
| 2010 | 3.74% | -0.019% |
| 2009 | 3.76% | -0.029% |
| 2008 | 3.79% | -0.002% |
| 2007 | 3.79% | +0.045% |
| 2006 | 3.75% | +0.022% |
| 2005 | 3.73% | +0.137% |
| 2004 | 3.59% | -0.047% |
| 2003 | 3.64% | -0.032% |
| 2002 | 3.67% | -0.231% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -0.053% |
| 2000 | 3.95% | -0.033% |
| 1999 | 3.99% | +0.064% |
| 1998 | 3.92% | -0.042% |
| 1997 | 3.96% | -0.079% |
| 1996 | 4.04% | -0.109% |
| 1995 | 4.15% | +0.088% |
| 1994 | 4.06% | +0.041% |
| 1993 | 4.02% | +0.233% |
| 1992 | 3.79% | -0.041% |
| 1991 | 3.83% | — |
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Nigeria's unemployment rate is 3.06% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.05% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.71% (2020); the lowest is 3.05% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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