In a survey conducted in Nigeria in 2022, around 30 percent of the women declared that they worked in agriculture. Other common occupations of Nigerian women were trader, artisan, housewife, student, or skilled manual worker (e.g., trades like electrician, mechanic, machinist, or skilled manufacturing worker).
Main working status of women in Nigeria as of 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Agriculture/farming/fishing/forestry
21.1%
Trader/hawker/vendor
16%
Artisan or skilled manual worker****
14.1%
Housewife/homemaker
11.6%
Student
8.9%
Retail/shop
8.6%
Unskilled manual worker**
5%
Mid-level professional (e.g., teacher, nurse, mid-level government officer)
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Afrobarometer. (August 26, 2022). Main working status of women in Nigeria as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269160/common-jobs-of-women-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. "Main working status of women in Nigeria as of 2022." Chart. August 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269160/common-jobs-of-women-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. (2022). Main working status of women in Nigeria as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269160/common-jobs-of-women-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. "Main Working Status of Women in Nigeria as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269160/common-jobs-of-women-in-nigeria/
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