As of 2022, approximately 60 million people in Nigeria were employed, according to the estimates. This represented an increase from around 58 million in the preceding year. Since 2010, the working population in Nigeria has remained above 50 million.
Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
All data are ILO Modelled Estimates as of November 2021.
Figures have been rounded.
The source adds the following information:
"The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
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ILO. (January 7, 2022). Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1288348/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria/
ILO. "Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1288348/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria/
ILO. (2022). Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1288348/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria/
ILO. "Number of People Employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1288348/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria/
ILO, Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1288348/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of people employed in Nigeria from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1288348/number-of-people-employed-in-nigeria/
