Total unemployed population in Nigeria 2010-2021

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Oct 4, 2023
As of 2021, the total unemployed population in Nigeria was estimated at a peak of around 6.3 million. This increased from the preceding year, when around six million people were not in any form of employment. Overall, the rate of unemployment in the country has been following an increasing trend.

Total number of unemployed people in Nigeria from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

January 2022

Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data are ILO modelled estimates as of November 2021.
Figures have been rounded.

The source adds the following information:
"The unemployed are persons of working age who were not in employment, carried out activities to seek employment during a specified recent period and were currently available to take up employment given a job opportunity.".

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