Niger Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Niger Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	0.57%	-0.29%
2021	0.86%	0.21%
2020	0.66%	0.11%
2019	0.55%	0.00%
2018	0.55%	-0.02%
2017	0.57%	0.01%
2016	0.56%	0.00%
2015	0.56%	0.04%
2014	0.52%	-0.89%
2013	1.41%	-0.77%
2012	2.18%	1.86%
2011	0.32%	-0.39%
2010	0.71%	-0.50%
2009	1.20%	-0.36%
2008	1.56%	-0.43%
2007	1.99%	-0.51%
2006	2.50%	-0.60%
2005	3.10%	0.34%
2004	2.77%	0.65%
2003	2.11%	0.32%
2002	1.79%	0.32%
2001	1.47%	0.05%
2000	1.42%	0.05%
1999	1.36%	0.01%
1998	1.36%	-0.15%
1997	1.51%	0.01%
1996	1.50%	0.00%
1995	1.50%	-0.01%
1994	1.51%	-0.05%
1993	1.56%	-0.04%
1992	1.59%	-0.02%
1991	1.62%	1.62%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%