{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Nigeria Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Nigeria's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 3.1 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Nigeria","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Nigeria Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2025)","value":"3.1","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":3.831},{"period":"1992","value":3.79},{"period":"1993","value":4.023},{"period":"1994","value":4.064},{"period":"1995","value":4.152},{"period":"1996","value":4.043},{"period":"1997","value":3.964},{"period":"1998","value":3.922},{"period":"1999","value":3.986},{"period":"2000","value":3.953},{"period":"2001","value":3.9},{"period":"2002","value":3.669},{"period":"2003","value":3.637},{"period":"2004","value":3.59},{"period":"2005","value":3.727},{"period":"2006","value":3.749},{"period":"2007","value":3.794},{"period":"2008","value":3.792},{"period":"2009","value":3.763},{"period":"2010","value":3.744},{"period":"2011","value":3.77},{"period":"2012","value":3.761},{"period":"2013","value":3.711},{"period":"2014","value":3.9},{"period":"2015","value":4.134},{"period":"2016","value":4.499},{"period":"2017","value":4.83},{"period":"2018","value":5.069},{"period":"2019","value":5.206},{"period":"2020","value":5.714},{"period":"2021","value":5.404},{"period":"2022","value":3.827},{"period":"2023","value":3.074},{"period":"2024","value":3.045},{"period":"2025","value":3.064}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Nigeria from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.7 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3 in 2024. The latest reading of 3.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}