Nigeria Employed Persons

2012 - 2020 | Quarterly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Nigeria Employed Persons

  • Nigeria Employed Persons was reported at 46,488,079.000 Person in Dec 2020
  • It recorded a decrease from the previous number of 58,527,276.300 Person for Jun 2020
  • Nigeria Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 68,422,300.000 Person from Mar 2012 to Dec 2020, with 29 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 70,665,895.854 Person in Mar 2017 and a record low of 46,488,079.000 Person in Dec 2020
  • Nigeria Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Quarterly

The National Bureau of Statistics used to provide quarterly Employed Persons.

View Nigeria's Employed Persons from Mar 2012 to Dec 2020 in the chart:

Nigeria Employed Persons

What was Nigeria's Employed Persons in Dec 2020?

Nigeria Employed Persons was reported at 46,488,079.000 Person in Dec 2020 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 58,527,276.300 Jun 2020 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 70,665,895.854 Mar 2017 Person quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,172,550.410 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,503,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Armenia (Person) 827,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
Australia (Person) 14,703,823.269 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2026
Austria (Person) 3,934,900.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Feb 2026
Azerbaijan (Person) 5,105,200.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 69,090,000.000 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Person) 7,313,285.929 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 850,095.000 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2007 - Jan 2026
Botswana (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Brazil (Person) 102,671,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (Person) 222,700.000 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person) 2,919,500.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (Person) 9,297,000.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (Person) 21,037,300.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2026
Chile (Person) 9,473,269.601 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
China (Person) 725,040,000.000 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Colombia (Person) 24,044,397.231 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (Person) 1,703,843.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Cyprus (Person) 509,211.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 5,528,623.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Denmark (Person) 3,268,472.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (Person) 8,364,467.373 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (Person) 32,677,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (Person) 694,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
European Union (Person) 209,196,200.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Finland (Person) 2,583,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
France (Person) 30,606,300.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Georgia (Person) 839,153.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Germany (Person) 45,917,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,401,700.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,663,000.000 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Feb 2026
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 222,200.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
India (Person) 562,364,490.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,833,100.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (Person) 4,387,202.065 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Italy (Person) 24,180,976.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Japan (Person) 68,170,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Jordan (Person) 1,265,254.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,243,600.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Kenya (Person) 20,778,600.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 28,956,000.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2026
Kosovo (Person) 422,192.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (Person) 2,229,434.000 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 649,260.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 899,100.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Lithuania (Person) 1,457,900.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 525,971.881 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2026
Macau SAR, China (Person) 378,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (Person) 709,523.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (Person) 16,771,400.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Malta (Person) 387,004.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (Person) 550,100.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (Person) 59,785,854.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2025
Moldova (Person) 806,362.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (Person) 1,383,642.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (Person) 271,640.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Morocco (Person) 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (Person) 222,985.000 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,849,000.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (Person) 2,886,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,890,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Oman (Person) 2,706,215.000 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
Pakistan (Person) 74,385,846.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2012 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,105,000.000 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 3,297,188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (Person) 5,716,300.000 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Feb 2026
Philippines (Person) 49,103,666.667 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Dec 2025
Poland (Person) 17,346,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025
Portugal (Person) 5,301,300.000 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2026
Qatar (Person) 2,239,938.000 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Romania (Person) 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (Person) 74,500,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (Person) 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Serbia (Person) 2,341,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Singapore (Person) 4,117,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,626,100.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 17,098,908.110 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (Person) 22,463,300.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1976 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,249,700.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Switzerland (Person) 5,532,164.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan, China (Person) 11,640,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1993 - Jan 2026
Tajikistan (Person) 2,747,800.000 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Thailand (Person) 40,971,784.306 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Tunisia (Person) 3,609,800.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2011 - Dec 2025

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Nigeria Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,902.660 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 101,223.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 36.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NGN bn) 109,186.865 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NGN bn) 295,803.687 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (NGN bn) 80,747.215 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Federal Govt Balance (NGN bn) -3,084.970 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) 958.160 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) 11,925.570 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) 5,604.790 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) 4,210.940 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Gross Federation Account Revenue: Oil (NGN bn) 3,518.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Federal Govt Revenue (NGN bn) 2,519.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (NGN bn) 69,219.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -1.879 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 245.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,367.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -9.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 242,851.843 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,102.688 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 578.589 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,644.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 605,905.663 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 335,165.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 162.467 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 309.728 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 157.315 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,415.075 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (NGN mn) 73,459,088.314 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Vegetable Products (NGN mn) 1,539,822.759 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Plastic and Articles Thereof, Rubber and Articles Thereof (NGN mn) 244,171.194 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 47,516.769 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports (NGN mn) 6,334,358.836 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 235,634.548 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 663,947.498 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Manufactured Goods (NGN mn) 621,984.130 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Food and Live Animals (NGN mn) 850,483.714 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Chemical Products (NGN mn) 999,721.947 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) 1,191,103.588 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) 1,929,321.105 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) 145,581.678 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) 2,052,359.077 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Imports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 302,058.111 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 449,215.349 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 446,202.327 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports (NGN mn) 5,978,855.607 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) 3,256,138.155 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Trade (NGN mn) 12,313,214.443 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 14.404 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Dec 2025
Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 3.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Dec 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 93.461 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 116.198 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -164.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 3,416.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 718.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,512.415 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 402.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,109.957 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 48,462.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.9 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,513.7 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 5.732 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -68,546.495 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
External Debt: Government (USD mn) 48,462.930 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Service Payments (USD mn) 194.440 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Government: International Capital Market (USD mn) 15,118.350 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,315.011 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 30,541.947 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 88,997.123 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.0 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 45.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2005 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 42,772.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 16.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,660.953 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1950 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 84,213.801 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1992 - Dec 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.6 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1993 - Dec 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 78,949.7 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.9 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 15.41 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) 35,990,427.220 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) 81,021,983.730 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) 123,354,746.700 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) 42,332,762.940 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M3 (NGN mn) 35,345,802.020 Jun 2020 monthly Nov 1992 - Jun 2020
Non Performing Loans to Gross Loans (%) 5.760 Jun 2025 semiannually Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 13.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2015 - Feb 2026

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