Nigeria Unemployment Rate
Latest
3.06%
2025-12-31
Change
+0.6%
vs prior period
Coverage
1991–2025
35 observations
As of 2025-12-31, Nigeria's Unemployment Rate stood at 3.06% — up 0.6% from the prior period. This annual series covers 1991–2025 (35 observations), ranging from 3.04% to 5.71%.
Recent values
| Date | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 3.06% |
| 2024-12-31 | 3.04% |
| 2023-12-31 | 3.07% |
| 2022-12-31 | 3.83% |
| 2021-12-31 | 5.40% |
| 2020-12-31 | 5.71% |
| 2019-12-31 | 5.21% |
| 2018-12-31 | 5.07% |
| 2017-12-31 | 4.83% |
| 2016-12-31 | 4.50% |
| 2015-12-31 | 4.13% |
| 2014-12-31 | 3.90% |
| 2013-12-31 | 3.71% |
| 2012-12-31 | 3.76% |