Nigeria: Unemployment rate forecast

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 Nigeria

Unemployment rate forecast

 Latest value 22.56
 Year 2018
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2010 - 2018
 Average 11.31
 Min - Max 5.09 - 22.56
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2018 is 22.56 percent, an increase from 17.46 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 7.87 percent, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 2010 to 2018 is 11.31 percent. The minimum value, 5.09 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 22.56 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Nigeria - Unemployment rate forecast - Recent values chart

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Nigeria - Unemployment rate forecast - historical chart - 2010-2018




Definition: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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