Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Niger
Niger: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 45.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 45.16 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Niger peaked at 48.66 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.39 %, in 2000.
That places Niger 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.39 % | — |
| 2001 | 42.17 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 43.3 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 44.03 % | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 44.71 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.35 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.05 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 45.65 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 47.79 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 47.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.17 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.66 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 48.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.79 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 48.63 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 48.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.69 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 46.24 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 45.94 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 44.2 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 43.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.16 % | +4.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 45.16 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.37 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 45.16 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.67 %, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.49 % | 41.39 % | 47.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.98 % | 46.24 % | 48.66 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.65 % | 43.3 % | 45.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 125 Japan 45.78 % compare
- 126 Lesotho 45.67 % compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 45.2 % compare
- 129 Thailand 43.89 % compare
- 130 Republic of Korea 43.82 % compare
- 131 Central African Republic 43.37 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Niger?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Niger was 45.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 48.66 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.39 % in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.