Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Niger
Niger: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 9.3% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Niger peaked at 9.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2011.
That places Niger 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 164 Equatorial Guinea 9.9% compare
- 165 Madagascar 9.9% compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 9.7% compare
- 168 Haiti 8.8% compare
- 169 Mali 8.6% compare
- 170 Chad 8.5% compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9264 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 131.57 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.2336 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 71.17 millimeters (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Niger?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Niger was 9.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Niger ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of total employment working in the industry sector.