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Nigeria - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 77.57

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

77.57 (2025)

Global rank

##5 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.6×

Growth since 1991

1.07×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#1119911996200120062011201620212025#11#52022 overtook Mozambique2023 overtook Benin
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #11 to #5 (overtook Mozambique). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2022
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Benin in global rank auto
2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202570.3872.7875.1777.57

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