Labor

Population Demographics:   45,047,502


   0-14 years: 42.1% (male 9,696,726/female 9,286,894)

   15-64 years: 55.2% (male 12,282,082/female 12,571,424)

   65 years and over: 2.7% (male 613,817/female 596,559)

Labor Force: 11.92 million


Labor Force By Occupation

   agriculture: 80%

   industry: 7%

   services: 13%

Unemployment Rate- 18.7%

Agriculture Products: cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock

Industries: oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly

 

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