Benin vs Middle income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Benin
20.2%
in 2025
Middle income
10.6%
in 2025
Benin rank
22nd
Middle income rank
22nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- Middle income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 20.2% against 10.6% in Middle income, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 19.6% | 3.5% | Benin |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.4% | 5.8% | Benin |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 12.9% | 8.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 11.0% | 9.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Benin or Middle income?
- Benin, at 20.2% against 10.6% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Benin and Middle income?
- 9.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.