Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Benin or East Asia & Pacific?

Benin, at 75.1% against 62.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs East Asia & Pacific: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Benin

75.1%

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific

62.7%

in 2025

Benin rank

13th

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Benin
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

Benin currently reports 75.1% against 62.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 12.4%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

Benin ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 187 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71.1%	70.8%	0.3%	Benin
2000s	71.2%	67.2%	4.0%	Benin
2010s	72.0%	65.4%	6.6%	Benin
2020s	74.8%	63.1%	11.7%	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Benin or East Asia & Pacific?: Benin, at 75.1% against 62.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Benin and East Asia & Pacific?: 12.4%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Benin ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.