Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin
Benin: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin stood at 26.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin peaked at 33.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2025.
Benin ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.9% | — |
| 1992 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 26.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 26.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.9% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 29.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.4% | 27.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 26.4% compare
- 29 Albania 26.4% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.5% compare
- 31 Indonesia 24.2% compare
More work & labour data for Benin
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.395 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3247 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 15,661 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,269 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,967 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,620 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 39,588 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin was 26.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.