Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin
Benin: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 20.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.2% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin peaked at 23.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2025.
That places Benin 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.5% | — |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.8% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.2% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.2% compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 21.2% compare
- 21 Albania 20.8% compare
- 23 Pakistan 19.7% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 19.7% compare
- 25 Chad 19.5% 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, total (% of total employment) in Benin?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin was 20.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.