Employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin
Benin: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin peaked at 1.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.
Benin ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Benin
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,269 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 39,588 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Benin was 1.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).