Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin
Benin: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 75.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin, 1986–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin is 75.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin peaked at 75.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2013.
That places Benin 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 59.7% | — |
| 1992 | 71.1% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 71.3% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 54.4% | 74.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
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- 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Benin was 75.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.