Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin
Benin: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 75.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin stood at 75.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin peaked at 75.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1992.
Benin ranks 10th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.1% | — |
| 1991 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 57.1% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 63.5% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 73.6% | 75.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Benin was 75.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).