Female labor force participation rate in Benin
Benin: Female labor force participation rate was 75.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 75.2% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Benin peaked at 75.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1992.
That places Benin 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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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More work & labour data for Benin
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 96.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Benin?
- Female labor force participation rate 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 rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate 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 rate. 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).