Labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin
Benin: Labor force (15-24 years), female was 51.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin, 1990–2011
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Measured in % of total labor force 15-24 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin stood at 51.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin peaked at 51.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1992.
That places Benin 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-24 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.0% | — |
| 1991 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 42.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 48.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin?
- Labor force (15-24 years), female in Benin was 51.0% in 2011, according to ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for labor force (15-24 years), female?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-24)