Labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin
Benin: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 47.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin stood at 47.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin peaked at 47.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1992.
Benin ranks 19th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.5% | — |
| 1991 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 42.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 46.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 16 Ghana 47.7% compare
- 17 Ethiopia 47.7% compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 47.5% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 47.2% compare
- 21 Botswana 46.5% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 46.5% compare
More work & labour data for Benin
- 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 labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Benin was 47.4% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.