Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin
Benin: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 52.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin, 1975–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin stood at 52.6%.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin peaked at 73.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2013.
That places Benin 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 73.6% | — |
| 1979 | 50.1% | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 52.8% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 50.1% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 45.3% | 58.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 35.8% | 48.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Benin was 52.6% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.