Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin
Benin: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) was 78.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin is 78.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin peaked at 92.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1977.
Benin ranks 38th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.2% | — |
| 1975 | 92.3% | +70.4% |
| 1977 | 53.3% | -42.2% |
| 1979 | 86.0% | +61.3% |
| 1986 | 83.9% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 89.4% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 78.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.7%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 78.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.2%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +70.4% | 54.2% | 92.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 53.3% | 92.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 55.9% | 89.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 66.6% | 78.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 69.6% | 76.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 35 Gibraltar 78.8% compare
- 36 Maldives 78.6% compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 78.1% compare
- 39 Macau, China 77.8% compare
- 40 Northern Mariana Islands 77.6% compare
- 41 Myanmar 77.5% 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 participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Benin was 78.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.