Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin
Benin: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 77.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin is 77.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin peaked at 77.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2002.
Benin ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.9% | — |
| 1991 | 72.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.5% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.7% | 77.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Benin was 77.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Benin ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO 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 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.