Labor force participation rate in Benin
Benin: Labor force participation rate was 76.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Benin stood at 76.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Benin peaked at 76.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2002.
That places Benin 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 71.9% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 71.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.8% | 76.4% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 96.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Benin?
- Labor force participation rate in Benin was 76.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for labor force participation rate?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).