Labor force participation rate in Benin
Benin: Labor force participation rate was 76.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.36
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 186 countries
All-time high
76.36
in 2025
All-time low
71.75
in 2002
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Labor force participation rate in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Benin stood at 76.36. 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 76.36 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.75, 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.
Labor force participation rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.16 | — |
| 1991 | 72.16 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.16 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 72.12 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.08 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.04 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.95 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.91 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.87 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.83 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.79 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.75 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.76 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.78 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.81 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.82 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.85 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.3 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.71 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.11 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.52 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.92 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.31 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.71 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.09 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.78 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.08 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 76.28 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.27 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.27 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 76.36 | +0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 76.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.67, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 76.36 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.31, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.04 | 71.87 | 72.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8 | 71.75 | 71.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.34 | 71.86 | 75.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.01 | 74.78 | 76.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 in Benin?
- Labor force participation rate in Benin was 76.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.36 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.75 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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