Status in employment in Benin
Benin: Status in employment was 19.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.77
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
19.77
in 2024
All-time low
12.9
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Status in employment in Benin, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 19.77 for status in employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, status in employment in Benin peaked at 19.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9, in 1991.
That places Benin 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Status in employment in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9 | — |
| 1992 | 13.02 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 13.11 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.36 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 13.44 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 13.56 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.7 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.81 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.94 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.1 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 14.26 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.42 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.57 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.89 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.01 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.13 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.25 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.34 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.44 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.55 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.74 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.95 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.14 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.36 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.63 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.94 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.28 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 16.91 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.11 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.17 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 19.47 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.77 | +1.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 19.77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.34, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 19.77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.5, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.43 | 12.9 | 13.94 | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.71 | 14.1 | 15.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 | 15.34 | 17.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.69 | 16.91 | 19.77 | 5 |
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 status in employment in Benin?
- Status in employment in Benin was 19.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest status in employment recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for status in employment?
- Benin ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is status in employment rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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