Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Benin
Benin: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0186 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Benin, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Benin is 0.0186 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Benin peaked at 0.0186 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 units per person, in 2011.
That places Benin 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0162 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0184 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0186 units per person | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0186 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0186 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Benin?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Benin was 0.0186 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 units per person in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.