Unemployment rate for young people in Benin
Benin: Unemployment rate for young people was 2.89 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate for young people in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate for young people in Benin stood at 2.89.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Benin peaked at 5.45 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.826, in 2002.
Benin ranks 176th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment rate for young people in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.75 | — |
| 1992 | 1.69 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.63 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.57 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.37 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.26 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 1 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.909 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.826 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.984 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 1.14 | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.14 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 5.45 | +154.8% |
| 2012 | 4.72 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.42 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.24 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.98 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.62 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.96 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 3.24 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 3.13 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.09 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.09 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.89 | -6.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.89 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.12, 29% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.89 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.79, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate for young people in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +154.8% | 2.14 | 5.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.09 | 1.75 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 0.826 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 2.14 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 | 2.89 | 3.24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 173 East Timor 3.72 compare
- 174 Senegal 3.62 compare
- 175 Togo 3.44 compare
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 2.84 compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 2.76 compare
- 179 Laos 2.38 compare
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 unemployment rate for young people in Benin?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Benin was 2.89 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.826 in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Benin ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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