Unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin
Benin: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 1.79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin is 1.79, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin peaked at 2.51 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.882, in 2008.
That places Benin 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.36 | — |
| 1992 | 2.17 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.15 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.09 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.87 | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 1.78 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.56 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 1.48 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.33 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.923 | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.949 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.954 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.989 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.972 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.938 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.882 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.892 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.936 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.43 | +159.5% |
| 2012 | 2.51 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.49 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 2.04 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.72 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.37 | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 1.57 | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 2.02 | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 1.88 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.83 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.82 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.79 | -1.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.79 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.27, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.79 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.25, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 | +159.5% | 0.936 | 2.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 | 1.33 | 2.36 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9743 | 0.882 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 0.936 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 | 1.57 | 2.02 | 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 unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Benin was 1.79 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.882 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Benin ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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