Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin
Benin: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Benin recorded 15.8% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin peaked at 15.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1991.
That places Benin 163rd out of 187 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.3% | — |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.1% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Benin was 15.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.