Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin
Benin: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 20.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin peaked at 20.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1991.
Benin ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 20.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Benin was 20.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.