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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Benin

Female labor force participation rate in Benin in 2025 — 75.16%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.05 pp.

2025 75.16% +0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 182
Period maximum 75.16%2025
Period minimum 57.08%1992

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Benin, 1990–202555606570758019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 57.11%1991: 57.1%1992: 57.08%1993: 57.8%1994: 58.55%1995: 59.32%1996: 60.11%1997: 60.91%1998: 61.74%1999: 62.59%2000: 63.47%2001: 64.38%2002: 65.32%2003: 65.78%2004: 66.24%2005: 66.72%2006: 67.19%2007: 67.66%2008: 68.14%2009: 68.62%2010: 69.1%2011: 69.59%2012: 70.2%2013: 70.81%2014: 71.41%2015: 72.01%2016: 72.6%2017: 73.18%2018: 73.76%2019: 74.33%2020: 73.59%2021: 74.75%2022: 74.63%2023: 74.8%2024: 74.99%2025: 75.16%
Change over the period: +18.05 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 75.16%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.16 +0.18 pp
2024 74.99 +0.18 pp
2023 74.8 +0.17 pp
2022 74.63 −0.12 pp
2021 74.75 +1.17 pp
2020 73.59 −0.74 pp
2019 74.33 +0.57 pp
2018 73.76 +0.58 pp
2017 73.18 +0.58 pp
2016 72.6 +0.59 pp
2015 72.01 +0.59 pp
2014 71.41 +0.6 pp
2013 70.81 +0.61 pp
2012 70.2 +0.61 pp
2011 69.59 +0.49 pp
2010 69.1 +0.48 pp
2009 68.62 +0.48 pp
2008 68.14 +0.48 pp
2007 67.66 +0.47 pp
2006 67.19 +0.47 pp
2005 66.72 +0.47 pp
2004 66.24 +0.46 pp
2003 65.78 +0.46 pp
2002 65.32 +0.94 pp
2001 64.38 +0.91 pp
2000 63.47 +0.88 pp
1999 62.59 +0.85 pp
1998 61.74 +0.83 pp
1997 60.91 +0.8 pp
1996 60.11 +0.79 pp
1995 59.32 +0.77 pp
1994 58.55 +0.75 pp
1993 57.8 +0.72 pp
1992 57.08 −0.01 pp
1991 57.1 −0.02 pp
1990 57.11 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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