Gender in Benin 218 indicators covering gender for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.0% 22nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.5% 30th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.3% 35th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.6583 index 2025 up 14.6% 158th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.513 index 2025 up 23.6% 160th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 18.7% 27th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.1% 2050 down 5.6% 66th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 27.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.0% 57th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0524 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.5% 40th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0728 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.8% 80th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.515 2023 up 1.8% 173rd SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 18.28 2025 down 69.8% 37th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 63.8% 60th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 64.3% 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 4,279 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 27.3% 157th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 64.3% 57th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 60.0% 89th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.8% 2025 down 0.4% 150th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 108.04 2022 down 8.9% 45th Gender Development Index 0.866 2023 up 3.0% 166th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.866 2023 up 3.0% 166th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.866 2023 up 3.0% 166th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5526 2023 up 0.6% 166th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.0% 67th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -0.1864 % change on previous year 2023 down 111.7% 172nd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 24.5 2016 up 5.2% 139th Access to justice for women 0 2025 down 100.0% 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 26.6% 2025 up 267.9% 87th Population 14.46 million 2024 up 31.1% 74th Life Expectancy at Birth 60.96 2024 up 3.3% 208th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 50.0% 2023 up 0.8% 6th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 50.0% 2023 up 0.8% 6th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 60.2% 2023 down 0.3% 2nd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 43.56 2022 down 4.7% 182nd Sex ratio at birth 103.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 178th Sex ratio by age 30.43 males per 100 females 2023 up 58.3% 66th Sex ratio at age 5 102.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 182nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 178th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 4.8% 2023 down 20.5% 14th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 46.1% 2023 down 2.9% 7th Sex ratio at age 60 91.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.8% 141st Male population by age group 1.10 million people 2023 up 19.6% 58th Female population by age group 1.07 million people 2023 up 19.5% 59th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 unchanged 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →