Work & Labour in Benin 255 indicators covering work & labour for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 47.2% 2025 down 7.2% 143rd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.3% 2025 up 12.2% 103rd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 17.4% 2025 up 2.9% 150th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 19.2% 2025 up 22.5% 23rd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 20.2% 2025 down 4.7% 22nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 14.1% 2025 up 2.4% 23rd Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 26.4% 2025 down 8.0% 28th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 20.2% 2025 up 25.0% 171st Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 24.4% 2025 up 13.9% 172nd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 15.8% 2025 up 47.2% 163rd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 79.8% 2025 down 4.8% 17th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 75.6% 2025 down 3.8% 16th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 84.2% 2025 down 5.7% 25th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.3% 2025 up 61.9% 164th Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.9% 2025 up 50.1% 158th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 up 103.8% 162nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 8.1% 85th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 8.1% 85th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 78.5% 2025 down 5.5% 15th GDP per person employed 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 29.0% 158th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.6% 27th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.6% 27th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.9% 24th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.9% 24th GDP per employed person 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 29.0% 158th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.43 2027 up 92.0% 37th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.43 2027 up 92.0% 37th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0173 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.1% 114th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0555 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.5% 65th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 102.3 2025 up 12.6% 153rd Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 28.0% 2023 down 29.3% 67th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 1.1 2025 up 400.0% 148th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 74.72 2022 up 32.3% 9th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 74.72 2022 up 32.3% 9th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 74.72 2022 up 32.3% 9th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0546 units per square kilometre 2023 up 43.3% 62nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0546 units per square kilometre 2023 up 43.3% 62nd Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year 2023 up 64.1% 116th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 76.28 2022 up 6.1% 17th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.7% 2022 down 36.3% 173rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.9% 2022 down 21.7% 160th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 1.5% 2022 down 47.8% 172nd SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 40.05 2026 down 5.4% 138th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 40.05 2026 down 5.4% 138th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 38.74 2027 down 0.2% 2nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 38.74 2027 down 0.2% 2nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 291,977 2027 up 42.0% 69th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 33.48 2027 up 5.4% 16th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.04 2027 up 2.1% 56th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.79 2027 up 0.1% 1st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,625 2027 up 39.2% 13th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 7,299 2027 up 42.0% 69th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 14.48 2027 down 9.5% 121st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 445.71 2027 up 18.5% 75th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 78.0% 2022 up 4.9% 38th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 74.7% 2022 up 7.2% 9th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.3% 2022 up 6.1% 16th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 74.7% 2022 up 7.2% 9th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 74.7% 2022 up 7.2% 9th ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →