Work & Labour in Benin 255 indicators covering work & labour for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in services 35.8% 2025 up 18.3% 160th Employment rate, men vs. women 76.2% 2025 up 3.6% 29th Employment rate 75.1% 2025 up 4.2% 13th Youth unemployment rate 2.9% 2025 down 15.5% 176th Population by labor force status 6.11 million people 2025 up 24.0% 62nd CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 37.51 2024 up 19.1% 53rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 285.78 Persons 2022 up 55.7% 48th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 67.44 Persons 2022 up 38.6% 114th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.2% 2020 up 16.6% 156th Female labor force by age 130,223 people 2024 up 31.8% 57th Labor force participation rate by age 52.4% 2024 up 16.5% 43rd Female labor force participation rate by age 53.2% 2024 up 8.2% 31st Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 3.1% 2024 down 14.4% 178th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0035 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.3% 68th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0206 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.6% 8th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.3 units per square kilometre 2023 up 47.8% 56th Employment by status 19.8% 2024 up 23.9% 169th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 19.8% 2024 up 23.9% 169th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.4612 units per square kilometre 2023 up 64.4% 50th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.4612 units per square kilometre 2023 up 64.4% 49th Employment 5,445 2022 up 83.3% 60th Cases of fatal occupational injury 4 2004 down 33.3% 103rd Annual growth of GDP per employed person 3.8% 2025 up 296.4% 29th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.71 2024 up 29.1% 140th Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.71 score 2024 up 29.1% 141st Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 73.6% 2022 up 8.7% 9th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.6% 2022 up 5.5% 32nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 75.0% 2022 up 7.2% 14th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 740 2004 up 47.4% 93rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 50.9% 2022 up 25.3% 22nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 51.0% 2022 up 39.9% 38th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 50.8% 2022 up 14.2% 19th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 5 Co-inventions 2020 up 400.0% 92nd Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 45.7% 2025 down 4.8% 97th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 14.2% 2022 down 7.1% 43rd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 1.7% 2022 down 36.2% 171st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 443.06 2022 down 38.7% 55th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 3,164 1990 down 93.9% 79th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 14.2% 2022 down 7.1% 39th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.71 2024 up 29.1% 155th Own-account workers, total 72.6% 2016 down 4.2% 4th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 56.1% 2024 up 188.2% 92nd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 34.4% 2024 up 310.8% 93rd Labor force (15-24 years), female 520,735 2011 up 36.2% 26th Labor force (15-24 years), total 1.02 million 2011 up 32.9% 29th Labor force (15-24 years), male 499,858 2011 up 29.6% 30th Labor force (15-64 years), female 1.96 million 2011 up 43.9% 27th Labor force (15-64 years), female 47.4% 2011 up 1.4% 19th Labor force (15-64 years), total 4.14 million 2011 up 41.9% 30th Labor force (15-64 years), male 2.18 million 2011 up 40.2% 31st Labor force (15-64 years), male 52.6% 2011 down 1.2% 34th Labor participation rate, female 46.9% 2011 up 1.6% 18th Labor participation rate, male 72.5% 2011 down 3.8% 13th Labor participation rate, total 57.1% 2011 down 0.7% 13th Labor force, male 52.3% 2011 down 1.2% 38th Labor force, male 1.95 million 2011 up 40.0% 31st Labor participation rate, female 76.0% 2011 up 6.6% 26th Labor participation rate, male 91.9% 2011 down 0.6% 37th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →