Benin Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Benin youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.93%, a 0.41% decline from 2021.
  • Benin youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.34%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Benin youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.32%, a 0.58% increase from 2019.
  • Benin youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.74%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Benin Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 3.93% -0.41%
2021 4.34% 0.02%
2020 4.32% 0.58%
2019 3.74% -0.13%
2018 3.87% -0.39%
2017 4.25% -0.14%
2016 4.40% 0.01%
2015 4.39% -0.01%
2014 4.40% -0.33%
2013 4.73% -0.43%
2012 5.16% -0.31%
2011 5.46% 3.32%
2010 2.14% 0.26%
2009 1.88% 0.19%
2008 1.69% 0.10%
2007 1.59% 0.13%
2006 1.46% 0.15%
2005 1.32% 0.18%
2004 1.14% 0.15%
2003 0.99% 0.16%
2002 0.83% -0.08%
2001 0.91% -0.10%
2000 1.01% -0.09%
1999 1.10% -0.10%
1998 1.19% -0.07%
1997 1.26% -0.13%
1996 1.39% -0.07%
1995 1.46% -0.13%
1994 1.59% -0.06%
1993 1.65% -0.04%
1992 1.69% -0.09%
1991 1.77% 1.77%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%