Benin Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Benin labor force participation rate for 2022 was 31.74%, a 0.36% decline from 2021.
  • Benin labor force participation rate for 2021 was 32.10%, a 0.07% decline from 2020.
  • Benin labor force participation rate for 2020 was 32.18%, a 0.31% decline from 2019.
  • Benin labor force participation rate for 2019 was 32.48%, a 0.27% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Benin Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 31.74% -0.36%
2021 32.10% -0.07%
2020 32.18% -0.31%
2019 32.48% -0.27%
2018 32.75% -1.40%
2017 34.15% -1.43%
2016 35.57% -1.45%
2015 37.03% -1.48%
2014 38.50% -1.50%
2013 40.00% -1.52%
2012 41.52% -1.53%
2011 43.05% -1.66%
2010 44.71% -1.67%
2009 46.38% -1.68%
2008 48.06% -1.69%
2007 49.74% -1.69%
2006 51.43% -1.68%
2005 53.11% -1.68%
2004 54.79% -1.67%
2003 56.46% -1.65%
2002 58.11% -0.84%
2001 58.95% -0.84%
2000 59.79% -0.83%
1999 60.63% -0.83%
1998 61.45% -0.82%
1997 62.27% -0.81%
1996 63.09% -0.81%
1995 63.89% -0.80%
1994 64.69% -0.79%
1993 65.48% -0.78%
1992 66.26% -0.10%
1991 66.36% 66.36%
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%