Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Labor force, female, annual growth rate was 3.15 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin stood at 3.15 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 6.57 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Benin 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.57 % change on previous year | +118.8% |
| 1994 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1996 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +36.7% |
| 1997 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.87 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 4.64 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.15 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.36 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.15 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.02 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +132.5% | 2 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +118.8% | 3 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -48.7% | 5.32 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -47.6% | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -38.9% | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +36.7% | 2.73 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Gambia 3.19 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Ethiopia 3.17 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mozambique 3.15 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Mali 3.13 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Chad 3.11 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 3.07 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate in Benin was 3.15 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for labor force, female, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.