Labor force, female, per capita in Benin
Benin: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2217 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Benin is 0.2217 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.2217 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1606 units per person, in 1992.
Benin ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1611 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1608 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1606 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1638 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1661 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1671 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1689 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1711 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1736 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1762 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.179 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1819 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1849 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1865 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1881 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1899 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1915 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1928 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1942 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1959 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1976 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1992 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2011 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2028 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2046 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2063 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2081 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2099 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2118 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.214 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2125 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2167 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2172 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2187 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2202 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2217 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1669 units per person | 0.1606 units per person | 0.1762 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1885 units per person | 0.179 units per person | 0.1959 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2055 units per person | 0.1976 units per person | 0.214 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2178 units per person | 0.2125 units per person | 0.2217 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Benin?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Benin was 0.2217 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2217 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1606 units per person in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.