Labor force, female in Benin
Benin: Labor force, female was 3.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.28 million for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Benin peaked at 3.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 850,871, in 1990.
Benin ranks 61st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 850,871 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million | 1.29 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 1.94 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 million | 2.78 million | 3.28 million | 6 |
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More gender data for Benin
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Benin?
- Labor force, female in Benin was 3.28 million in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 850,871 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for labor force, female?
- Benin ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division, published as part of Labor force, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force comprises women ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.