Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin
Benin: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 79.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin is 79.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin peaked at 181.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1992.
That places Benin 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.6% | — |
| 1992 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 110.0% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 125.4% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 139.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 152.3% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 166.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 181.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 112.9% | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 107.2% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 120.5% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 139.6% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 114.9% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | +8.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 79.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 79.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -37.7% | 181.2% | 112.9% |
| 2021 | -26.8% | 114.9% | 84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 30.5% | 44.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 101.9% | 47.4% | 166.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.1% | 76.9% | 181.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 73.1% | 114.9% | 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)
- 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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Benin was 79.3% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 181.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Benin ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.