Share of female workers by sector in Benin
Benin: Share of female workers by sector was 33.56 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
33.56
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
37.16
in 1994
All-time low
32.41
in 2013
Years of data
35
1991β2025
Share of female workers by sector in Benin, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Benin stood at 33.56.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Benin peaked at 37.16 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 32.41, in 2013.
That places Benin 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.82 | 36.39 | 37.16 | 9 |
| 2000s | 36 | 35.67 | 36.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.19 | 32.41 | 36.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.08 | 33.56 | 36.32 | 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 share of female workers by sector in Benin?
- Share of female workers by sector in Benin was 33.56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 37.16 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.41 in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Benin ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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