Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.06 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Benin stood at 3.06 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 5.41 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.39 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Benin 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 5.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 3.13 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Mauritania 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 3.07 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 3.06 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Ethiopia 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Gambia 3.04 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Benin was 3.06 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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, total, 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, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.