Labor force, total, per capita in Benin
Benin: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4485 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Benin, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.4485 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.4485 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3885 units per person, in 1991.
That places Benin 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.3899 units per person | 0.3885 units per person | 0.3927 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3969 units per person | 0.3919 units per person | 0.4017 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.415 units per person | 0.4032 units per person | 0.429 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4411 units per person | 0.4288 units per person | 0.4485 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 98 United States Virgin Islands 0.4541 units per person compare
- 99 Greece 0.4528 units per person compare
- 100 Croatia 0.45 units per person compare
- 102 Timor-Leste 0.448 units per person compare
- 103 Philippines 0.447 units per person compare
- 104 New Caledonia 0.4452 units per person 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, per capita in Benin?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Benin was 0.4485 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4485 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3885 units per person in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Benin ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total 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, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.