Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.047% to 74.4% in Benin in 2024, according to .
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Benin reached an all time high of 74.6% in 2021 and an all time low of 70.0% in 2011. When compared to Benin's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Burkina Faso amounted to 44.7%, 72.4% in Niger, 80.1% in Nigeria and 57.0% in Togo in 2024.
Benin has been ranked 13th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 37.1% | 37.0% | 34.0% | 34.4% | 36.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 73.7% | 74.2% | 73.7% | 74.6% | 74.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 53.9% | 51.7% | 48.9% | 47.1% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 65.9% | 65.0% | 63.4% | 62.7% | 63.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 59.3% | 59.3% | 58.4% | 58.5% | 59.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 64.6% | 63.8% | 62.4% | 61.9% | 61.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 63.5% | 63.1% | 63.3% | 64.8% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 40.0% | 39.9% | 39.1% | 39.4% | 39.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 68.0% | 66.8% | 63.6% | 65.7% | 67.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 72.7% | 72.5% | 71.8% | 71.7% | 72.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 77.2% | 77.1% | 76.8% | 77.0% | 78.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 56.3% | 56.8% | 56.1% | 56.4% | 57.0% |
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