Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.169% to 69.8% in Benin in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Benin reached an all time high of 71.3% in 2002 and an all time low of 69.7% in 2020. When compared to Benin's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Burkina Faso amounted to 61.8%, 72.4% in Niger, 48.5% in Nigeria and 55.1% in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 22nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 37.0% | 37.6% | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 70.3% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.5% | 70.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 62.8% | 62.6% | 62.5% | 62.4% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 60.8% | 60.3% | 59.8% | 59.2% | 59.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 64.5% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 66.2% | 66.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 55.3% | 55.1% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.4% | 38.3% | 38.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 65.1% | 64.6% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 63.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 52.8% | 51.2% | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 56.9% | 56.4% | 55.9% | 55.8% | 55.7% |
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