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Female labour force participation rate in Benin

Latest: 75.2%
Previous: 75.0%
Change: +0.18 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Benin
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	57.1%
Dec 31, 1991	57.1%
Dec 31, 1992	57.1%
Dec 31, 1993	57.8%
Dec 31, 1994	58.5%
Dec 31, 1995	59.3%
Dec 31, 1996	60.1%
Dec 31, 1997	60.9%
Dec 31, 1998	61.7%
Dec 31, 1999	62.6%
Dec 31, 2000	63.5%
Dec 31, 2001	64.4%
Dec 31, 2002	65.3%
Dec 31, 2003	65.8%
Dec 31, 2004	66.2%
Dec 31, 2005	66.7%
Dec 31, 2006	67.2%
Dec 31, 2007	67.7%
Dec 31, 2008	68.1%
Dec 31, 2009	68.6%
Dec 31, 2010	69.1%
Dec 31, 2011	69.6%
Dec 31, 2012	70.2%
Dec 31, 2013	70.8%
Dec 31, 2014	71.4%
Dec 31, 2015	72.0%
Dec 31, 2016	72.6%
Dec 31, 2017	73.2%
Dec 31, 2018	73.8%
Dec 31, 2019	74.3%
Dec 31, 2020	73.6%
Dec 31, 2021	74.8%
Dec 31, 2022	74.6%
Dec 31, 2023	74.8%
Dec 31, 2024	75.0%
Dec 31, 2025	75.2%

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