Unemployment Rate in Benin remained unchanged at 1.60 percent in 2025 from 1.60 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Benin averaged 1.38 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2.60 percent in 2011 and a record low of 0.70 percent in 2002. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Benin is expected to reach 1.30 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Benin Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 1.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Minimum Wages 52000.00 52000.00 XOF/Month Jan 2026
Population 14.19 13.75 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 1.60 1.60 percent Dec 2025


Benin Unemployment Rate
In Benin, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.60 1.60 2.60 0.70 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly