ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Benin
Benin: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female was 1,087 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,087 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin peaked at 1,087 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 322.38 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Benin 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 322.38 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 331.93 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 353.38 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 374.14 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 380.57 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 394.92 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 410.42 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 430 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 447 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 465.33 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 485.93 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 509.01 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 528.61 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 548.58 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 575.01 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 597.8 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 613.19 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 633.48 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 662.54 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 690.89 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 704.35 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 700.7 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 690.63 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 720.39 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 770.33 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 814.96 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 851.73 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 884.46 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 926.56 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 978.22 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,038 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1,051 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,062 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,075 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1,087 1000 No | +1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,087 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 598.67 1000 No, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,087 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.97 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382.75 1000 No | 322.38 1000 No | 447 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 561.95 1000 No | 465.33 1000 No | 662.54 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 775.5 1000 No | 690.63 1000 No | 926.56 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,049 1000 No | 978.22 1000 No | 1,087 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin was 1,087 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,087 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 322.38 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.