Labour Force (Total) rose 3.20% to 5.29 mil in Benin in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Benin reached an all time high of 5.29 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.02 mil in 1990. When compared to Benin's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Burkina Faso amounted to 8.02 mil, 9.41 mil in Niger, 65.1 mil in Nigeria and 2.97 mil in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 75th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 4.46 | 4.59 | 4.73 | 4.88 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 9.94 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | mil | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | mil | 7.59 | 7.76 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 56.5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | mil | 2.55 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.83 |
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