Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Benin's youth unemployment rate stands at 2.89% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.09% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Benin's youth unemployment rate was 2.89%, down from 3.09% in 2024.
In 2024, Benin's youth unemployment rate was 3.09%, down from 3.09% in 2023.
In 2023, Benin's youth unemployment rate was 3.09%, down from 3.13% in 2022.
In 2022, Benin's youth unemployment rate was 3.13%, down from 3.24% in 2021.
In 2021, Benin's youth unemployment rate was 3.24%, up from 2.96% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.89% | -0.202% |
| 2024 | 3.09% | -0.001% |
| 2023 | 3.09% | -0.04% |
| 2022 | 3.13% | -0.112% |
| 2021 | 3.24% | +0.282% |
| 2020 | 2.96% | +0.658% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -0.319% |
| 2018 | 2.62% | -0.36% |
| 2017 | 2.98% | -0.256% |
| 2016 | 3.24% | -0.181% |
| 2015 | 3.42% | -0.19% |
| 2014 | 3.61% | -0.348% |
| 2013 | 3.96% | -0.769% |
| 2012 | 4.73% | -0.723% |
| 2011 | 5.45% | +3.31% |
| 2010 | 2.14% | +0.236% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.187% |
| 2008 | 1.72% | +0.119% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.139% |
| 2006 | 1.46% | +0.149% |
| 2005 | 1.31% | +0.173% |
| 2004 | 1.14% | +0.151% |
| 2003 | 0.984% | +0.158% |
| 2002 | 0.826% | -0.083% |
| 2001 | 0.909% | -0.094% |
| 2000 | 1% | -0.088% |
| 1999 | 1.09% | -0.094% |
| 1998 | 1.19% | -0.071% |
| 1997 | 1.26% | -0.118% |
| 1996 | 1.37% | -0.075% |
| 1995 | 1.45% | -0.117% |
| 1994 | 1.57% | -0.066% |
| 1993 | 1.63% | -0.053% |
| 1992 | 1.69% | -0.061% |
| 1991 | 1.75% | — |
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Benin's youth unemployment rate is 2.89% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.09% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.45% (2011); the lowest is 0.826% (2002), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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