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Benin Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
What is Benin's unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ilo estimate)? As of 2023, it's 2.6% of female labor force ages 15-24, down from 3.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 in 2014.
| Label | Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.275% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2015 | 3.224% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2016 | 3.188% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2017 | 3.078% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2018 | 2.85% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2019 | 2.659% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2020 | 3.159% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2021 | 2.963% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2022 | 2.642% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2023 | 2.609% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
Data Source: World Bank and Wantstats Repository
Benin Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate): Key Points
- In 2023, Benin's unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) stood at 2.61 % of female labor force ages 15-24 — down from 3.27 % of female labor force ages 15-24 in 2014, a fall of roughly 20%.
- 2015-2016: holds around 3.19 % of female labor force ages 15-24.
- 2017-2019: keeps falling, down to 2.66 % of female labor force ages 15-24 (-17%).
- 2020: rises to 3.16 % of female labor force ages 15-24 (+19%).
- 2021-2022: drifts lower, 2.64 % of female labor force ages 15-24 (-16%).
- By 2023, the series lands at 2.61 % of female labor force ages 15-24 — 20.3% lower than its 2014 starting point.
The Pandemic Jobs Shock, Explained
With movement this mixed, it is worth being skeptical of anyone drawing a strong conclusion from just the start and end points.
This move reflects the global pandemic disruption to labor markets, not a domestic policy failure — most economies saw a similar spike in the same year.
Use the direction of this line more than any single year's value — unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) figures like this one are most reliable as a trend indicator, less reliable as a precise year-by-year scorecard.
As with almost all cross-national statistical series, this one blends real survey years with modeled estimates for the gaps — the year-to-year precision is lower than the chart's smooth line suggests.
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