[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin
Benin: [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age was 9.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin stood at 9.1%.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin peaked at 11.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
That places Benin 71st out of 74 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +223.3% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.0% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
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More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin?
- [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Benin was 9.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age?
- Benin ranks 71st out of 74 countries with data for 2020.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age receiving a pension, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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