Lesotho vs Benin

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Lesotho

16.3 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Benin

1.6 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Lesotho Benin Difference
2025 16.3 percent 1.6 percent +14.7 percent
2024 16.3 percent 1.6 percent +14.7 percent
2023 16.3 percent 1.6 percent +14.7 percent
2022 16.6 percent 1.7 percent +14.9 percent
2021 18.2 percent 1.8 percent +16.4 percent
2020 18.4 percent 1.5 percent +16.9 percent
2019 16.9 percent 1.2 percent +15.7 percent
2018 16.6 percent 1.4 percent +15.2 percent
2017 16.4 percent 1.7 percent +14.7 percent
2016 16.1 percent 1.8 percent +14.3 percent
2015 16.2 percent 1.9 percent +14.3 percent
2014 16.1 percent 2.0 percent +14.1 percent
2013 15.9 percent 2.2 percent +13.7 percent
2012 15.8 percent 2.5 percent +13.3 percent
2011 16.1 percent 2.6 percent +13.5 percent
2010 16.1 percent 1.0 percent +15.0 percent
2009 16.1 percent 1.0 percent +15.2 percent
2008 15.9 percent 0.9 percent +15.0 percent
2007 15.9 percent 0.9 percent +15.0 percent
2006 16.1 percent 0.9 percent +15.2 percent
2005 16.0 percent 0.9 percent +15.2 percent
2004 16.2 percent 0.8 percent +15.4 percent
2003 16.1 percent 0.7 percent +15.3 percent
2002 16.1 percent 0.7 percent +15.4 percent
2001 16.1 percent 0.8 percent +15.3 percent
2000 16.2 percent 0.9 percent +15.3 percent
1999 16.2 percent 0.9 percent +15.2 percent
1998 15.9 percent 1.0 percent +14.9 percent
1997 15.8 percent 1.1 percent +14.7 percent
1996 15.7 percent 1.2 percent +14.5 percent
1995 15.8 percent 1.3 percent +14.5 percent
1994 15.6 percent 1.5 percent +14.2 percent
1993 15.6 percent 1.5 percent +14.1 percent
1992 15.4 percent 1.5 percent +13.9 percent
1991 15.5 percent 1.6 percent +13.9 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Lesotho and Benin. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International