Zambia vs Benin

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Zambia

5.9 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Benin

1.6 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Zambia Benin Difference
2025 5.9 percent 1.6 percent +4.3 percent
2024 5.9 percent 1.6 percent +4.3 percent
2023 5.9 percent 1.6 percent +4.2 percent
2022 6.0 percent 1.7 percent +4.3 percent
2021 5.2 percent 1.8 percent +3.4 percent
2020 6.0 percent 1.5 percent +4.5 percent
2019 5.5 percent 1.2 percent +4.3 percent
2018 5.0 percent 1.4 percent +3.6 percent
2017 4.5 percent 1.7 percent +2.8 percent
2016 5.2 percent 1.8 percent +3.4 percent
2015 6.0 percent 1.9 percent +4.1 percent
2014 6.6 percent 2.0 percent +4.6 percent
2013 7.3 percent 2.2 percent +5.1 percent
2012 7.9 percent 2.5 percent +5.4 percent
2011 10.5 percent 2.6 percent +7.9 percent
2010 13.2 percent 1.0 percent +12.2 percent
2009 10.6 percent 1.0 percent +9.6 percent
2008 7.9 percent 0.9 percent +7.0 percent
2007 10.6 percent 0.9 percent +9.7 percent
2006 13.2 percent 0.9 percent +12.3 percent
2005 15.9 percent 0.9 percent +15.0 percent
2004 15.3 percent 0.8 percent +14.5 percent
2003 14.7 percent 0.7 percent +14.0 percent
2002 14.1 percent 0.7 percent +13.4 percent
2001 13.4 percent 0.8 percent +12.6 percent
2000 12.9 percent 0.9 percent +12.1 percent
1999 12.5 percent 0.9 percent +11.5 percent
1998 12.0 percent 1.0 percent +11.0 percent
1997 13.3 percent 1.1 percent +12.2 percent
1996 15.3 percent 1.2 percent +14.1 percent
1995 16.8 percent 1.3 percent +15.5 percent
1994 18.7 percent 1.5 percent +17.2 percent
1993 19.7 percent 1.5 percent +18.2 percent
1992 19.6 percent 1.5 percent +18.1 percent
1991 18.9 percent 1.6 percent +17.3 percent

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

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