Benin Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Benin is 15,272,847 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 14,462,724 in 2024.

Benin is ranked 76/197 by population and was ranked 89th in 2006.
Benin accounts for 0.18% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth in 20 years).
Benin is projected to reach 40M people in 2100.
For the last 20 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of 3.78% per year.

Benin population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	39,989,767	0.43%
2099	39,818,651	0.45%
2098	39,641,581	0.45%
2097	39,464,242	0.49%
2096	39,272,978	0.51%
2095	39,075,428	0.54%
2094	38,867,372	0.54%
2093	38,660,011	0.56%
2092	38,444,222	0.57%
2091	38,224,975	0.59%
2090	38,000,359	0.63%
2089	37,763,731	0.65%
2088	37,520,135	0.67%
2087	37,269,361	0.68%
2086	37,016,296	0.72%
2085	36,753,367	0.73%
2084	36,488,045	0.76%
2083	36,211,897	0.8%
2082	35,924,760	0.8%
2081	35,638,090	0.83%
2080	35,345,991	0.85%
2079	35,047,534	0.88%
2078	34,742,657	0.9%
2077	34,432,036	0.92%
2076	34,117,234	0.94%
2075	33,800,615	0.99%
2074	33,470,800	1.01%
2073	33,135,539	1.05%
2072	32,790,810	1.06%
2071	32,445,869	1.1%
2070	32,092,820	1.12%
2069	31,736,135	1.13%
2068	31,381,779	1.15%
2067	31,024,548	1.18%
2066	30,663,928	1.21%
2065	30,295,913	1.24%
2064	29,924,160	1.25%
2063	29,553,482	1.28%
2062	29,180,287	1.3%
2061	28,807,049	1.33%
2060	28,430,337	1.35%
2059	28,050,530	1.37%
2058	27,671,195	1.41%
2057	27,287,039	1.42%
2056	26,904,721	1.48%
2055	26,513,228	1.51%
2054	26,119,305	1.52%
2053	25,728,099	1.57%
2052	25,330,792	1.6%
2051	24,932,463	1.63%
2050	24,533,080	1.66%
2049	24,132,387	1.69%
2048	23,730,545	1.72%
2047	23,328,567	1.77%
2046	22,922,898	1.82%
2045	22,513,616	1.82%
2044	22,110,933	1.87%
2043	21,705,986	1.91%
2042	21,299,816	1.93%
2041	20,896,770	1.96%
2040	20,495,080	1.99%
2039	20,095,504	2.03%
2038	19,696,033	2.03%
2037	19,304,390	2.07%
2036	18,913,667	2.1%
2035	18,524,132	2.12%
2034	18,138,864	2.15%
2033	17,757,920	2.17%
2032	17,380,954	2.2%
2031	17,006,572	2.22%
2030	16,637,754	2.27%
2029	16,267,838	2.3%
2028	15,901,575	2.34%
2027	15,537,274	2.39%
2026	15,174,802	2.42%
2025	14,816,644	2.45%
2024	14,462,724	2.49%
2023	14,111,034	2.55%
2022	13,759,501	2.58%
2021	13,413,417	2.63%
2020	13,070,169	2.7%
2019	12,726,755	2.77%
2018	12,383,347	2.85%
2017	12,039,780	2.92%
2016	11,697,842	2.97%
2015	11,360,681	3%
2014	11,030,004	3%
2013	10,708,834	2.99%
2012	10,397,657	3.01%
2011	10,093,623	3.02%
2010	9,797,484	3.03%
2009	9,509,423	3.04%
2008	9,228,466	3.07%
2007	8,953,969	3%
2006	8,693,242	3.17%
2005	8,426,144	3.27%
2004	8,159,094	3.11%
2003	7,913,070	3.1%
2002	7,675,426	3.09%
2001	7,445,596	3.1%
2000	7,221,619	3.12%
1999	7,002,818	3.14%
1998	6,789,489	3.13%
1997	6,583,365	3%
1996	6,391,858	2.65%
1995	6,226,773	2.14%
1994	6,096,506	3.81%
1993	5,872,706	4.54%
1992	5,617,844	3.14%
1991	5,446,932	3.13%
1990	5,281,479	3.12%
1989	5,121,657	3.11%
1988	4,967,341	3.09%
1987	4,818,486	3.06%
1986	4,675,420	3.03%
1985	4,538,012	3%
1984	4,405,895	2.97%
1983	4,278,978	2.94%
1982	4,156,596	2.93%
1981	4,038,307	2.88%
1980	3,925,251	2.79%
1979	3,818,528	2.7%
1978	3,718,305	2.62%
1977	3,623,202	2.58%
1976	3,532,196	2.52%
1975	3,445,407	2.46%
1974	3,362,633	2.41%
1973	3,283,496	2.37%
1972	3,207,543	2.32%
1971	3,134,767	2.27%
1970	3,065,057	2.23%
1969	2,998,222	2.18%
1968	2,934,257	2.13%
1967	2,872,997	2.09%
1966	2,814,317	2.04%
1965	2,757,936	1.99%
1964	2,704,003	1.93%
1963	2,652,908	1.85%
1962	2,604,659	1.78%
1961	2,559,223	1.67%
1960	2,517,286	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Benin has a population of 15.3M as of 2026, compared to 11.7M in 2016, 8.69M in 2006, and 6.39M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.06% per year. Benin is ranked 21st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Benin will have 22,922,898 people (50.1% growth) with a rank change from 76th to 69th.

By the year 2100, Benin's population is projected to grow by 161.8% from its current level to 40M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-7,847
2024	-	-	-7,725
2023	353,741	353,933	-192
2022	349,326	349,518	-192
2021	342,832	341,103	1,729
2020	343,658	341,929	1,729
2019	343,183	339,817	3,366
2018	343,642	340,270	3,372
2017	343,479	339,763	3,716
2016	340,396	336,559	3,837
2015	333,942	330,573	3,369
2014	327,420	323,753	3,667
2013	314,917	315,804	-887
2012	307,440	306,180	1,260
2011	300,631	296,348	4,283
2010	291,650	287,703	3,947
2009	284,483	280,204	4,279
2008	277,440	274,242	3,198
2007	271,546	271,305	241
2006	249,905	265,040	-15,135
2005	284,290	253,795	30,495
2004	249,803	245,630	4,173
2003	242,245	237,962	4,283
2002	233,044	229,472	3,572
2001	226,609	222,877	3,732
2000	221,348	218,013	3,335
1999	216,251	213,074	3,177
1998	210,393	208,342	2,051
1997	201,860	203,182	-1,322
1996	181,153	197,643	-16,490
1995	149,012	194,481	-45,469
1994	111,509	196,637	-85,128
1993	336,081	179,858	156,223
1992	173,656	173,794	-138
1991	168,174	168,174	0
1990	162,722	163,055	-333
1989	156,920	157,235	-315
1988	151,713	153,580	-1,867
1987	145,991	147,783	-1,792
1986	140,140	142,039	-1,899
1985	134,668	136,621	-1,953
1984	129,572	131,590	-2,018
1983	124,259	126,349	-2,090
1982	120,495	122,748	-2,253
1981	116,091	118,634	-2,543
1980	110,023	112,969	-2,946
1979	103,417	106,782	-3,365
1978	97,031	100,762	-3,731
1977	93,178	97,200	-4,022
1976	88,833	93,141	-4,308
1975	84,743	89,350	-4,607
1974	80,809	85,623	-4,814
1973	77,462	82,422	-4,960
1972	74,445	79,415	-4,970
1971	71,113	76,034	-4,921
1970	68,305	73,156	-4,851
1969	65,363	70,155	-4,792
1968	62,571	67,327	-4,756
1967	59,953	64,709	-4,756
1966	57,405	62,169	-4,764
1965	55,361	60,154	-4,793
1964	52,513	57,352	-4,839
1963	49,667	54,514	-4,847
1962	46,820	51,664	-4,844
1961	44,047	48,838	-4,791
1960	39,842	44,564	-4,722

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Benin is from natural causes (a gain of 3,397,218 people) and 0.71% is from migration (a gain of 24,401 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 309,225 and 3.2% in 2010.

Benin population clock

	Benin	Rank
Current population	15272847	76/197
Percent of world population	0.18%	76/197
One net population change	1.49 minutes	53/197
One birth every	1.1 minutes	57/196
One death every	4.23 minutes	70/196
Daily growth/decline	+964	53/197
Annual growth/decline	+351,690	53/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.49%	27/197
One migration net change every	1.12 hours	127/196
Annual migration change	-7,847	127/196
Foreign-born residents	418,202	88/195
Foreign-born share of population	2.9%	118/195

Largest cities by population

Benin
City	Population
Cotonou	780K
Porto-Novo	234K
Abomey	90.2K

Benin population statistics

	Benin	World
Life expectancy	61.3 years	73.8 years
Average age	23.4 years	33.8 years
Median age	19 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.1:49.9	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.56 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	349 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Benin.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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