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Population in Benin compared to Brazil: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 212,812,405 people in Brazil in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 213,964,342 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 13.9 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 2.76% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 2.57% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +0.56% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Benin vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Brazil
2100 39,983,872 164,266,855
2099 39,812,782 165,476,254
2098 39,635,737 166,696,264
2097 39,458,425 167,929,414
2096 39,267,189 169,170,182
2095 39,069,668 170,418,279
2094 38,861,643 171,673,285
2093 38,654,312 172,929,867
2092 38,438,555 174,196,660
2091 38,219,341 175,465,250
2090 37,994,758 176,741,676
2089 37,758,164 178,016,467
2088 37,514,605 179,298,655
2087 37,263,867 180,582,637
2086 37,010,840 181,869,555
2085 36,747,949 183,154,436
2084 36,482,666 184,439,572
2083 36,206,559 185,726,230
2082 35,919,464 187,015,781
2081 35,632,837 188,304,247
2080 35,340,781 189,585,345
2079 35,042,368 190,860,450
2078 34,737,536 192,128,265
2077 34,426,961 193,387,405
2076 34,112,205 194,635,237
2075 33,795,633 195,871,705
2074 33,465,867 197,098,086
2073 33,130,654 198,312,538
2072 32,785,976 199,508,048
2071 32,441,087 200,684,948
2070 32,088,089 201,838,290
2069 31,731,457 202,969,511
2068 31,377,153 204,078,136
2067 31,019,975 205,156,343
2066 30,659,408 206,210,336
2065 30,291,447 207,233,670
2064 29,919,749 208,223,021
2063 29,549,126 209,184,325
2062 29,175,986 210,111,930
2061 28,802,803 211,000,165
2060 28,426,146 211,851,790
2059 28,046,395 212,667,148
2058 27,667,117 213,439,165
2057 27,283,017 214,172,487
2056 26,900,755 214,860,969
2055 26,509,320 215,511,064
2054 26,115,455 216,119,176
2053 25,724,306 216,684,051
2052 25,327,058 217,203,400
2051 24,928,787 217,673,624
2050 24,529,464 218,102,997
2049 24,128,830 218,492,176
2048 23,727,047 218,825,106
2047 23,325,128 219,107,600
2046 22,919,519 219,337,375
2045 22,510,298 219,518,678
2044 22,107,673 219,643,532
2043 21,702,786 219,714,087
2042 21,296,676 219,730,173
2041 20,893,690 219,688,816
2040 20,492,059 219,589,786
2039 20,092,542 219,450,960
2038 19,693,130 219,263,564
2037 19,301,544 219,033,555
2036 18,910,879 218,758,565
2035 18,521,401 218,441,478
2034 18,136,190 218,079,673
2033 17,755,302 217,677,081
2032 17,378,392 217,230,117
2031 17,004,065 216,739,295
2030 16,635,301 216,202,357
2029 16,265,440 215,618,762
2028 15,899,231 214,992,547
2027 15,534,984 214,315,680
2026 15,172,565 213,593,266
2025 14,814,460 212,812,405
2024 14,462,724 211,998,573
2023 14,111,034 211,140,729
2022 13,759,501 210,306,415
2021 13,413,417 209,550,294
2020 13,070,169 208,660,842
2019 12,726,755 207,455,459
2018 12,383,347 206,107,261
2017 12,039,780 204,703,445
2016 11,697,842 203,218,114
2015 11,360,681 201,675,532
2014 11,030,004 200,085,127
2013 10,708,834 198,478,299
2012 10,397,657 196,876,111
2011 10,093,623 195,284,734
2010 9,797,484 193,701,929
2009 9,509,423 192,079,951
2008 9,228,466 190,367,302
2007 8,953,969 188,552,320
2006 8,693,242 186,653,106
2005 8,426,144 184,688,101
2004 8,159,094 182,675,143
2003 7,913,070 180,622,688
2002 7,675,426 178,503,484
2001 7,445,596 176,301,203
2000 7,221,619 174,018,282
1999 7,002,818 171,641,543
1998 6,789,489 169,159,655
1997 6,583,365 166,661,659
1996 6,391,858 164,202,549
1995 6,226,773 161,735,073
1994 6,096,506 159,265,006
1993 5,872,706 156,794,577
1992 5,617,844 154,275,079
1991 5,446,932 151,724,256
1990 5,281,479 149,143,223
1989 5,121,657 146,502,972
1988 4,967,341 143,826,357
1987 4,818,486 141,104,944
1986 4,675,420 138,336,370
1985 4,538,012 135,515,595
1984 4,405,895 132,658,864
1983 4,278,978 129,790,077
1982 4,156,596 126,923,155
1981 4,038,307 124,063,109
1980 3,925,251 121,207,461
1979 3,818,528 118,380,821
1978 3,718,305 115,600,942
1977 3,623,202 112,875,292
1976 3,532,196 110,213,349
1975 3,445,407 107,619,565
1974 3,362,633 105,089,675
1973 3,283,496 102,600,976
1972 3,207,543 100,146,797
1971 3,134,767 97,739,273
1970 3,065,057 95,375,651
1969 2,998,222 93,045,777
1968 2,934,257 90,741,240
1967 2,872,997 88,446,124
1966 2,814,317 86,139,359
1965 2,757,936 83,817,583
1964 2,704,003 81,488,595
1963 2,652,908 79,164,235
1962 2,604,659 76,865,323
1961 2,559,223 74,605,447
1960 2,517,286 72,388,126

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/benin/brazil | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Benin's population will grow by 59.7% to 24,529,464 people with a rank change from 76th to 68th. The population of Brazil will increase by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 220M people in 2042 for Brazil.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Brazil
2100 0.43% -0.73%
2099 0.45% -0.73%
2098 0.45% -0.73%
2097 0.49% -0.73%
2096 0.51% -0.73%
2095 0.54% -0.73%
2094 0.54% -0.73%
2093 0.56% -0.73%
2092 0.57% -0.72%
2091 0.59% -0.72%
2090 0.63% -0.72%
2089 0.65% -0.72%
2088 0.67% -0.71%
2087 0.68% -0.71%
2086 0.72% -0.7%
2085 0.73% -0.7%
2084 0.76% -0.69%
2083 0.8% -0.69%
2082 0.8% -0.68%
2081 0.83% -0.68%
2080 0.85% -0.67%
2079 0.88% -0.66%
2078 0.9% -0.65%
2077 0.92% -0.64%
2076 0.94% -0.63%
2075 0.99% -0.62%
2074 1.01% -0.61%
2073 1.05% -0.6%
2072 1.06% -0.59%
2071 1.1% -0.57%
2070 1.12% -0.56%
2069 1.13% -0.54%
2068 1.15% -0.53%
2067 1.18% -0.51%
2066 1.21% -0.49%
2065 1.24% -0.48%
2064 1.25% -0.46%
2063 1.28% -0.44%
2062 1.3% -0.42%
2061 1.33% -0.4%
2060 1.35% -0.38%
2059 1.37% -0.36%
2058 1.41% -0.34%
2057 1.42% -0.32%
2056 1.48% -0.3%
2055 1.51% -0.28%
2054 1.52% -0.26%
2053 1.57% -0.24%
2052 1.6% -0.22%
2051 1.63% -0.2%
2050 1.66% -0.18%
2049 1.69% -0.15%
2048 1.72% -0.13%
2047 1.77% -0.1%
2046 1.82% -0.08%
2045 1.82% -0.06%
2044 1.87% -0.03%
2043 1.91% -0.007%
2042 1.93% 0.02%
2041 1.96% 0.05%
2040 1.99% 0.06%
2039 2.03% 0.09%
2038 2.03% 0.11%
2037 2.07% 0.13%
2036 2.1% 0.15%
2035 2.12% 0.17%
2034 2.15% 0.18%
2033 2.17% 0.21%
2032 2.2% 0.23%
2031 2.22% 0.25%
2030 2.27% 0.27%
2029 2.3% 0.29%
2028 2.34% 0.32%
2027 2.39% 0.34%
2026 2.42% 0.37%
2025 2.43% 0.38%
2024 2.49% 0.41%
2023 2.55% 0.4%
2022 2.58% 0.36%
2021 2.63% 0.43%
2020 2.7% 0.58%
2019 2.77% 0.65%
2018 2.85% 0.69%
2017 2.92% 0.73%
2016 2.97% 0.76%
2015 3% 0.79%
2014 3% 0.81%
2013 2.99% 0.81%
2012 3.01% 0.81%
2011 3.02% 0.82%
2010 3.03% 0.84%
2009 3.04% 0.9%
2008 3.07% 0.96%
2007 3% 1.02%
2006 3.17% 1.06%
2005 3.27% 1.1%
2004 3.11% 1.14%
2003 3.1% 1.19%
2002 3.09% 1.25%
2001 3.1% 1.31%
2000 3.12% 1.38%
1999 3.14% 1.47%
1998 3.13% 1.5%
1997 3% 1.5%
1996 2.65% 1.53%
1995 2.14% 1.55%
1994 3.81% 1.58%
1993 4.54% 1.63%
1992 3.14% 1.68%
1991 3.13% 1.73%
1990 3.12% 1.8%
1989 3.11% 1.86%
1988 3.09% 1.93%
1987 3.06% 2%
1986 3.03% 2.08%
1985 3% 2.15%
1984 2.97% 2.21%
1983 2.94% 2.26%
1982 2.93% 2.31%
1981 2.88% 2.36%
1980 2.79% 2.39%
1979 2.7% 2.4%
1978 2.62% 2.41%
1977 2.58% 2.42%
1976 2.52% 2.41%
1975 2.46% 2.41%
1974 2.41% 2.43%
1973 2.37% 2.45%
1972 2.32% 2.46%
1971 2.27% 2.48%
1970 2.23% 2.5%
1969 2.18% 2.54%
1968 2.13% 2.59%
1967 2.09% 2.68%
1966 2.04% 2.77%
1965 1.99% 2.86%
1964 1.93% 2.94%
1963 1.85% 2.99%
1962 1.78% 3.03%
1961 1.67% 3.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/benin/brazil | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Benin Brazil
Current population
15358725
213964342
Population rank 76/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 2.57%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
38.9 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
12.3 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
21 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +2,230
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +813,832
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 141/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -217,283
Net migration rank 127/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -217,283
2024 357,359 -7,725 1,073,773 -225,510
2023 353,933 -192 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 349,518 -192 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 341,103 1,729 919,507 -208,581
2020 341,929 1,729 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 339,817 3,366 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 340,270 3,372 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 339,763 3,716 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 336,559 3,837 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 330,573 3,369 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 323,753 3,667 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 315,804 -887 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 306,180 1,260 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 296,348 4,283 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 287,703 3,947 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 280,204 4,279 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 274,242 3,198 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 271,305 241 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 265,040 -15,135 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 253,795 30,495 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 245,630 4,173 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 237,962 4,283 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 229,472 3,572 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 222,877 3,732 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 218,013 3,335 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 213,074 3,177 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 208,342 2,051 2,514,728 21,666
1997 203,182 -1,322 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 197,643 -16,490 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 194,481 -45,469 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 196,637 -85,128 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 179,858 156,223 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 173,794 -138 2,547,698 14,394
1991 168,174 0 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 163,055 -333 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 157,235 -315 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 153,580 -1,867 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 147,783 -1,792 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 142,039 -1,899 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 136,621 -1,953 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 131,590 -2,018 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 126,349 -2,090 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 122,748 -2,253 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 118,634 -2,543 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 112,969 -2,946 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 106,782 -3,365 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 100,762 -3,731 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 97,200 -4,022 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 93,141 -4,308 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 89,350 -4,607 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 85,623 -4,814 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 82,422 -4,960 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 79,415 -4,970 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 76,034 -4,921 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 73,156 -4,851 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 70,155 -4,792 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 67,327 -4,756 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 64,709 -4,756 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 62,169 -4,764 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 60,154 -4,793 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 57,352 -4,839 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 54,514 -4,847 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 51,664 -4,844 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 48,838 -4,791 2,240,178 75
1960 44,564 -4,722 2,190,392 4,066

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/benin/brazil | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.6% of the population change in Benin is from natural causes (a gain of 3,430,824 people) and 0.38% is from migration (a gain of 13,009 people). In Brazil 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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