The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,174,345 people compared to 77,211 in the Cayman Islands.
Population statistics:
- Benin's population is 196.5 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
- Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.2M (74.6% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 48.2K to 77.2K (60.1% growth).
- Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 39.6M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2097 for the Cayman Islands.
Benin vs Cayman Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
15174345
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77211
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| Population rank | 76/197 | 187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.0009% |
| One net population change |
1.49 minutes
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6.17 hours
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| One birth every |
1.1 minutes
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10.1 hours
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| One death every |
4.23 minutes
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1.04 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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9.78 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | +896 |
| Daily growth/decline | +964 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +351,690 | +1,419 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.49% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 27/197 | 54/197 |
Benin and the Cayman Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,517,286 | 8,428 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,559,223 | 8,601 | 1.67% | 2.05% |
| 1962 | 2,604,659 | 8,781 | 1.78% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 2,652,908 | 8,970 | 1.85% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 2,704,003 | 9,166 | 1.93% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 2,757,936 | 9,361 | 1.99% | 2.13% |
| 1966 | 2,814,317 | 9,560 | 2.04% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 2,872,997 | 9,769 | 2.09% | 2.19% |
| 1968 | 2,934,257 | 9,971 | 2.13% | 2.07% |
| 1969 | 2,998,222 | 10,165 | 2.18% | 1.95% |
| 1970 | 3,065,057 | 10,517 | 2.23% | 3.46% |
| 1971 | 3,134,767 | 11,098 | 2.27% | 5.52% |
| 1972 | 3,207,543 | 11,764 | 2.32% | 6% |
| 1973 | 3,283,496 | 12,438 | 2.37% | 5.73% |
| 1974 | 3,362,633 | 13,114 | 2.41% | 5.43% |
| 1975 | 3,445,407 | 13,788 | 2.46% | 5.14% |
| 1976 | 3,532,196 | 14,454 | 2.52% | 4.83% |
| 1977 | 3,623,202 | 15,105 | 2.58% | 4.5% |
| 1978 | 3,718,305 | 15,727 | 2.62% | 4.12% |
| 1979 | 3,818,528 | 16,351 | 2.7% | 3.97% |
| 1980 | 3,925,251 | 17,079 | 2.79% | 4.45% |
| 1981 | 4,038,307 | 17,905 | 2.88% | 4.84% |
| 1982 | 4,156,596 | 18,750 | 2.93% | 4.72% |
| 1983 | 4,278,978 | 19,598 | 2.94% | 4.52% |
| 1984 | 4,405,895 | 20,454 | 2.97% | 4.37% |
| 1985 | 4,538,012 | 21,324 | 3% | 4.25% |
| 1986 | 4,675,420 | 22,197 | 3.03% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 4,818,486 | 23,073 | 3.06% | 3.95% |
| 1988 | 4,967,341 | 23,951 | 3.09% | 3.81% |
| 1989 | 5,121,657 | 24,874 | 3.11% | 3.85% |
| 1990 | 5,281,479 | 25,999 | 3.12% | 4.52% |
| 1991 | 5,446,932 | 27,294 | 3.13% | 4.98% |
| 1992 | 5,617,844 | 28,621 | 3.14% | 4.86% |
| 1993 | 5,872,706 | 29,976 | 4.54% | 4.73% |
| 1994 | 6,096,506 | 31,352 | 3.81% | 4.59% |
| 1995 | 6,226,773 | 32,743 | 2.14% | 4.44% |
| 1996 | 6,391,858 | 34,143 | 2.65% | 4.28% |
| 1997 | 6,583,365 | 35,543 | 3% | 4.1% |
| 1998 | 6,789,489 | 36,922 | 3.13% | 3.88% |
| 1999 | 7,002,818 | 38,284 | 3.14% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 7,221,619 | 39,674 | 3.12% | 3.63% |
| 2001 | 7,445,596 | 41,089 | 3.1% | 3.57% |
| 2002 | 7,675,426 | 42,514 | 3.09% | 3.47% |
| 2003 | 7,913,070 | 43,934 | 3.1% | 3.34% |
| 2004 | 8,159,094 | 45,352 | 3.11% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 8,426,144 | 46,788 | 3.27% | 3.17% |
| 2006 | 8,693,242 | 48,232 | 3.17% | 3.09% |
| 2007 | 8,953,969 | 49,687 | 3% | 3.02% |
| 2008 | 9,228,466 | 51,151 | 3.07% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 9,509,423 | 52,618 | 3.04% | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 9,797,484 | 54,099 | 3.03% | 2.81% |
| 2011 | 10,093,623 | 55,606 | 3.02% | 2.79% |
| 2012 | 10,397,657 | 57,136 | 3.01% | 2.75% |
| 2013 | 10,708,834 | 58,655 | 2.99% | 2.66% |
| 2014 | 11,030,004 | 60,160 | 3% | 2.57% |
| 2015 | 11,360,681 | 61,642 | 3% | 2.46% |
| 2016 | 11,697,842 | 63,100 | 2.97% | 2.37% |
| 2017 | 12,039,780 | 64,535 | 2.92% | 2.27% |
| 2018 | 12,383,347 | 65,941 | 2.85% | 2.18% |
| 2019 | 12,726,755 | 67,327 | 2.77% | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 13,070,169 | 68,684 | 2.7% | 2.02% |
| 2021 | 13,413,417 | 70,108 | 2.63% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 | 71,591 | 2.58% | 2.12% |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 | 73,038 | 2.55% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 | 74,457 | 2.49% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 14,814,463 | 75,842 | 2.43% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 15,170,422 | 77,197 | 2.4% | 1.79% |
| 2027 | 15,529,420 | 78,532 | 2.37% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 15,890,289 | 79,852 | 2.32% | 1.68% |
| 2029 | 16,253,927 | 81,146 | 2.29% | 1.62% |
| 2030 | 16,618,827 | 82,412 | 2.24% | 1.56% |
| 2031 | 16,985,939 | 83,676 | 2.21% | 1.53% |
| 2032 | 17,357,069 | 84,915 | 2.18% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 17,731,448 | 86,125 | 2.16% | 1.42% |
| 2034 | 18,109,922 | 87,319 | 2.13% | 1.39% |
| 2035 | 18,492,634 | 88,457 | 2.11% | 1.3% |
| 2036 | 18,878,049 | 89,597 | 2.08% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 19,264,504 | 90,741 | 2.05% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 19,655,285 | 91,867 | 2.03% | 1.24% |
| 2039 | 20,049,973 | 92,983 | 2.01% | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 20,445,765 | 94,101 | 1.97% | 1.2% |
| 2041 | 20,843,268 | 95,206 | 1.94% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 21,242,984 | 96,287 | 1.92% | 1.14% |
| 2043 | 21,643,647 | 97,352 | 1.89% | 1.11% |
| 2044 | 22,042,581 | 98,386 | 1.84% | 1.06% |
| 2045 | 22,443,653 | 99,371 | 1.82% | 1% |
| 2046 | 22,846,199 | 100,330 | 1.79% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 23,245,147 | 101,257 | 1.75% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 23,642,198 | 102,188 | 1.71% | 0.92% |
| 2049 | 24,038,614 | 103,075 | 1.68% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 24,433,817 | 103,943 | 1.64% | 0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,476,503 (a 29.7% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,111 (a 22.4% growth).
Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2006 and ranked 187th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Benin's population will grow by 61% to 24,433,817 people with a rank change from 76th to 68th. The population of the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.6% to 103,943 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Cotonou | 679K |
| Porto-Novo | 264K |
| Abomey | 90.2K |
| Save | 31.4K |
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between Benin and the Cayman Islands
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| Life expectancy | 61.3 years | 80.9 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.56 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 332 ppl/mi² | 804 ppl/mi² |
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