The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 866,628 people in Comoros in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,174,345 people compared to 899,184 in Comoros.
Population statistics:
- Benin's population is 16.9 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Comoros is the 160th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.01% for Comoros.
- For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +2.01% in Comoros.
- Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.2M (74.6% growth), while Comoros has grown from 605K to 899K (48.7% growth).
- Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 39.6M people compared to the peak of 1.91M people in 2100 for Comoros.
Benin vs Comoros: live population counter
Benin
|
Comoros
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
15174345
|
899184
|
| Population rank | 76/197 | 160/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
1.49 minutes
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32.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.1 minutes
|
21.6 minutes
|
| One death every |
4.23 minutes
|
1.43 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
|
4.27 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -2,051 |
| Daily growth/decline | +964 | +44 |
| Annual growth/decline | +351,690 | +16,241 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.49% | +1.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 27/197 | 56/197 |
Benin and Comoros: population history and growth rate by year chart
Benin
Population
Growth rate
Comoros
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Benin
|
Comoros
|
Benin
|
Comoros
|
|
| 1960 | 2,517,286 | 197,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,559,223 | 201,201 | 1.67% | 1.77% |
| 1962 | 2,604,659 | 204,702 | 1.78% | 1.74% |
| 1963 | 2,652,908 | 208,185 | 1.85% | 1.7% |
| 1964 | 2,704,003 | 211,644 | 1.93% | 1.66% |
| 1965 | 2,757,936 | 214,967 | 1.99% | 1.57% |
| 1966 | 2,814,317 | 218,663 | 2.04% | 1.72% |
| 1967 | 2,872,997 | 223,859 | 2.09% | 2.38% |
| 1968 | 2,934,257 | 230,244 | 2.13% | 2.85% |
| 1969 | 2,998,222 | 237,001 | 2.18% | 2.93% |
| 1970 | 3,065,057 | 244,185 | 2.23% | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 3,134,767 | 251,865 | 2.27% | 3.15% |
| 1972 | 3,207,543 | 260,077 | 2.32% | 3.26% |
| 1973 | 3,283,496 | 268,820 | 2.37% | 3.36% |
| 1974 | 3,362,633 | 278,075 | 2.41% | 3.44% |
| 1975 | 3,445,407 | 287,692 | 2.46% | 3.46% |
| 1976 | 3,532,196 | 297,538 | 2.52% | 3.42% |
| 1977 | 3,623,202 | 307,579 | 2.58% | 3.37% |
| 1978 | 3,718,305 | 317,688 | 2.62% | 3.29% |
| 1979 | 3,818,528 | 327,791 | 2.7% | 3.18% |
| 1980 | 3,925,251 | 337,721 | 2.79% | 3.03% |
| 1981 | 4,038,307 | 347,382 | 2.88% | 2.86% |
| 1982 | 4,156,596 | 357,139 | 2.93% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 4,278,978 | 367,233 | 2.94% | 2.83% |
| 1984 | 4,405,895 | 377,637 | 2.97% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 4,538,012 | 388,352 | 3% | 2.84% |
| 1986 | 4,675,420 | 399,318 | 3.03% | 2.82% |
| 1987 | 4,818,486 | 410,439 | 3.06% | 2.78% |
| 1988 | 4,967,341 | 421,687 | 3.09% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 5,121,657 | 433,103 | 3.11% | 2.71% |
| 1990 | 5,281,479 | 444,596 | 3.12% | 2.65% |
| 1991 | 5,446,932 | 455,556 | 3.13% | 2.47% |
| 1992 | 5,617,844 | 465,113 | 3.14% | 2.1% |
| 1993 | 5,872,706 | 473,682 | 4.54% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 6,096,506 | 482,142 | 3.81% | 1.79% |
| 1995 | 6,226,773 | 490,586 | 2.14% | 1.75% |
| 1996 | 6,391,858 | 499,107 | 2.65% | 1.74% |
| 1997 | 6,583,365 | 507,777 | 3% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 6,789,489 | 516,597 | 3.13% | 1.74% |
| 1999 | 7,002,818 | 525,886 | 3.14% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 7,221,619 | 536,080 | 3.12% | 1.94% |
| 2001 | 7,445,596 | 547,220 | 3.1% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 7,675,426 | 558,923 | 3.09% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 7,913,070 | 569,798 | 3.1% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 8,159,094 | 580,704 | 3.11% | 1.91% |
| 2005 | 8,426,144 | 592,677 | 3.27% | 2.06% |
| 2006 | 8,693,242 | 604,753 | 3.17% | 2.04% |
| 2007 | 8,953,969 | 616,927 | 3% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 9,228,466 | 629,307 | 3.07% | 2.01% |
| 2009 | 9,509,423 | 641,947 | 3.04% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 9,797,484 | 654,836 | 3.03% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 10,093,623 | 668,056 | 3.02% | 2.02% |
| 2012 | 10,397,657 | 681,630 | 3.01% | 2.03% |
| 2013 | 10,708,834 | 696,192 | 2.99% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 11,030,004 | 711,503 | 3% | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 11,360,681 | 726,682 | 3% | 2.13% |
| 2016 | 11,697,842 | 741,741 | 2.97% | 2.07% |
| 2017 | 12,039,780 | 756,669 | 2.92% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 12,383,347 | 771,590 | 2.85% | 1.97% |
| 2019 | 12,726,755 | 786,578 | 2.77% | 1.94% |
| 2020 | 13,070,169 | 802,163 | 2.7% | 1.98% |
| 2021 | 13,413,417 | 818,174 | 2.63% | 2% |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 | 834,188 | 2.58% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 | 850,387 | 2.55% | 1.94% |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 | 866,628 | 2.49% | 1.91% |
| 2025 | 14,814,463 | 882,845 | 2.43% | 1.87% |
| 2026 | 15,170,422 | 899,008 | 2.4% | 1.83% |
| 2027 | 15,529,420 | 915,176 | 2.37% | 1.8% |
| 2028 | 15,890,289 | 931,430 | 2.32% | 1.78% |
| 2029 | 16,253,927 | 947,803 | 2.29% | 1.76% |
| 2030 | 16,618,827 | 964,266 | 2.24% | 1.74% |
| 2031 | 16,985,939 | 980,769 | 2.21% | 1.71% |
| 2032 | 17,357,069 | 997,341 | 2.18% | 1.69% |
| 2033 | 17,731,448 | 1,014,064 | 2.16% | 1.68% |
| 2034 | 18,109,922 | 1,030,864 | 2.13% | 1.66% |
| 2035 | 18,492,634 | 1,047,760 | 2.11% | 1.64% |
| 2036 | 18,878,049 | 1,064,847 | 2.08% | 1.63% |
| 2037 | 19,264,504 | 1,081,999 | 2.05% | 1.61% |
| 2038 | 19,655,285 | 1,099,147 | 2.03% | 1.58% |
| 2039 | 20,049,973 | 1,116,418 | 2.01% | 1.57% |
| 2040 | 20,445,765 | 1,133,776 | 1.97% | 1.55% |
| 2041 | 20,843,268 | 1,151,146 | 1.94% | 1.53% |
| 2042 | 21,242,984 | 1,168,504 | 1.92% | 1.51% |
| 2043 | 21,643,647 | 1,185,954 | 1.89% | 1.49% |
| 2044 | 22,042,581 | 1,203,535 | 1.84% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 22,443,653 | 1,221,066 | 1.82% | 1.46% |
| 2046 | 22,846,199 | 1,238,454 | 1.79% | 1.42% |
| 2047 | 23,245,147 | 1,255,711 | 1.75% | 1.39% |
| 2048 | 23,642,198 | 1,273,035 | 1.71% | 1.38% |
| 2049 | 24,038,614 | 1,290,365 | 1.68% | 1.36% |
| 2050 | 24,433,817 | 1,307,552 | 1.64% | 1.33% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Comoros gained 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,476,503 (a 29.7% growth), while Comoros' population increased by 157,443 (a 21.2% growth).
Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Comoros was ranked 163rd in 2006 and ranked 160th 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 Comoros will increase by 45.4% to 1,307,552 people and rank change from 160th to 157th.
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Population differences between Benin and Comoros
|
Benin
|
Comoros
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.3 years | 67.5 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 25.8 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 21.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.56 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman |
| Population density | 332 ppl/mi² | 1,206 ppl/mi² |
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