The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,100,397 people compared to 6,386,184 in El Salvador.
Population statistics:
- Benin's population is 2.36 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 112th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
- For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
- Since 2005, the population of Benin has increased from 8.43M people to 15.1M (79.2% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6.01M to 6.39M (6.34% growth).
- Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 39.6M people compared to the peak of 6.67M people in 2047 for El Salvador.
Benin vs El Salvador: live population counter
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| Current population |
15100397
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6386184
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| Population rank | 76/197 | 112/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
1.49 minutes
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18.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.1 minutes
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5.29 minutes
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| One death every |
4.23 minutes
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11.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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22.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -23,102 |
| Daily growth/decline | +964 | +78 |
| Annual growth/decline | +351,690 | +28,569 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.49% | +0.45% |
| Population growth rate rank | 28/197 | 140/197 |
Benin and El Salvador: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,517,286 | 2,791,459 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,559,223 | 2,870,016 | 1.67% | 2.81% |
| 1962 | 2,604,659 | 2,949,204 | 1.78% | 2.76% |
| 1963 | 2,652,908 | 3,028,679 | 1.85% | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 2,704,003 | 3,111,883 | 1.93% | 2.75% |
| 1965 | 2,757,936 | 3,199,466 | 1.99% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 2,814,317 | 3,290,961 | 2.04% | 2.86% |
| 1967 | 2,872,997 | 3,385,184 | 2.09% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 2,934,257 | 3,480,773 | 2.13% | 2.82% |
| 1969 | 2,998,222 | 3,576,485 | 2.18% | 2.75% |
| 1970 | 3,065,057 | 3,668,796 | 2.23% | 2.58% |
| 1971 | 3,134,767 | 3,757,523 | 2.27% | 2.42% |
| 1972 | 3,207,543 | 3,846,830 | 2.32% | 2.38% |
| 1973 | 3,283,496 | 3,938,068 | 2.37% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 3,362,633 | 4,029,671 | 2.41% | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 3,445,407 | 4,120,449 | 2.46% | 2.25% |
| 1976 | 3,532,196 | 4,210,310 | 2.52% | 2.18% |
| 1977 | 3,623,202 | 4,301,256 | 2.58% | 2.16% |
| 1978 | 3,718,305 | 4,394,114 | 2.62% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 3,818,528 | 4,480,388 | 2.7% | 1.96% |
| 1980 | 3,925,251 | 4,540,382 | 2.79% | 1.34% |
| 1981 | 4,038,307 | 4,570,599 | 2.88% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 4,156,596 | 4,622,477 | 2.93% | 1.14% |
| 1983 | 4,278,978 | 4,707,367 | 2.94% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 4,405,895 | 4,798,003 | 2.97% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 4,538,012 | 4,894,706 | 3% | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 4,675,420 | 4,992,769 | 3.03% | 2% |
| 1987 | 4,818,486 | 5,092,441 | 3.06% | 2% |
| 1988 | 4,967,341 | 5,195,833 | 3.09% | 2.03% |
| 1989 | 5,121,657 | 5,298,979 | 3.11% | 1.99% |
| 1990 | 5,281,479 | 5,399,726 | 3.12% | 1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,446,932 | 5,495,077 | 3.13% | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 5,617,844 | 5,585,609 | 3.14% | 1.65% |
| 1993 | 5,872,706 | 5,659,957 | 4.54% | 1.33% |
| 1994 | 6,096,506 | 5,714,129 | 3.81% | 0.96% |
| 1995 | 6,226,773 | 5,762,131 | 2.14% | 0.84% |
| 1996 | 6,391,858 | 5,805,286 | 2.65% | 0.75% |
| 1997 | 6,583,365 | 5,844,578 | 3% | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 6,789,489 | 5,880,781 | 3.13% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 7,002,818 | 5,913,900 | 3.14% | 0.56% |
| 2000 | 7,221,619 | 5,943,366 | 3.12% | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,445,596 | 5,968,060 | 3.1% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 7,675,426 | 5,986,631 | 3.09% | 0.31% |
| 2003 | 7,913,070 | 5,998,599 | 3.1% | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,159,094 | 6,004,671 | 3.11% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 8,426,144 | 6,005,578 | 3.27% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 8,693,242 | 6,002,319 | 3.17% | -0.05% |
| 2007 | 8,953,969 | 6,009,824 | 3% | 0.13% |
| 2008 | 9,228,466 | 6,029,297 | 3.07% | 0.32% |
| 2009 | 9,509,423 | 6,048,279 | 3.04% | 0.31% |
| 2010 | 9,797,484 | 6,068,249 | 3.03% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 10,093,623 | 6,090,127 | 3.02% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 10,397,657 | 6,113,975 | 3.01% | 0.39% |
| 2013 | 10,708,834 | 6,138,839 | 2.99% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 11,030,004 | 6,162,955 | 3% | 0.39% |
| 2015 | 11,360,681 | 6,183,676 | 3% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 11,697,842 | 6,200,800 | 2.97% | 0.28% |
| 2017 | 12,039,780 | 6,213,533 | 2.92% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 12,383,347 | 6,219,807 | 2.85% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 12,726,755 | 6,222,318 | 2.77% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 13,070,169 | 6,234,673 | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 13,413,417 | 6,255,782 | 2.63% | 0.34% |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 | 6,280,319 | 2.58% | 0.39% |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 | 6,309,624 | 2.55% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 | 6,338,193 | 2.49% | 0.45% |
| 2025 | 14,814,463 | 6,365,499 | 2.43% | 0.43% |
| 2026 | 15,170,422 | 6,391,250 | 2.4% | 0.4% |
| 2027 | 15,529,420 | 6,416,437 | 2.37% | 0.39% |
| 2028 | 15,890,289 | 6,440,931 | 2.32% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 16,253,927 | 6,464,413 | 2.29% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 16,618,827 | 6,486,202 | 2.24% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 16,985,939 | 6,506,399 | 2.21% | 0.31% |
| 2032 | 17,357,069 | 6,525,787 | 2.18% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 17,731,448 | 6,544,657 | 2.16% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 18,109,922 | 6,562,182 | 2.13% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 18,492,634 | 6,578,179 | 2.11% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 18,878,049 | 6,593,325 | 2.08% | 0.23% |
| 2037 | 19,264,504 | 6,607,014 | 2.05% | 0.21% |
| 2038 | 19,655,285 | 6,619,816 | 2.03% | 0.19% |
| 2039 | 20,049,973 | 6,631,169 | 2.01% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 20,445,765 | 6,640,751 | 1.97% | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 20,843,268 | 6,649,288 | 1.94% | 0.13% |
| 2042 | 21,242,984 | 6,656,208 | 1.92% | 0.1% |
| 2043 | 21,643,647 | 6,661,886 | 1.89% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 22,042,581 | 6,665,748 | 1.84% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 22,443,653 | 6,668,028 | 1.82% | 0.03% |
| 2046 | 22,846,199 | 6,669,403 | 1.79% | 0.02% |
| 2047 | 23,245,147 | 6,669,832 | 1.75% | 0.006% |
| 2048 | 23,642,198 | 6,669,220 | 1.71% | -0.009% |
| 2049 | 24,038,614 | 6,666,756 | 1.68% | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 24,433,817 | 6,663,341 | 1.64% | -0.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Benin increased by 2,934,537 people (a 34.8% growth), while El Salvador gained 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Benin gained 3,739,716 (a 32.9% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 202,508 (a 3.27% growth).
Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2005 and is 76th in 2025. El Salvador was ranked 102nd in 2005 and ranked 112th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Benin's population will grow by 61.8% to 24,433,817 people with a rank change from 76th to 68th. The population of El Salvador will increase by 4.34% to 6,663,341 people and rank change from 112th to 116th.
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 |
| San Salvador | 331K |
| Santa Ana | 251K |
| San Miguel | 233K |
| Soyapango | 230K |
| Mejicanos | 137K |
| Apopa | 129K |
| Ahuachapan | 127K |
| Santa Tecla | 126K |
| Sonsonate | 72.2K |
| Usulutan | 66.1K |
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Population differences between Benin and El Salvador
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| Life expectancy | 61.1 years | 72.5 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 31.7 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 28.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 47.5:52.5 |
| Fertility rate | 4.56 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 332 ppl/mi² | 792 ppl/mi² |
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