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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 9.16 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.88% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Benin vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Ethiopia
2100 39,983,872 371,078,260
2099 39,812,782 369,338,252
2098 39,635,737 367,513,542
2097 39,458,425 365,567,496
2096 39,267,189 363,536,294
2095 39,069,668 361,596,042
2094 38,861,643 359,531,317
2093 38,654,312 357,460,480
2092 38,438,555 355,389,829
2091 38,219,341 353,218,632
2090 37,994,758 350,960,021
2089 37,758,164 348,751,618
2088 37,514,605 346,517,326
2087 37,263,867 344,162,324
2086 37,010,840 341,671,994
2085 36,747,949 339,167,930
2084 36,482,666 336,649,520
2083 36,206,559 334,083,247
2082 35,919,464 331,401,460
2081 35,632,837 328,715,487
2080 35,340,781 326,013,981
2079 35,042,368 323,282,865
2078 34,737,536 320,422,535
2077 34,426,961 317,492,915
2076 34,112,205 314,518,328
2075 33,795,633 311,487,723
2074 33,465,867 308,416,133
2073 33,130,654 305,383,505
2072 32,785,976 302,258,564
2071 32,441,087 299,119,280
2070 32,088,089 295,963,235
2069 31,731,457 292,756,723
2068 31,377,153 289,522,748
2067 31,019,975 286,191,689
2066 30,659,408 282,905,709
2065 30,291,447 279,576,283
2064 29,919,749 276,197,958
2063 29,549,126 272,782,685
2062 29,175,986 269,340,926
2061 28,802,803 265,803,351
2060 28,426,146 262,269,354
2059 28,046,395 258,692,767
2058 27,667,117 255,205,644
2057 27,283,017 251,656,356
2056 26,900,755 248,002,497
2055 26,509,320 244,426,069
2054 26,115,455 240,794,405
2053 25,724,306 237,155,110
2052 25,327,058 233,479,314
2051 24,928,787 229,733,593
2050 24,529,464 226,055,085
2049 24,128,830 222,351,471
2048 23,727,047 218,627,197
2047 23,325,128 214,883,954
2046 22,919,519 211,161,780
2045 22,510,298 207,461,987
2044 22,107,673 203,749,820
2043 21,702,786 200,035,613
2042 21,296,676 196,351,202
2041 20,893,690 192,689,672
2040 20,492,059 189,023,384
2039 20,092,542 185,365,776
2038 19,693,130 181,733,067
2037 19,301,544 178,124,993
2036 18,910,879 174,515,366
2035 18,521,401 170,904,339
2034 18,136,190 167,316,305
2033 17,755,302 163,763,376
2032 17,378,392 160,167,364
2031 17,004,065 156,590,018
2030 16,635,301 153,023,174
2029 16,265,440 149,461,578
2028 15,899,231 145,944,350
2027 15,534,984 142,419,893
2026 15,172,565 138,930,724
2025 14,814,460 135,472,051
2024 14,462,724 132,059,767
2023 14,111,034 128,691,692
2022 13,759,501 125,384,287
2021 13,413,417 122,138,588
2020 13,070,169 118,917,671
2019 12,726,755 115,737,383
2018 12,383,347 112,664,152
2017 12,039,780 109,666,481
2016 11,697,842 106,718,162
2015 11,360,681 103,867,135
2014 11,030,004 101,115,610
2013 10,708,834 98,438,751
2012 10,397,657 95,798,767
2011 10,093,623 93,149,970
2010 9,797,484 90,538,514
2009 9,509,423 88,007,636
2008 9,228,466 85,543,668
2007 8,953,969 83,103,217
2006 8,693,242 80,703,490
2005 8,426,144 78,367,470
2004 8,159,094 76,077,206
2003 7,913,070 73,832,663
2002 7,675,426 71,635,517
2001 7,445,596 69,487,762
2000 7,221,619 67,411,494
1999 7,002,818 65,374,561
1998 6,789,489 63,363,524
1997 6,583,365 61,404,539
1996 6,391,858 59,467,635
1995 6,226,773 57,537,335
1994 6,096,506 55,611,508
1993 5,872,706 53,708,891
1992 5,617,844 51,853,747
1991 5,446,932 49,717,198
1990 5,281,479 47,609,755
1989 5,121,657 45,879,690
1988 4,967,341 44,150,825
1987 4,818,486 42,460,039
1986 4,675,420 41,037,656
1985 4,538,012 39,842,136
1984 4,405,895 38,735,722
1983 4,278,978 37,740,817
1982 4,156,596 36,701,290
1981 4,038,307 35,304,012
1980 3,925,251 34,428,514
1979 3,818,528 34,238,652
1978 3,718,305 33,734,592
1977 3,623,202 33,167,272
1976 3,532,196 32,534,418
1975 3,445,407 31,723,252
1974 3,362,633 30,957,273
1973 3,283,496 30,166,785
1972 3,207,543 29,374,608
1971 3,134,767 28,600,106
1970 3,065,057 27,829,128
1969 2,998,222 27,072,571
1968 2,934,257 26,337,930
1967 2,872,997 25,620,276
1966 2,814,317 24,952,689
1965 2,757,936 24,310,612
1964 2,704,003 23,666,548
1963 2,652,908 23,051,637
1962 2,604,659 22,465,126
1961 2,559,223 21,906,102
1960 2,517,286 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Ethiopia
2100 0.43% 0.47%
2099 0.45% 0.5%
2098 0.45% 0.53%
2097 0.49% 0.56%
2096 0.51% 0.54%
2095 0.54% 0.57%
2094 0.54% 0.58%
2093 0.56% 0.58%
2092 0.57% 0.61%
2091 0.59% 0.64%
2090 0.63% 0.63%
2089 0.65% 0.64%
2088 0.67% 0.68%
2087 0.68% 0.73%
2086 0.72% 0.74%
2085 0.73% 0.75%
2084 0.76% 0.77%
2083 0.8% 0.81%
2082 0.8% 0.82%
2081 0.83% 0.83%
2080 0.85% 0.84%
2079 0.88% 0.89%
2078 0.9% 0.92%
2077 0.92% 0.95%
2076 0.94% 0.97%
2075 0.99% 1%
2074 1.01% 0.99%
2073 1.05% 1.03%
2072 1.06% 1.05%
2071 1.1% 1.07%
2070 1.12% 1.1%
2069 1.13% 1.12%
2068 1.15% 1.16%
2067 1.18% 1.16%
2066 1.21% 1.19%
2065 1.24% 1.22%
2064 1.25% 1.25%
2063 1.28% 1.28%
2062 1.3% 1.33%
2061 1.33% 1.35%
2060 1.35% 1.38%
2059 1.37% 1.37%
2058 1.41% 1.41%
2057 1.42% 1.47%
2056 1.48% 1.46%
2055 1.51% 1.51%
2054 1.52% 1.53%
2053 1.57% 1.57%
2052 1.6% 1.63%
2051 1.63% 1.63%
2050 1.66% 1.67%
2049 1.69% 1.7%
2048 1.72% 1.74%
2047 1.77% 1.76%
2046 1.82% 1.78%
2045 1.82% 1.82%
2044 1.87% 1.86%
2043 1.91% 1.88%
2042 1.93% 1.9%
2041 1.96% 1.94%
2040 1.99% 1.97%
2039 2.03% 2%
2038 2.03% 2.03%
2037 2.07% 2.07%
2036 2.1% 2.11%
2035 2.12% 2.14%
2034 2.15% 2.17%
2033 2.17% 2.25%
2032 2.2% 2.28%
2031 2.22% 2.33%
2030 2.27% 2.38%
2029 2.3% 2.41%
2028 2.34% 2.47%
2027 2.39% 2.51%
2026 2.42% 2.55%
2025 2.43% 2.58%
2024 2.49% 2.62%
2023 2.55% 2.64%
2022 2.58% 2.66%
2021 2.63% 2.71%
2020 2.7% 2.75%
2019 2.77% 2.73%
2018 2.85% 2.73%
2017 2.92% 2.76%
2016 2.97% 2.74%
2015 3% 2.72%
2014 3% 2.72%
2013 2.99% 2.76%
2012 3.01% 2.84%
2011 3.02% 2.88%
2010 3.03% 2.88%
2009 3.04% 2.88%
2008 3.07% 2.94%
2007 3% 2.97%
2006 3.17% 2.98%
2005 3.27% 3.01%
2004 3.11% 3.04%
2003 3.1% 3.07%
2002 3.09% 3.09%
2001 3.1% 3.08%
2000 3.12% 3.12%
1999 3.14% 3.17%
1998 3.13% 3.19%
1997 3% 3.26%
1996 2.65% 3.35%
1995 2.14% 3.46%
1994 3.81% 3.54%
1993 4.54% 3.58%
1992 3.14% 4.3%
1991 3.13% 4.43%
1990 3.12% 3.77%
1989 3.11% 3.92%
1988 3.09% 3.98%
1987 3.06% 3.47%
1986 3.03% 3%
1985 3% 2.86%
1984 2.97% 2.64%
1983 2.94% 2.83%
1982 2.93% 3.96%
1981 2.88% 2.54%
1980 2.79% 0.55%
1979 2.7% 1.49%
1978 2.62% 1.71%
1977 2.58% 1.95%
1976 2.52% 2.56%
1975 2.46% 2.47%
1974 2.41% 2.62%
1973 2.37% 2.7%
1972 2.32% 2.71%
1971 2.27% 2.77%
1970 2.23% 2.79%
1969 2.18% 2.79%
1968 2.13% 2.8%
1967 2.09% 2.68%
1966 2.04% 2.64%
1965 1.99% 2.72%
1964 1.93% 2.67%
1963 1.85% 2.61%
1962 1.78% 2.55%
1961 1.67% 2.48%

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

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In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Benin Ethiopia
Current population
15358725
140722974
Population rank 76/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.69%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 24/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 +24,054
Net migration rank 127/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - 24,054
2024 357,359 -7,725 3,379,409 30,069
2023 353,933 -192 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 349,518 -192 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 341,103 1,729 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 341,929 1,729 3,199,718 38,866
2019 339,817 3,366 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 340,270 3,372 3,015,231 9,302
2017 339,763 3,716 2,899,143 71,766
2016 336,559 3,837 2,809,889 115,823
2015 330,573 3,369 2,713,529 62,785
2014 323,753 3,667 2,623,647 103,122
2013 315,804 -887 2,546,020 80,955
2012 306,180 1,260 2,533,398 119,517
2011 296,348 4,283 2,527,811 116,793
2010 287,703 3,947 2,498,048 80,213
2009 280,204 4,279 2,467,118 16,315
2008 274,242 3,198 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 271,305 241 2,436,753 -381
2006 265,040 -15,135 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 253,795 30,495 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 245,630 4,173 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 237,962 4,283 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 229,472 3,572 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 222,877 3,732 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 218,013 3,335 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 213,074 3,177 2,010,987 29,142
1998 208,342 2,051 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 203,182 -1,322 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 197,643 -16,490 1,896,364 41,456
1995 194,481 -45,469 1,831,068 91,727
1994 196,637 -85,128 1,788,133 140,715
1993 179,858 156,223 1,734,851 141,545
1992 173,794 -138 1,673,839 160,106
1991 168,174 0 1,579,416 859,737
1990 163,055 -333 1,479,663 296,014
1989 157,235 -315 1,441,769 242,614
1988 153,580 -1,867 1,393,356 379,966
1987 147,783 -1,792 1,356,853 251,387
1986 142,039 -1,899 1,050,277 186,227
1985 136,621 -1,953 997,050 157,476
1984 131,590 -2,018 920,670 137,632
1983 126,349 -2,090 863,472 68,022
1982 122,748 -2,253 1,080,853 66,702
1981 118,634 -2,543 1,018,838 628,135
1980 112,969 -2,946 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 106,782 -3,365 987,203 -711,455
1978 100,762 -3,731 943,388 -210,991
1977 97,200 -4,022 929,381 -527,133
1976 93,141 -4,308 899,577 -36,125
1975 89,350 -4,607 801,425 -42,540
1974 85,623 -4,814 777,306 -4,232
1973 82,422 -4,960 807,535 347
1972 79,415 -4,970 779,808 -3,375
1971 76,034 -4,921 787,047 -14,510
1970 73,156 -4,851 760,821 8,589
1969 70,155 -4,792 736,428 7,258
1968 67,327 -4,756 715,602 9,992
1967 64,709 -4,756 695,283 14,437
1966 62,169 -4,764 616,281 9,160
1965 60,154 -4,793 642,359 16,348
1964 57,352 -4,839 618,667 10,749
1963 54,514 -4,847 590,998 9,418
1962 51,664 -4,844 563,650 8,960
1961 48,838 -4,791 538,518 6,938
1960 44,564 -4,722 511,694 1,696

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

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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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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