The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 117,207 people in Grenada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 117,407 in Grenada.
Population statistics:
- Benin's population is 130.1 times bigger than Grenada's.
- Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Grenada is the 182nd.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.001% for Grenada.
- For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.29% in Grenada.
- Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Grenada has grown from 110K to 117K (6.6% growth).
Benin vs Grenada: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Benin
|
Grenada
|
|
| 2100 | 39,989,767 | 74,301 |
| 2099 | 39,818,651 | 75,076 |
| 2098 | 39,641,581 | 75,891 |
| 2097 | 39,464,242 | 76,702 |
| 2096 | 39,272,978 | 77,522 |
| 2095 | 39,075,428 | 78,365 |
| 2094 | 38,867,372 | 79,203 |
| 2093 | 38,660,011 | 80,057 |
| 2092 | 38,444,222 | 80,924 |
| 2091 | 38,224,975 | 81,811 |
| 2090 | 38,000,359 | 82,693 |
| 2089 | 37,763,731 | 83,618 |
| 2088 | 37,520,135 | 84,528 |
| 2087 | 37,269,361 | 85,457 |
| 2086 | 37,016,296 | 86,401 |
| 2085 | 36,753,367 | 87,318 |
| 2084 | 36,488,045 | 88,263 |
| 2083 | 36,211,897 | 89,200 |
| 2082 | 35,924,760 | 90,156 |
| 2081 | 35,638,090 | 91,112 |
| 2080 | 35,345,991 | 92,092 |
| 2079 | 35,047,534 | 93,055 |
| 2078 | 34,742,657 | 94,014 |
| 2077 | 34,432,036 | 94,978 |
| 2076 | 34,117,234 | 95,898 |
| 2075 | 33,800,615 | 96,813 |
| 2074 | 33,470,800 | 97,719 |
| 2073 | 33,135,539 | 98,595 |
| 2072 | 32,790,810 | 99,488 |
| 2071 | 32,445,869 | 100,347 |
| 2070 | 32,092,820 | 101,172 |
| 2069 | 31,736,135 | 101,976 |
| 2068 | 31,381,779 | 102,770 |
| 2067 | 31,024,548 | 103,535 |
| 2066 | 30,663,928 | 104,302 |
| 2065 | 30,295,913 | 105,054 |
| 2064 | 29,924,160 | 105,770 |
| 2063 | 29,553,482 | 106,459 |
| 2062 | 29,180,287 | 107,125 |
| 2061 | 28,807,049 | 107,748 |
| 2060 | 28,430,337 | 108,355 |
| 2059 | 28,050,530 | 108,955 |
| 2058 | 27,671,195 | 109,505 |
| 2057 | 27,287,039 | 110,062 |
| 2056 | 26,904,721 | 110,600 |
| 2055 | 26,513,228 | 111,129 |
| 2054 | 26,119,305 | 111,654 |
| 2053 | 25,728,099 | 112,136 |
| 2052 | 25,330,792 | 112,618 |
| 2051 | 24,932,463 | 113,083 |
| 2050 | 24,533,080 | 113,504 |
| 2049 | 24,132,387 | 113,891 |
| 2048 | 23,730,545 | 114,270 |
| 2047 | 23,328,567 | 114,638 |
| 2046 | 22,922,898 | 115,006 |
| 2045 | 22,513,616 | 115,342 |
| 2044 | 22,110,933 | 115,637 |
| 2043 | 21,705,986 | 115,929 |
| 2042 | 21,299,816 | 116,198 |
| 2041 | 20,896,770 | 116,433 |
| 2040 | 20,495,080 | 116,656 |
| 2039 | 20,095,504 | 116,850 |
| 2038 | 19,696,033 | 116,985 |
| 2037 | 19,304,390 | 117,120 |
| 2036 | 18,913,667 | 117,252 |
| 2035 | 18,524,132 | 117,340 |
| 2034 | 18,138,864 | 117,434 |
| 2033 | 17,757,920 | 117,483 |
| 2032 | 17,380,954 | 117,525 |
| 2031 | 17,006,572 | 117,524 |
| 2030 | 16,637,754 | 117,513 |
| 2029 | 16,267,838 | 117,481 |
| 2028 | 15,901,575 | 117,470 |
| 2027 | 15,537,274 | 117,429 |
| 2026 | 15,174,802 | 117,399 |
| 2025 | 14,816,644 | 117,312 |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 | 117,207 |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 | 117,081 |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 | 116,913 |
| 2021 | 13,413,417 | 116,688 |
| 2020 | 13,070,169 | 116,341 |
| 2019 | 12,726,755 | 115,981 |
| 2018 | 12,383,347 | 115,691 |
| 2017 | 12,039,780 | 115,438 |
| 2016 | 11,697,842 | 115,130 |
| 2015 | 11,360,681 | 114,676 |
| 2014 | 11,030,004 | 114,132 |
| 2013 | 10,708,834 | 113,487 |
| 2012 | 10,397,657 | 112,775 |
| 2011 | 10,093,623 | 112,079 |
| 2010 | 9,797,484 | 111,586 |
| 2009 | 9,509,423 | 111,254 |
| 2008 | 9,228,466 | 110,896 |
| 2007 | 8,953,969 | 110,522 |
| 2006 | 8,693,242 | 110,135 |
| 2005 | 8,426,144 | 109,734 |
| 2004 | 8,159,094 | 109,323 |
| 2003 | 7,913,070 | 108,884 |
| 2002 | 7,675,426 | 108,404 |
| 2001 | 7,445,596 | 107,987 |
| 2000 | 7,221,619 | 107,451 |
| 1999 | 7,002,818 | 106,727 |
| 1998 | 6,789,489 | 106,009 |
| 1997 | 6,583,365 | 105,293 |
| 1996 | 6,391,858 | 104,584 |
| 1995 | 6,226,773 | 103,869 |
| 1994 | 6,096,506 | 103,138 |
| 1993 | 5,872,706 | 102,382 |
| 1992 | 5,617,844 | 101,602 |
| 1991 | 5,446,932 | 100,793 |
| 1990 | 5,281,479 | 99,957 |
| 1989 | 5,121,657 | 99,121 |
| 1988 | 4,967,341 | 98,308 |
| 1987 | 4,818,486 | 97,526 |
| 1986 | 4,675,420 | 96,790 |
| 1985 | 4,538,012 | 96,111 |
| 1984 | 4,405,895 | 95,498 |
| 1983 | 4,278,978 | 94,948 |
| 1982 | 4,156,596 | 94,383 |
| 1981 | 4,038,307 | 94,052 |
| 1980 | 3,925,251 | 94,538 |
| 1979 | 3,818,528 | 95,490 |
| 1978 | 3,718,305 | 96,305 |
| 1977 | 3,623,202 | 97,017 |
| 1976 | 3,532,196 | 97,632 |
| 1975 | 3,445,407 | 98,126 |
| 1974 | 3,362,633 | 98,486 |
| 1973 | 3,283,496 | 98,709 |
| 1972 | 3,207,543 | 98,777 |
| 1971 | 3,134,767 | 98,648 |
| 1970 | 3,065,057 | 98,414 |
| 1969 | 2,998,222 | 98,204 |
| 1968 | 2,934,257 | 98,078 |
| 1967 | 2,872,997 | 98,066 |
| 1966 | 2,814,317 | 98,121 |
| 1965 | 2,757,936 | 98,067 |
| 1964 | 2,704,003 | 97,760 |
| 1963 | 2,652,908 | 97,195 |
| 1962 | 2,604,659 | 96,375 |
| 1961 | 2,559,223 | 95,335 |
| 1960 | 2,517,286 | 94,058 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/benin/grenada | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Grenada gained 4,995 people (a 4.54% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Grenada's population increased by 2,277 people (a 1.98% growth).
Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Grenada was ranked 181st in 2006 and ranked 182nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Benin's population will grow by 60.6% to 24,533,080 people with a rank change from 76th to 68th. The population of Grenada will decrease by 3.32% to 113,504 people and will still be ranked 182nd.
Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2032 for Grenada.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Benin
|
Grenada
|
|
| 2100 | 0.43% | -1.03% |
| 2099 | 0.45% | -1.07% |
| 2098 | 0.45% | -1.06% |
| 2097 | 0.49% | -1.06% |
| 2096 | 0.51% | -1.08% |
| 2095 | 0.54% | -1.06% |
| 2094 | 0.54% | -1.07% |
| 2093 | 0.56% | -1.07% |
| 2092 | 0.57% | -1.08% |
| 2091 | 0.59% | -1.07% |
| 2090 | 0.63% | -1.11% |
| 2089 | 0.65% | -1.08% |
| 2088 | 0.67% | -1.09% |
| 2087 | 0.68% | -1.09% |
| 2086 | 0.72% | -1.05% |
| 2085 | 0.73% | -1.07% |
| 2084 | 0.76% | -1.05% |
| 2083 | 0.8% | -1.06% |
| 2082 | 0.8% | -1.05% |
| 2081 | 0.83% | -1.06% |
| 2080 | 0.85% | -1.03% |
| 2079 | 0.88% | -1.02% |
| 2078 | 0.9% | -1.01% |
| 2077 | 0.92% | -0.96% |
| 2076 | 0.94% | -0.95% |
| 2075 | 0.99% | -0.93% |
| 2074 | 1.01% | -0.89% |
| 2073 | 1.05% | -0.9% |
| 2072 | 1.06% | -0.86% |
| 2071 | 1.1% | -0.82% |
| 2070 | 1.12% | -0.79% |
| 2069 | 1.13% | -0.77% |
| 2068 | 1.15% | -0.74% |
| 2067 | 1.18% | -0.73% |
| 2066 | 1.21% | -0.72% |
| 2065 | 1.24% | -0.68% |
| 2064 | 1.25% | -0.65% |
| 2063 | 1.28% | -0.62% |
| 2062 | 1.3% | -0.58% |
| 2061 | 1.33% | -0.56% |
| 2060 | 1.35% | -0.55% |
| 2059 | 1.37% | -0.5% |
| 2058 | 1.41% | -0.51% |
| 2057 | 1.42% | -0.49% |
| 2056 | 1.48% | -0.48% |
| 2055 | 1.51% | -0.47% |
| 2054 | 1.52% | -0.43% |
| 2053 | 1.57% | -0.43% |
| 2052 | 1.6% | -0.41% |
| 2051 | 1.63% | -0.37% |
| 2050 | 1.66% | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 1.69% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 1.72% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 1.77% | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 1.82% | -0.29% |
| 2045 | 1.82% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 1.87% | -0.25% |
| 2043 | 1.91% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 1.93% | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 1.96% | -0.19% |
| 2040 | 1.99% | -0.17% |
| 2039 | 2.03% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 2.03% | -0.12% |
| 2037 | 2.07% | -0.11% |
| 2036 | 2.1% | -0.08% |
| 2035 | 2.12% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 2.15% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 2.17% | -0.04% |
| 2032 | 2.2% | 0.001% |
| 2031 | 2.22% | 0.009% |
| 2030 | 2.27% | 0.03% |
| 2029 | 2.3% | 0.009% |
| 2028 | 2.34% | 0.03% |
| 2027 | 2.39% | 0.03% |
| 2026 | 2.42% | 0.07% |
| 2025 | 2.45% | 0.09% |
| 2024 | 2.49% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 2.55% | 0.14% |
| 2022 | 2.58% | 0.19% |
| 2021 | 2.63% | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | 0.31% |
| 2019 | 2.77% | 0.25% |
| 2018 | 2.85% | 0.22% |
| 2017 | 2.92% | 0.27% |
| 2016 | 2.97% | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 3% | 0.48% |
| 2014 | 3% | 0.57% |
| 2013 | 2.99% | 0.63% |
| 2012 | 3.01% | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 3.02% | 0.44% |
| 2010 | 3.03% | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.04% | 0.32% |
| 2008 | 3.07% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | 3% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 3.17% | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 3.27% | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 3.11% | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 3.09% | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.12% | 0.68% |
| 1999 | 3.14% | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 3.13% | 0.68% |
| 1997 | 3% | 0.68% |
| 1996 | 2.65% | 0.69% |
| 1995 | 2.14% | 0.71% |
| 1994 | 3.81% | 0.74% |
| 1993 | 4.54% | 0.77% |
| 1992 | 3.14% | 0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.13% | 0.84% |
| 1990 | 3.12% | 0.84% |
| 1989 | 3.11% | 0.83% |
| 1988 | 3.09% | 0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.06% | 0.76% |
| 1986 | 3.03% | 0.71% |
| 1985 | 3% | 0.64% |
| 1984 | 2.97% | 0.58% |
| 1983 | 2.94% | 0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.93% | 0.35% |
| 1981 | 2.88% | -0.51% |
| 1980 | 2.79% | -1% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -0.85% |
| 1978 | 2.62% | -0.73% |
| 1977 | 2.58% | -0.63% |
| 1976 | 2.52% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.46% | -0.37% |
| 1974 | 2.41% | -0.23% |
| 1973 | 2.37% | -0.07% |
| 1972 | 2.32% | 0.13% |
| 1971 | 2.27% | 0.24% |
| 1970 | 2.23% | 0.21% |
| 1969 | 2.18% | 0.13% |
| 1968 | 2.13% | 0.01% |
| 1967 | 2.09% | -0.06% |
| 1966 | 2.04% | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 1.99% | 0.31% |
| 1964 | 1.93% | 0.58% |
| 1963 | 1.85% | 0.85% |
| 1962 | 1.78% | 1.09% |
| 1961 | 1.67% | 1.36% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Grenada's population grew by 0.11%.
Live population counters
|
Benin
|
Grenada
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
15272847
|
117407
|
| Population rank | 76/197 | 182/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
1.49 minutes
|
2.9 days
|
| One birth every |
1.1 minutes
|
6.39 hours
|
| One death every |
4.23 minutes
|
8.45 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +964 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +351,690 | +126 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.49% | +0.11% |
| Population growth rate rank | 27/197 | 159/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.12 hours
|
1.98 days
|
| Annual migration change | -7,847 | -185 |
| Net migration rank | 127/196 | 84/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 418,202 | 7,340 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 88/195 | 182/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 2.9% | 6.3% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 118/195 | 84/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Benin
|
Grenada
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -7,847 | - | -185 |
| 2024 | - | -7,725 | - | -192 |
| 2023 | 353,933 | -192 | 334 | -190 |
| 2022 | 349,518 | -192 | 371 | -190 |
| 2021 | 341,103 | 1,729 | 343 | -69 |
| 2020 | 341,929 | 1,729 | 433 | 0 |
| 2019 | 339,817 | 3,366 | 462 | -181 |
| 2018 | 340,270 | 3,372 | 470 | -181 |
| 2017 | 339,763 | 3,716 | 402 | -181 |
| 2016 | 336,559 | 3,837 | 579 | -181 |
| 2015 | 330,573 | 3,369 | 684 | -181 |
| 2014 | 323,753 | 3,667 | 772 | -181 |
| 2013 | 315,804 | -887 | 878 | -181 |
| 2012 | 306,180 | 1,260 | 925 | -197 |
| 2011 | 296,348 | 4,283 | 954 | -285 |
| 2010 | 287,703 | 3,947 | 989 | -665 |
| 2009 | 280,204 | 4,279 | 1,024 | -675 |
| 2008 | 274,242 | 3,198 | 1,046 | -683 |
| 2007 | 271,305 | 241 | 1,059 | -681 |
| 2006 | 265,040 | -15,135 | 1,068 | -672 |
| 2005 | 253,795 | 30,495 | 1,075 | -672 |
| 2004 | 245,630 | 4,173 | 1,034 | -621 |
| 2003 | 237,962 | 4,283 | 1,074 | -605 |
| 2002 | 229,472 | 3,572 | 1,077 | -587 |
| 2001 | 222,877 | 3,732 | 1,082 | -737 |
| 2000 | 218,013 | 3,335 | 1,105 | -376 |
| 1999 | 213,074 | 3,177 | 1,092 | -374 |
| 1998 | 208,342 | 2,051 | 1,204 | -490 |
| 1997 | 203,182 | -1,322 | 1,480 | -772 |
| 1996 | 197,643 | -16,490 | 1,559 | -845 |
| 1995 | 194,481 | -45,469 | 1,580 | -856 |
| 1994 | 196,637 | -85,128 | 1,596 | -853 |
| 1993 | 179,858 | 156,223 | 1,641 | -878 |
| 1992 | 173,794 | -138 | 1,811 | -1,015 |
| 1991 | 168,174 | 0 | 1,953 | -1,130 |
| 1990 | 163,055 | -333 | 1,931 | -1,088 |
| 1989 | 157,235 | -315 | 2,084 | -1,254 |
| 1988 | 153,580 | -1,867 | 2,044 | -1,243 |
| 1987 | 147,783 | -1,792 | 2,345 | -1,587 |
| 1986 | 142,039 | -1,899 | 2,324 | -1,616 |
| 1985 | 136,621 | -1,953 | 2,215 | -1,555 |
| 1984 | 131,590 | -2,018 | 1,975 | -1,416 |
| 1983 | 126,349 | -2,090 | 1,817 | -1,274 |
| 1982 | 122,748 | -2,253 | 1,798 | -1,201 |
| 1981 | 118,634 | -2,543 | 1,625 | -1,571 |
| 1980 | 112,969 | -2,946 | 1,840 | -2,864 |
| 1979 | 106,782 | -3,365 | 1,871 | -2,743 |
| 1978 | 100,762 | -3,731 | 1,882 | -2,647 |
| 1977 | 97,200 | -4,022 | 1,974 | -2,642 |
| 1976 | 93,141 | -4,308 | 2,092 | -2,645 |
| 1975 | 89,350 | -4,607 | 2,224 | -2,651 |
| 1974 | 85,623 | -4,814 | 2,360 | -2,654 |
| 1973 | 82,422 | -4,960 | 2,464 | -2,615 |
| 1972 | 79,415 | -4,970 | 2,578 | -2,562 |
| 1971 | 76,034 | -4,921 | 2,705 | -2,463 |
| 1970 | 73,156 | -4,851 | 2,793 | -2,566 |
| 1969 | 70,155 | -4,792 | 2,948 | -2,759 |
| 1968 | 67,327 | -4,756 | 3,040 | -2,973 |
| 1967 | 64,709 | -4,756 | 3,158 | -3,201 |
| 1966 | 62,169 | -4,764 | 3,278 | -3,350 |
| 1965 | 60,154 | -4,793 | 3,399 | -3,221 |
| 1964 | 57,352 | -4,839 | 3,508 | -3,071 |
| 1963 | 54,514 | -4,847 | 3,601 | -2,906 |
| 1962 | 51,664 | -4,844 | 3,674 | -2,735 |
| 1961 | 48,838 | -4,791 | 3,703 | -2,565 |
| 1960 | 44,564 | -4,722 | 3,678 | -2,255 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/benin/grenada | CC BY
Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Benin is from natural causes (a gain of 3,397,218 people) and 0.71% is from migration (a gain of 24,401 people). In Grenada 76% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,850 people) and 24% is from migration (a loss of 1,535 people).
As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 7,340 people or 6.3% in Grenada.
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Population differences between Benin and Grenada
|
Benin
|
Grenada
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.3 years | 75.7 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 34.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 4.56 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 349 ppl/mi² | 894 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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