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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 11,906,095 people in Haiti in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 12,106,577 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 1.27 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +1.26% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31.4% growth).

Benin vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Haiti
2100 39,983,872 15,256,536
2099 39,812,782 15,296,917
2098 39,635,737 15,335,929
2097 39,458,425 15,373,959
2096 39,267,189 15,410,676
2095 39,069,668 15,446,039
2094 38,861,643 15,479,980
2093 38,654,312 15,512,720
2092 38,438,555 15,544,268
2091 38,219,341 15,574,307
2090 37,994,758 15,603,023
2089 37,758,164 15,630,488
2088 37,514,605 15,656,100
2087 37,263,867 15,679,840
2086 37,010,840 15,702,178
2085 36,747,949 15,722,363
2084 36,482,666 15,740,753
2083 36,206,559 15,756,784
2082 35,919,464 15,771,170
2081 35,632,837 15,783,654
2080 35,340,781 15,794,108
2079 35,042,368 15,801,906
2078 34,737,536 15,807,927
2077 34,426,961 15,811,367
2076 34,112,205 15,812,334
2075 33,795,633 15,811,289
2074 33,465,867 15,807,704
2073 33,130,654 15,801,699
2072 32,785,976 15,792,778
2071 32,441,087 15,781,069
2070 32,088,089 15,766,941
2069 31,731,457 15,749,412
2068 31,377,153 15,728,787
2067 31,019,975 15,704,565
2066 30,659,408 15,676,927
2065 30,291,447 15,646,375
2064 29,919,749 15,612,187
2063 29,549,126 15,574,267
2062 29,175,986 15,532,963
2061 28,802,803 15,488,168
2060 28,426,146 15,439,794
2059 28,046,395 15,387,295
2058 27,667,117 15,330,700
2057 27,283,017 15,270,662
2056 26,900,755 15,207,713
2055 26,509,320 15,140,966
2054 26,115,455 15,070,514
2053 25,724,306 14,996,105
2052 25,327,058 14,917,991
2051 24,928,787 14,835,965
2050 24,529,464 14,750,202
2049 24,128,830 14,662,274
2048 23,727,047 14,571,117
2047 23,325,128 14,477,810
2046 22,919,519 14,381,808
2045 22,510,298 14,283,450
2044 22,107,673 14,182,565
2043 21,702,786 14,079,228
2042 21,296,676 13,973,340
2041 20,893,690 13,865,347
2040 20,492,059 13,755,880
2039 20,092,542 13,644,647
2038 19,693,130 13,530,653
2037 19,301,544 13,415,248
2036 18,910,879 13,298,046
2035 18,521,401 13,179,117
2034 18,136,190 13,058,331
2033 17,755,302 12,935,907
2032 17,378,392 12,811,620
2031 17,004,065 12,686,068
2030 16,635,301 12,558,965
2029 16,265,440 12,430,808
2028 15,899,231 12,301,245
2027 15,534,984 12,170,384
2026 15,172,565 12,039,187
2025 14,814,460 11,906,095
2024 14,462,724 11,772,557
2023 14,111,034 11,637,398
2022 13,759,501 11,503,606
2021 13,413,417 11,374,586
2020 13,070,169 11,243,848
2019 12,726,755 11,105,163
2018 12,383,347 10,962,362
2017 12,039,780 10,817,754
2016 11,697,842 10,671,457
2015 11,360,681 10,523,242
2014 11,030,004 10,373,235
2013 10,708,834 10,222,362
2012 10,397,657 10,069,771
2011 10,093,623 9,914,904
2010 9,797,484 9,803,294
2009 9,509,423 9,689,581
2008 9,228,466 9,530,774
2007 8,953,969 9,373,296
2006 8,693,242 9,216,562
2005 8,426,144 9,061,273
2004 8,159,094 8,910,263
2003 7,913,070 8,759,912
2002 7,675,426 8,607,641
2001 7,445,596 8,455,918
2000 7,221,619 8,303,151
1999 7,002,818 8,151,296
1998 6,789,489 8,002,143
1997 6,583,365 7,854,298
1996 6,391,858 7,707,557
1995 6,226,773 7,562,546
1994 6,096,506 7,419,771
1993 5,872,706 7,278,181
1992 5,617,844 7,136,571
1991 5,446,932 6,995,450
1990 5,281,479 6,854,441
1989 5,121,657 6,714,730
1988 4,967,341 6,578,145
1987 4,818,486 6,445,123
1986 4,675,420 6,316,122
1985 4,538,012 6,190,862
1984 4,405,895 6,069,230
1983 4,278,978 5,951,096
1982 4,156,596 5,835,937
1981 4,038,307 5,723,725
1980 3,925,251 5,614,493
1979 3,818,528 5,507,590
1978 3,718,305 5,402,580
1977 3,623,202 5,299,476
1976 3,532,196 5,198,357
1975 3,445,407 5,099,086
1974 3,362,633 5,001,796
1973 3,283,496 4,906,743
1972 3,207,543 4,813,868
1971 3,134,767 4,723,244
1970 3,065,057 4,635,124
1969 2,998,222 4,549,334
1968 2,934,257 4,465,328
1967 2,872,997 4,382,999
1966 2,814,317 4,302,639
1965 2,757,936 4,223,820
1964 2,704,003 4,146,244
1963 2,652,908 4,073,068
1962 2,604,659 4,001,575
1961 2,559,223 3,929,030
1960 2,517,286 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Haiti's population increased by 1,435,120 people (a 13.4% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 21.8% to 14,750,202 people and rank change from 82nd to 86th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 15.8M people in 2076 for Haiti.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Haiti
2100 0.43% -0.26%
2099 0.45% -0.25%
2098 0.45% -0.25%
2097 0.49% -0.24%
2096 0.51% -0.23%
2095 0.54% -0.22%
2094 0.54% -0.21%
2093 0.56% -0.2%
2092 0.57% -0.19%
2091 0.59% -0.18%
2090 0.63% -0.18%
2089 0.65% -0.16%
2088 0.67% -0.15%
2087 0.68% -0.14%
2086 0.72% -0.13%
2085 0.73% -0.12%
2084 0.76% -0.1%
2083 0.8% -0.09%
2082 0.8% -0.08%
2081 0.83% -0.07%
2080 0.85% -0.05%
2079 0.88% -0.04%
2078 0.9% -0.02%
2077 0.92% -0.006%
2076 0.94% 0.007%
2075 0.99% 0.02%
2074 1.01% 0.04%
2073 1.05% 0.06%
2072 1.06% 0.07%
2071 1.1% 0.09%
2070 1.12% 0.11%
2069 1.13% 0.13%
2068 1.15% 0.15%
2067 1.18% 0.18%
2066 1.21% 0.2%
2065 1.24% 0.22%
2064 1.25% 0.24%
2063 1.28% 0.27%
2062 1.3% 0.29%
2061 1.33% 0.31%
2060 1.35% 0.34%
2059 1.37% 0.37%
2058 1.41% 0.39%
2057 1.42% 0.41%
2056 1.48% 0.44%
2055 1.51% 0.47%
2054 1.52% 0.5%
2053 1.57% 0.52%
2052 1.6% 0.55%
2051 1.63% 0.58%
2050 1.66% 0.6%
2049 1.69% 0.63%
2048 1.72% 0.64%
2047 1.77% 0.67%
2046 1.82% 0.69%
2045 1.82% 0.71%
2044 1.87% 0.73%
2043 1.91% 0.76%
2042 1.93% 0.78%
2041 1.96% 0.8%
2040 1.99% 0.82%
2039 2.03% 0.84%
2038 2.03% 0.86%
2037 2.07% 0.88%
2036 2.1% 0.9%
2035 2.12% 0.92%
2034 2.15% 0.95%
2033 2.17% 0.97%
2032 2.2% 0.99%
2031 2.22% 1.01%
2030 2.27% 1.03%
2029 2.3% 1.05%
2028 2.34% 1.08%
2027 2.39% 1.09%
2026 2.42% 1.12%
2025 2.43% 1.13%
2024 2.49% 1.16%
2023 2.55% 1.16%
2022 2.58% 1.13%
2021 2.63% 1.16%
2020 2.7% 1.25%
2019 2.77% 1.3%
2018 2.85% 1.34%
2017 2.92% 1.37%
2016 2.97% 1.41%
2015 3% 1.45%
2014 3% 1.48%
2013 2.99% 1.52%
2012 3.01% 1.56%
2011 3.02% 1.14%
2010 3.03% 1.17%
2009 3.04% 1.67%
2008 3.07% 1.68%
2007 3% 1.7%
2006 3.17% 1.71%
2005 3.27% 1.69%
2004 3.11% 1.72%
2003 3.1% 1.77%
2002 3.09% 1.79%
2001 3.1% 1.84%
2000 3.12% 1.86%
1999 3.14% 1.86%
1998 3.13% 1.88%
1997 3% 1.9%
1996 2.65% 1.92%
1995 2.14% 1.92%
1994 3.81% 1.95%
1993 4.54% 1.98%
1992 3.14% 2.02%
1991 3.13% 2.06%
1990 3.12% 2.08%
1989 3.11% 2.08%
1988 3.09% 2.06%
1987 3.06% 2.04%
1986 3.03% 2.02%
1985 3% 2%
1984 2.97% 1.99%
1983 2.94% 1.97%
1982 2.93% 1.96%
1981 2.88% 1.95%
1980 2.79% 1.94%
1979 2.7% 1.94%
1978 2.62% 1.95%
1977 2.58% 1.95%
1976 2.52% 1.95%
1975 2.46% 1.95%
1974 2.41% 1.94%
1973 2.37% 1.93%
1972 2.32% 1.92%
1971 2.27% 1.9%
1970 2.23% 1.89%
1969 2.18% 1.88%
1968 2.13% 1.88%
1967 2.09% 1.87%
1966 2.04% 1.87%
1965 1.99% 1.87%
1964 1.93% 1.8%
1963 1.85% 1.79%
1962 1.78% 1.85%
1961 1.67% 1.83%

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/haiti | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.13%.

Live population counters

Benin Haiti
Current population
15358725
12106577
Population rank 76/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.15%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
3.95 minutes
One birth every
1.09 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
5.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +366
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +133,538
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.13%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 92/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -32,052
Net migration rank 127/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -32,052
2024 357,359 -7,725 166,463 -31,747
2023 353,933 -192 167,381 -31,786
2022 349,518 -192 164,214 -32,220
2021 341,103 1,729 158,994 -32,952
2020 341,929 1,729 169,264 -33,850
2019 339,817 3,366 176,550 -34,612
2018 340,270 3,372 178,632 -34,976
2017 339,763 3,716 180,310 -34,742
2016 336,559 3,837 180,902 -33,879
2015 330,573 3,369 182,063 -32,669
2014 323,753 3,667 182,009 -31,390
2013 315,804 -887 181,457 -30,323
2012 306,180 1,260 183,702 -29,658
2011 296,348 4,283 184,695 -29,029
2010 287,703 3,947 95,965 -28,416
2009 280,204 4,279 187,804 -27,924
2008 274,242 3,198 185,364 -27,630
2007 271,305 241 184,223 -26,995
2006 265,040 -15,135 182,866 -26,629
2005 253,795 30,495 180,618 -26,276
2004 245,630 4,173 174,071 -26,399
2003 237,962 4,283 179,543 -26,518
2002 229,472 3,572 178,126 -26,626
2001 222,877 3,732 178,741 -26,812
2000 218,013 3,335 180,677 -27,075
1999 213,074 3,177 177,421 -27,317
1998 208,342 2,051 175,687 -27,476
1997 203,182 -1,322 174,962 -27,492
1996 197,643 -16,490 173,351 -27,348
1995 194,481 -45,469 171,852 -27,826
1994 196,637 -85,128 169,260 -27,744
1993 179,858 156,223 169,240 -27,584
1992 173,794 -138 168,980 -27,415
1991 168,174 0 167,919 -27,245
1990 163,055 -333 167,420 -26,075
1989 157,235 -315 163,947 -25,857
1988 153,580 -1,867 160,750 -25,662
1987 147,783 -1,792 156,468 -25,518
1986 142,039 -1,899 152,288 -25,257
1985 136,621 -1,953 148,364 -24,887
1984 131,590 -2,018 144,211 -24,427
1983 126,349 -2,090 140,422 -23,944
1982 122,748 -2,253 137,214 -23,375
1981 118,634 -2,543 133,695 -23,106
1980 112,969 -2,946 130,773 -22,900
1979 106,782 -3,365 128,206 -22,280
1978 100,762 -3,731 125,885 -21,809
1977 97,200 -4,022 123,520 -21,401
1976 93,141 -4,308 120,992 -20,870
1975 89,350 -4,607 118,508 -20,074
1974 85,623 -4,814 115,941 -19,792
1973 82,422 -4,960 113,223 -19,278
1972 79,415 -4,970 110,709 -18,916
1971 76,034 -4,921 107,968 -18,509
1970 73,156 -4,851 105,208 -18,425
1969 70,155 -4,792 103,133 -18,340
1968 67,327 -4,756 101,300 -18,087
1967 64,709 -4,756 99,266 -17,827
1966 62,169 -4,764 96,973 -17,690
1965 60,154 -4,793 95,754 -17,404
1964 57,352 -4,839 93,987 -17,179
1963 54,514 -4,847 86,394 -16,846
1962 51,664 -4,844 89,683 -16,253
1961 48,838 -4,791 87,563 -15,902
1960 44,564 -4,722 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/haiti | CC BY

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 Haiti 83.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,724,773 people) and 16.2% is from migration (a loss of 333,433 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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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