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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 18.9 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.67% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Benin vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Indonesia
2100 39,989,767 297,263,579
2099 39,818,651 298,386,561
2098 39,641,581 299,496,396
2097 39,464,242 300,596,542
2096 39,272,978 301,680,965
2095 39,075,428 302,745,817
2094 38,867,372 303,798,670
2093 38,660,011 304,837,512
2092 38,444,222 305,857,297
2091 38,224,975 306,853,321
2090 38,000,359 307,827,852
2089 37,763,731 308,775,620
2088 37,520,135 309,700,566
2087 37,269,361 310,605,359
2086 37,016,296 311,483,180
2085 36,753,367 312,332,996
2084 36,488,045 313,155,965
2083 36,211,897 313,952,990
2082 35,924,760 314,719,759
2081 35,638,090 315,453,880
2080 35,345,991 316,158,503
2079 35,047,534 316,839,281
2078 34,742,657 317,487,448
2077 34,432,036 318,105,938
2076 34,117,234 318,684,532
2075 33,800,615 319,239,982
2074 33,470,800 319,759,087
2073 33,135,539 320,251,181
2072 32,790,810 320,709,370
2071 32,445,869 321,136,059
2070 32,092,820 321,534,979
2069 31,736,135 321,908,058
2068 31,381,779 322,252,027
2067 31,024,548 322,566,642
2066 30,663,928 322,849,032
2065 30,295,913 323,098,730
2064 29,924,160 323,318,973
2063 29,553,482 323,506,247
2062 29,180,287 323,662,911
2061 28,807,049 323,784,985
2060 28,430,337 323,865,045
2059 28,050,530 323,904,988
2058 27,671,195 323,894,318
2057 27,287,039 323,837,237
2056 26,904,721 323,721,448
2055 26,513,228 323,552,405
2054 26,119,305 323,324,404
2053 25,728,099 323,032,528
2052 25,330,792 322,677,809
2051 24,932,463 322,252,898
2050 24,533,080 321,749,772
2049 24,132,387 321,169,163
2048 23,730,545 320,507,607
2047 23,328,567 319,778,332
2046 22,922,898 318,970,565
2045 22,513,616 318,077,606
2044 22,110,933 317,100,688
2043 21,705,986 316,041,251
2042 21,299,816 314,905,847
2041 20,896,770 313,692,611
2040 20,495,080 312,407,319
2039 20,095,504 311,049,484
2038 19,696,033 309,626,850
2037 19,304,390 308,137,773
2036 18,913,667 306,592,068
2035 18,524,132 304,988,219
2034 18,138,864 303,322,890
2033 17,757,920 301,599,483
2032 17,380,954 299,828,261
2031 17,006,572 298,003,267
2030 16,637,754 296,127,253
2029 16,267,838 294,190,935
2028 15,901,575 292,188,833
2027 15,537,274 290,114,110
2026 15,174,802 287,972,484
2025 14,816,644 285,765,617
2024 14,462,724 283,487,931
2023 14,111,034 281,190,067
2022 13,759,501 278,830,529
2021 13,413,417 276,758,053
2020 13,070,169 274,814,866
2019 12,726,755 272,489,381
2018 12,383,347 269,951,846
2017 12,039,780 267,346,658
2016 11,697,842 264,627,418
2015 11,360,681 261,799,249
2014 11,030,004 258,877,399
2013 10,708,834 255,852,467
2012 10,397,657 252,698,525
2011 10,093,623 249,470,032
2010 9,797,484 246,305,322
2009 9,509,423 243,220,028
2008 9,228,466 240,157,903
2007 8,953,969 237,062,337
2006 8,693,242 233,951,652
2005 8,426,144 230,871,650
2004 8,159,094 227,926,649
2003 7,913,070 225,048,008
2002 7,675,426 222,088,495
2001 7,445,596 219,097,902
2000 7,221,619 216,077,790
1999 7,002,818 213,004,668
1998 6,789,489 209,826,788
1997 6,583,365 206,536,095
1996 6,391,858 203,204,348
1995 6,226,773 199,888,057
1994 6,096,506 196,591,828
1993 5,872,706 193,305,168
1992 5,617,844 190,043,744
1991 5,446,932 186,778,238
1990 5,281,479 183,501,098
1989 5,121,657 180,201,630
1988 4,967,341 176,855,065
1987 4,818,486 173,511,154
1986 4,675,420 170,175,065
1985 4,538,012 166,776,185
1984 4,405,895 163,251,124
1983 4,278,978 159,651,381
1982 4,156,596 156,052,152
1981 4,038,307 152,485,035
1980 3,925,251 148,950,540
1979 3,818,528 145,434,834
1978 3,718,305 141,953,163
1977 3,623,202 138,533,541
1976 3,532,196 135,173,655
1975 3,445,407 131,843,848
1974 3,362,633 128,555,045
1973 3,283,496 125,288,515
1972 3,207,543 122,039,841
1971 3,134,767 118,833,702
1970 3,065,057 115,657,495
1969 2,998,222 112,517,639
1968 2,934,257 109,450,006
1967 2,872,997 106,526,393
1966 2,814,317 103,792,754
1965 2,757,936 101,365,130
1964 2,704,003 98,833,749
1963 2,652,908 96,051,424
1962 2,604,659 93,375,850
1961 2,559,223 90,791,249
1960 2,517,286 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Indonesia
2100 0.43% -0.38%
2099 0.45% -0.37%
2098 0.45% -0.37%
2097 0.49% -0.36%
2096 0.51% -0.35%
2095 0.54% -0.35%
2094 0.54% -0.34%
2093 0.56% -0.33%
2092 0.57% -0.32%
2091 0.59% -0.32%
2090 0.63% -0.31%
2089 0.65% -0.3%
2088 0.67% -0.29%
2087 0.68% -0.28%
2086 0.72% -0.27%
2085 0.73% -0.26%
2084 0.76% -0.25%
2083 0.8% -0.24%
2082 0.8% -0.23%
2081 0.83% -0.22%
2080 0.85% -0.21%
2079 0.88% -0.2%
2078 0.9% -0.19%
2077 0.92% -0.18%
2076 0.94% -0.17%
2075 0.99% -0.16%
2074 1.01% -0.15%
2073 1.05% -0.14%
2072 1.06% -0.13%
2071 1.1% -0.12%
2070 1.12% -0.12%
2069 1.13% -0.11%
2068 1.15% -0.1%
2067 1.18% -0.09%
2066 1.21% -0.08%
2065 1.24% -0.07%
2064 1.25% -0.06%
2063 1.28% -0.05%
2062 1.3% -0.04%
2061 1.33% -0.02%
2060 1.35% -0.01%
2059 1.37% 0.003%
2058 1.41% 0.02%
2057 1.42% 0.04%
2056 1.48% 0.05%
2055 1.51% 0.07%
2054 1.52% 0.09%
2053 1.57% 0.11%
2052 1.6% 0.13%
2051 1.63% 0.16%
2050 1.66% 0.18%
2049 1.69% 0.21%
2048 1.72% 0.23%
2047 1.77% 0.25%
2046 1.82% 0.28%
2045 1.82% 0.31%
2044 1.87% 0.34%
2043 1.91% 0.36%
2042 1.93% 0.39%
2041 1.96% 0.41%
2040 1.99% 0.44%
2039 2.03% 0.46%
2038 2.03% 0.48%
2037 2.07% 0.5%
2036 2.1% 0.53%
2035 2.12% 0.55%
2034 2.15% 0.57%
2033 2.17% 0.59%
2032 2.2% 0.61%
2031 2.22% 0.63%
2030 2.27% 0.66%
2029 2.3% 0.69%
2028 2.34% 0.72%
2027 2.39% 0.74%
2026 2.42% 0.77%
2025 2.45% 0.8%
2024 2.49% 0.82%
2023 2.55% 0.85%
2022 2.58% 0.75%
2021 2.63% 0.71%
2020 2.7% 0.85%
2019 2.77% 0.94%
2018 2.85% 0.97%
2017 2.92% 1.03%
2016 2.97% 1.08%
2015 3% 1.13%
2014 3% 1.18%
2013 2.99% 1.25%
2012 3.01% 1.29%
2011 3.02% 1.28%
2010 3.03% 1.27%
2009 3.04% 1.28%
2008 3.07% 1.31%
2007 3% 1.33%
2006 3.17% 1.33%
2005 3.27% 1.29%
2004 3.11% 1.28%
2003 3.1% 1.33%
2002 3.09% 1.36%
2001 3.1% 1.4%
2000 3.12% 1.44%
1999 3.14% 1.51%
1998 3.13% 1.59%
1997 3% 1.64%
1996 2.65% 1.66%
1995 2.14% 1.68%
1994 3.81% 1.7%
1993 4.54% 1.72%
1992 3.14% 1.75%
1991 3.13% 1.79%
1990 3.12% 1.83%
1989 3.11% 1.89%
1988 3.09% 1.93%
1987 3.06% 1.96%
1986 3.03% 2.04%
1985 3% 2.16%
1984 2.97% 2.25%
1983 2.94% 2.31%
1982 2.93% 2.34%
1981 2.88% 2.37%
1980 2.79% 2.42%
1979 2.7% 2.45%
1978 2.62% 2.47%
1977 2.58% 2.49%
1976 2.52% 2.53%
1975 2.46% 2.56%
1974 2.41% 2.61%
1973 2.37% 2.66%
1972 2.32% 2.7%
1971 2.27% 2.75%
1970 2.23% 2.79%
1969 2.18% 2.8%
1968 2.13% 2.74%
1967 2.09% 2.63%
1966 2.04% 2.39%
1965 1.99% 2.56%
1964 1.93% 2.9%
1963 1.85% 2.87%
1962 1.78% 2.85%
1961 1.67% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Benin Indonesia
Current population
15272847
288551776
Population rank 76/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 3.48%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
1.1 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
4.23 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -39,509
Net migration rank 127/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -39,509
2024 - -7,725 - -38,469
2023 353,933 -192 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 349,518 -192 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 341,103 1,729 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 341,929 1,729 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 339,817 3,366 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 340,270 3,372 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 339,763 3,716 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 336,559 3,837 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 330,573 3,369 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 323,753 3,667 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 315,804 -887 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 306,180 1,260 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 296,348 4,283 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 287,703 3,947 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 280,204 4,279 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 274,242 3,198 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 271,305 241 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 265,040 -15,135 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 253,795 30,495 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 245,630 4,173 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 237,962 4,283 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 229,472 3,572 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 222,877 3,732 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 218,013 3,335 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 213,074 3,177 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 208,342 2,051 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 203,182 -1,322 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 197,643 -16,490 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 194,481 -45,469 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 196,637 -85,128 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 179,858 156,223 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 173,794 -138 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 168,174 0 3,288,791 3,096
1990 163,055 -333 3,250,906 11,539
1989 157,235 -315 3,316,792 19,905
1988 153,580 -1,867 3,331,242 25,383
1987 147,783 -1,792 3,304,520 26,705
1986 142,039 -1,899 3,309,905 30,988
1985 136,621 -1,953 3,419,412 37,451
1984 131,590 -2,018 3,549,570 43,693
1983 126,349 -2,090 3,558,949 47,375
1982 122,748 -2,253 3,545,504 46,792
1981 118,634 -2,543 3,497,244 44,710
1980 112,969 -2,946 3,484,846 42,254
1979 106,782 -3,365 3,460,621 43,900
1978 100,762 -3,731 3,412,980 45,911
1977 97,200 -4,022 3,334,779 45,610
1976 93,141 -4,308 3,291,479 48,010
1975 89,350 -4,607 3,263,794 56,386
1974 85,623 -4,814 3,196,136 61,188
1973 82,422 -4,960 3,210,643 64,991
1972 79,415 -4,970 3,149,726 72,007
1971 76,034 -4,921 3,111,304 79,264
1970 73,156 -4,851 3,080,421 81,368
1969 70,155 -4,792 3,034,825 82,955
1968 67,327 -4,756 2,961,608 55,731
1967 64,709 -4,756 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 62,169 -4,764 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 60,154 -4,793 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 57,352 -4,839 2,700,138 144,819
1963 54,514 -4,847 2,609,526 110,166
1962 51,664 -4,844 2,525,163 106,264
1961 48,838 -4,791 2,434,113 103,628
1960 44,564 -4,722 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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