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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 6.09 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Benin vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Iran
2100 39,983,872 80,660,972
2099 39,812,782 81,193,582
2098 39,635,737 81,717,474
2097 39,458,425 82,241,892
2096 39,267,189 82,764,411
2095 39,069,668 83,283,942
2094 38,861,643 83,799,806
2093 38,654,312 84,316,389
2092 38,438,555 84,833,108
2091 38,219,341 85,354,240
2090 37,994,758 85,878,473
2089 37,758,164 86,409,859
2088 37,514,605 86,947,263
2087 37,263,867 87,492,427
2086 37,010,840 88,047,949
2085 36,747,949 88,610,339
2084 36,482,666 89,181,346
2083 36,206,559 89,758,453
2082 35,919,464 90,343,413
2081 35,632,837 90,936,310
2080 35,340,781 91,535,218
2079 35,042,368 92,136,544
2078 34,737,536 92,740,467
2077 34,426,961 93,344,865
2076 34,112,205 93,946,187
2075 33,795,633 94,544,733
2074 33,465,867 95,135,317
2073 33,130,654 95,721,351
2072 32,785,976 96,292,835
2071 32,441,087 96,851,951
2070 32,088,089 97,397,073
2069 31,731,457 97,924,812
2068 31,377,153 98,432,509
2067 31,019,975 98,913,776
2066 30,659,408 99,374,357
2065 30,291,447 99,812,137
2064 29,919,749 100,223,387
2063 29,549,126 100,602,361
2062 29,175,986 100,951,282
2061 28,802,803 101,266,537
2060 28,426,146 101,545,806
2059 28,046,395 101,792,315
2058 27,667,117 101,994,395
2057 27,283,017 102,161,227
2056 26,900,755 102,291,323
2055 26,509,320 102,382,089
2054 26,115,455 102,431,558
2053 25,724,306 102,441,204
2052 25,327,058 102,413,350
2051 24,928,787 102,350,865
2050 24,529,464 102,251,999
2049 24,128,830 102,122,983
2048 23,727,047 101,957,508
2047 23,325,128 101,765,614
2046 22,919,519 101,547,098
2045 22,510,298 101,305,486
2044 22,107,673 101,038,874
2043 21,702,786 100,752,109
2042 21,296,676 100,446,296
2041 20,893,690 100,122,690
2040 20,492,059 99,784,572
2039 20,092,542 99,436,793
2038 19,693,130 99,072,548
2037 19,301,544 98,694,577
2036 18,910,879 98,302,279
2035 18,521,401 97,899,013
2034 18,136,190 97,482,352
2033 17,755,302 97,054,589
2032 17,378,392 96,608,216
2031 17,004,065 96,141,200
2030 16,635,301 95,656,003
2029 16,265,440 95,133,736
2028 15,899,231 94,561,150
2027 15,534,984 93,925,792
2026 15,172,565 93,215,072
2025 14,814,460 92,417,681
2024 14,462,724 91,567,738
2023 14,111,034 90,608,707
2022 13,759,501 89,524,246
2021 13,413,417 88,455,488
2020 13,070,169 87,723,443
2019 12,726,755 87,051,648
2018 12,383,347 86,117,998
2017 12,039,780 85,026,754
2016 11,697,842 83,812,228
2015 11,360,681 82,619,362
2014 11,030,004 81,502,045
2013 10,708,834 80,414,686
2012 10,397,657 79,370,580
2011 10,093,623 78,383,598
2010 9,797,484 77,420,842
2009 9,509,423 76,457,825
2008 9,228,466 75,514,204
2007 8,953,969 74,602,648
2006 8,693,242 73,392,747
2005 8,426,144 71,828,455
2004 8,159,094 70,256,316
2003 7,913,070 68,769,340
2002 7,675,426 68,011,317
2001 7,445,596 67,452,005
2000 7,221,619 66,418,659
1999 7,002,818 65,445,391
1998 6,789,489 64,519,859
1997 6,583,365 63,639,638
1996 6,391,858 62,881,300
1995 6,226,773 62,205,567
1994 6,096,506 61,520,598
1993 5,872,706 61,403,543
1992 5,617,844 61,184,983
1991 5,446,932 59,986,931
1990 5,281,479 58,380,092
1989 5,121,657 56,704,914
1988 4,967,341 55,072,694
1987 4,818,486 53,323,493
1986 4,675,420 51,446,045
1985 4,538,012 49,582,289
1984 4,405,895 47,793,998
1983 4,278,978 46,029,535
1982 4,156,596 44,272,141
1981 4,038,307 41,989,312
1980 3,925,251 39,842,324
1979 3,818,528 38,424,952
1978 3,718,305 37,126,535
1977 3,623,202 35,933,181
1976 3,532,196 34,837,271
1975 3,445,407 33,802,973
1974 3,362,633 32,796,463
1973 3,283,496 31,839,838
1972 3,207,543 30,921,179
1971 3,134,767 30,029,071
1970 3,065,057 29,145,100
1969 2,998,222 28,273,482
1968 2,934,257 27,437,391
1967 2,872,997 26,628,432
1966 2,814,317 25,829,270
1965 2,757,936 25,036,978
1964 2,704,003 24,262,859
1963 2,652,908 23,519,005
1962 2,604,659 22,807,907
1961 2,559,223 22,125,726
1960 2,517,286 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Iran
2100 0.43% -0.66%
2099 0.45% -0.64%
2098 0.45% -0.64%
2097 0.49% -0.63%
2096 0.51% -0.62%
2095 0.54% -0.62%
2094 0.54% -0.61%
2093 0.56% -0.61%
2092 0.57% -0.61%
2091 0.59% -0.61%
2090 0.63% -0.61%
2089 0.65% -0.62%
2088 0.67% -0.62%
2087 0.68% -0.63%
2086 0.72% -0.63%
2085 0.73% -0.64%
2084 0.76% -0.64%
2083 0.8% -0.65%
2082 0.8% -0.65%
2081 0.83% -0.65%
2080 0.85% -0.65%
2079 0.88% -0.65%
2078 0.9% -0.65%
2077 0.92% -0.64%
2076 0.94% -0.63%
2075 0.99% -0.62%
2074 1.01% -0.61%
2073 1.05% -0.59%
2072 1.06% -0.58%
2071 1.1% -0.56%
2070 1.12% -0.54%
2069 1.13% -0.52%
2068 1.15% -0.49%
2067 1.18% -0.46%
2066 1.21% -0.44%
2065 1.24% -0.41%
2064 1.25% -0.38%
2063 1.28% -0.35%
2062 1.3% -0.31%
2061 1.33% -0.28%
2060 1.35% -0.24%
2059 1.37% -0.2%
2058 1.41% -0.16%
2057 1.42% -0.13%
2056 1.48% -0.09%
2055 1.51% -0.05%
2054 1.52% -0.009%
2053 1.57% 0.03%
2052 1.6% 0.06%
2051 1.63% 0.1%
2050 1.66% 0.13%
2049 1.69% 0.16%
2048 1.72% 0.19%
2047 1.77% 0.22%
2046 1.82% 0.24%
2045 1.82% 0.26%
2044 1.87% 0.28%
2043 1.91% 0.3%
2042 1.93% 0.32%
2041 1.96% 0.34%
2040 1.99% 0.35%
2039 2.03% 0.37%
2038 2.03% 0.38%
2037 2.07% 0.4%
2036 2.1% 0.41%
2035 2.12% 0.43%
2034 2.15% 0.44%
2033 2.17% 0.46%
2032 2.2% 0.49%
2031 2.22% 0.51%
2030 2.27% 0.55%
2029 2.3% 0.61%
2028 2.34% 0.68%
2027 2.39% 0.76%
2026 2.42% 0.86%
2025 2.43% 0.93%
2024 2.49% 1.06%
2023 2.55% 1.21%
2022 2.58% 1.21%
2021 2.63% 0.83%
2020 2.7% 0.77%
2019 2.77% 1.08%
2018 2.85% 1.28%
2017 2.92% 1.45%
2016 2.97% 1.44%
2015 3% 1.37%
2014 3% 1.35%
2013 2.99% 1.32%
2012 3.01% 1.26%
2011 3.02% 1.24%
2010 3.03% 1.26%
2009 3.04% 1.25%
2008 3.07% 1.22%
2007 3% 1.65%
2006 3.17% 2.18%
2005 3.27% 2.24%
2004 3.11% 2.16%
2003 3.1% 1.11%
2002 3.09% 0.83%
2001 3.1% 1.56%
2000 3.12% 1.49%
1999 3.14% 1.43%
1998 3.13% 1.38%
1997 3% 1.21%
1996 2.65% 1.09%
1995 2.14% 1.11%
1994 3.81% 0.19%
1993 4.54% 0.36%
1992 3.14% 2%
1991 3.13% 2.75%
1990 3.12% 2.95%
1989 3.11% 2.96%
1988 3.09% 3.28%
1987 3.06% 3.65%
1986 3.03% 3.76%
1985 3% 3.74%
1984 2.97% 3.83%
1983 2.94% 3.97%
1982 2.93% 5.44%
1981 2.88% 5.39%
1980 2.79% 3.69%
1979 2.7% 3.5%
1978 2.62% 3.32%
1977 2.58% 3.15%
1976 2.52% 3.06%
1975 2.46% 3.07%
1974 2.41% 3%
1973 2.37% 2.97%
1972 2.32% 2.97%
1971 2.27% 3.03%
1970 2.23% 3.08%
1969 2.18% 3.05%
1968 2.13% 3.04%
1967 2.09% 3.09%
1966 2.04% 3.16%
1965 1.99% 3.19%
1964 1.93% 3.16%
1963 1.85% 3.12%
1962 1.78% 3.08%
1961 1.67% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Benin Iran
Current population
15358725
93580141
Population rank 76/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.13%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 103/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 +116,786
Net migration rank 127/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - 116,786
2024 357,359 -7,725 715,785 190,156
2023 353,933 -192 750,150 262,044
2022 349,518 -192 753,525 403,190
2021 341,103 1,729 645,725 334,967
2020 341,929 1,729 663,978 -180,680
2019 339,817 3,366 893,063 -32,794
2018 340,270 3,372 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 339,763 3,716 1,140,549 34,849
2016 336,559 3,837 1,186,949 66,630
2015 330,573 3,369 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 323,753 3,667 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 315,804 -887 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 306,180 1,260 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 296,348 4,283 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 287,703 3,947 980,380 -12,849
2009 280,204 4,279 958,322 211
2008 274,242 3,198 940,983 -12,184
2007 271,305 241 919,254 -24,950
2006 265,040 -15,135 884,529 640,932
2005 253,795 30,495 837,305 765,873
2004 245,630 4,173 801,203 739,996
2003 237,962 4,283 732,600 700,222
2002 229,472 3,572 752,205 -668,962
2001 222,877 3,732 743,658 291,692
2000 218,013 3,335 731,203 300,133
1999 213,074 3,177 723,237 191,988
1998 208,342 2,051 717,655 218,171
1997 203,182 -1,322 726,574 98,009
1996 197,643 -16,490 784,508 -92,435
1995 194,481 -45,469 879,648 -220,258
1994 196,637 -85,128 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 179,858 156,223 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 173,794 -138 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 168,174 0 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 163,055 -333 1,530,434 200,711
1989 157,235 -315 1,609,739 9,460
1988 153,580 -1,867 1,614,512 30,688
1987 147,783 -1,792 1,639,644 213,524
1986 142,039 -1,899 1,659,289 242,411
1985 136,621 -1,953 1,661,750 163,999
1984 131,590 -2,018 1,653,051 97,748
1983 126,349 -2,090 1,573,612 204,544
1982 122,748 -2,253 1,514,240 222,390
1981 118,634 -2,543 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 112,969 -2,946 1,361,293 103,674
1979 106,782 -3,365 1,294,306 75,451
1978 100,762 -3,731 1,156,974 70,088
1977 97,200 -4,022 1,091,542 68,093
1976 93,141 -4,308 1,013,347 18,825
1975 89,350 -4,607 929,481 106,921
1974 85,623 -4,814 873,369 103,252
1973 82,422 -4,960 831,880 104,779
1972 79,415 -4,970 804,043 96,614
1971 76,034 -4,921 805,830 77,717
1970 73,156 -4,851 794,612 89,757
1969 70,155 -4,792 780,660 78,196
1968 67,327 -4,756 743,992 69,342
1967 64,709 -4,756 727,276 77,313
1966 62,169 -4,764 695,040 98,709
1965 60,154 -4,793 663,029 127,808
1964 57,352 -4,839 635,589 121,817
1963 54,514 -4,847 620,126 110,190
1962 51,664 -4,844 595,538 96,332
1961 48,838 -4,791 594,674 77,811
1960 44,564 -4,722 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/iran | 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 Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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