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Population in Benin compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 2.21 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Benin vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Ivory Coast
2100 39,989,767 104,920,371
2099 39,818,651 104,113,061
2098 39,641,581 103,291,158
2097 39,464,242 102,471,756
2096 39,272,978 101,628,301
2095 39,075,428 100,772,460
2094 38,867,372 99,898,304
2093 38,660,011 99,021,348
2092 38,444,222 98,114,023
2091 38,224,975 97,191,635
2090 38,000,359 96,263,617
2089 37,763,731 95,332,834
2088 37,520,135 94,410,464
2087 37,269,361 93,478,576
2086 37,016,296 92,531,438
2085 36,753,367 91,589,651
2084 36,488,045 90,656,883
2083 36,211,897 89,687,091
2082 35,924,760 88,713,776
2081 35,638,090 87,729,381
2080 35,345,991 86,741,632
2079 35,047,534 85,754,611
2078 34,742,657 84,755,417
2077 34,432,036 83,751,773
2076 34,117,234 82,745,768
2075 33,800,615 81,715,680
2074 33,470,800 80,699,852
2073 33,135,539 79,680,254
2072 32,790,810 78,658,967
2071 32,445,869 77,619,677
2070 32,092,820 76,578,862
2069 31,736,135 75,539,439
2068 31,381,779 74,479,930
2067 31,024,548 73,429,006
2066 30,663,928 72,362,962
2065 30,295,913 71,312,115
2064 29,924,160 70,271,852
2063 29,553,482 69,232,655
2062 29,180,287 68,207,413
2061 28,807,049 67,176,556
2060 28,430,337 66,159,709
2059 28,050,530 65,140,683
2058 27,671,195 64,110,700
2057 27,287,039 63,092,260
2056 26,904,721 62,075,281
2055 26,513,228 61,046,238
2054 26,119,305 60,014,012
2053 25,728,099 58,992,661
2052 25,330,792 57,968,005
2051 24,932,463 56,941,659
2050 24,533,080 55,918,046
2049 24,132,387 54,901,818
2048 23,730,545 53,875,709
2047 23,328,567 52,858,830
2046 22,922,898 51,844,312
2045 22,513,616 50,830,306
2044 22,110,933 49,805,598
2043 21,705,986 48,788,840
2042 21,299,816 47,784,131
2041 20,896,770 46,795,255
2040 20,495,080 45,813,266
2039 20,095,504 44,841,250
2038 19,696,033 43,881,133
2037 19,304,390 42,929,373
2036 18,913,667 41,995,248
2035 18,524,132 41,077,730
2034 18,138,864 40,171,091
2033 17,757,920 39,279,116
2032 17,380,954 38,414,277
2031 17,006,572 37,563,879
2030 16,637,754 36,733,221
2029 16,267,838 35,912,791
2028 15,901,575 35,100,748
2027 15,537,274 34,301,358
2026 15,174,802 33,507,906
2025 14,816,644 32,716,581
2024 14,462,724 31,934,230
2023 14,111,034 31,165,654
2022 13,759,501 30,395,002
2021 13,413,417 29,639,736
2020 13,070,169 28,915,449
2019 12,726,755 28,193,009
2018 12,383,347 27,464,173
2017 12,039,780 26,733,372
2016 11,697,842 25,989,405
2015 11,360,681 25,246,342
2014 11,030,004 24,527,395
2013 10,708,834 23,939,775
2012 10,397,657 23,467,078
2011 10,093,623 22,982,000
2010 9,797,484 22,488,065
2009 9,509,423 21,997,940
2008 9,228,466 21,514,439
2007 8,953,969 21,030,558
2006 8,693,242 20,546,802
2005 8,426,144 20,068,458
2004 8,159,094 19,595,000
2003 7,913,070 19,125,542
2002 7,675,426 18,654,771
2001 7,445,596 18,178,913
2000 7,221,619 17,699,004
1999 7,002,818 17,215,935
1998 6,789,489 16,663,948
1997 6,583,365 16,047,170
1996 6,391,858 15,442,312
1995 6,226,773 14,855,565
1994 6,096,506 14,287,201
1993 5,872,706 13,735,951
1992 5,617,844 13,200,310
1991 5,446,932 12,683,870
1990 5,281,479 12,189,778
1989 5,121,657 11,719,771
1988 4,967,341 11,275,189
1987 4,818,486 10,851,475
1986 4,675,420 10,440,917
1985 4,538,012 10,040,483
1984 4,405,895 9,650,516
1983 4,278,978 9,272,744
1982 4,156,596 8,907,936
1981 4,038,307 8,556,596
1980 3,925,251 8,220,714
1979 3,818,528 7,902,267
1978 3,718,305 7,603,130
1977 3,623,202 7,321,950
1976 3,532,196 7,057,958
1975 3,445,407 6,776,297
1974 3,362,633 6,474,057
1973 3,283,496 6,184,944
1972 3,207,543 5,909,716
1971 3,134,767 5,650,868
1970 3,065,057 5,411,567
1969 2,998,222 5,192,221
1968 2,934,257 4,990,021
1967 2,872,997 4,799,744
1966 2,814,317 4,617,519
1965 2,757,936 4,442,377
1964 2,704,003 4,273,952
1963 2,652,908 4,112,061
1962 2,604,659 3,956,939
1961 2,559,223 3,810,151
1960 2,517,286 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Ivory Coast
2100 0.43% 0.78%
2099 0.45% 0.8%
2098 0.45% 0.8%
2097 0.49% 0.83%
2096 0.51% 0.85%
2095 0.54% 0.88%
2094 0.54% 0.89%
2093 0.56% 0.92%
2092 0.57% 0.95%
2091 0.59% 0.96%
2090 0.63% 0.98%
2089 0.65% 0.98%
2088 0.67% 1%
2087 0.68% 1.02%
2086 0.72% 1.03%
2085 0.73% 1.03%
2084 0.76% 1.08%
2083 0.8% 1.1%
2082 0.8% 1.12%
2081 0.83% 1.14%
2080 0.85% 1.15%
2079 0.88% 1.18%
2078 0.9% 1.2%
2077 0.92% 1.22%
2076 0.94% 1.26%
2075 0.99% 1.26%
2074 1.01% 1.28%
2073 1.05% 1.3%
2072 1.06% 1.34%
2071 1.1% 1.36%
2070 1.12% 1.38%
2069 1.13% 1.42%
2068 1.15% 1.43%
2067 1.18% 1.47%
2066 1.21% 1.47%
2065 1.24% 1.48%
2064 1.25% 1.5%
2063 1.28% 1.5%
2062 1.3% 1.53%
2061 1.33% 1.54%
2060 1.35% 1.56%
2059 1.37% 1.61%
2058 1.41% 1.61%
2057 1.42% 1.64%
2056 1.48% 1.69%
2055 1.51% 1.72%
2054 1.52% 1.73%
2053 1.57% 1.77%
2052 1.6% 1.8%
2051 1.63% 1.83%
2050 1.66% 1.85%
2049 1.69% 1.9%
2048 1.72% 1.92%
2047 1.77% 1.96%
2046 1.82% 1.99%
2045 1.82% 2.06%
2044 1.87% 2.08%
2043 1.91% 2.1%
2042 1.93% 2.11%
2041 1.96% 2.14%
2040 1.99% 2.17%
2039 2.03% 2.19%
2038 2.03% 2.22%
2037 2.07% 2.22%
2036 2.1% 2.23%
2035 2.12% 2.26%
2034 2.15% 2.27%
2033 2.17% 2.25%
2032 2.2% 2.26%
2031 2.22% 2.26%
2030 2.27% 2.28%
2029 2.3% 2.31%
2028 2.34% 2.33%
2027 2.39% 2.37%
2026 2.42% 2.42%
2025 2.45% 2.45%
2024 2.49% 2.47%
2023 2.55% 2.54%
2022 2.58% 2.55%
2021 2.63% 2.5%
2020 2.7% 2.56%
2019 2.77% 2.65%
2018 2.85% 2.73%
2017 2.92% 2.86%
2016 2.97% 2.94%
2015 3% 2.93%
2014 3% 2.45%
2013 2.99% 2.01%
2012 3.01% 2.11%
2011 3.02% 2.2%
2010 3.03% 2.23%
2009 3.04% 2.25%
2008 3.07% 2.3%
2007 3% 2.35%
2006 3.17% 2.38%
2005 3.27% 2.42%
2004 3.11% 2.45%
2003 3.1% 2.52%
2002 3.09% 2.62%
2001 3.1% 2.71%
2000 3.12% 2.81%
1999 3.14% 3.31%
1998 3.13% 3.84%
1997 3% 3.92%
1996 2.65% 3.95%
1995 2.14% 3.98%
1994 3.81% 4.01%
1993 4.54% 4.06%
1992 3.14% 4.07%
1991 3.13% 4.05%
1990 3.12% 4.01%
1989 3.11% 3.94%
1988 3.09% 3.9%
1987 3.06% 3.93%
1986 3.03% 3.99%
1985 3% 4.04%
1984 2.97% 4.07%
1983 2.94% 4.1%
1982 2.93% 4.11%
1981 2.88% 4.09%
1980 2.79% 4.03%
1979 2.7% 3.93%
1978 2.62% 3.84%
1977 2.58% 3.74%
1976 2.52% 4.16%
1975 2.46% 4.67%
1974 2.41% 4.67%
1973 2.37% 4.66%
1972 2.32% 4.58%
1971 2.27% 4.42%
1970 2.23% 4.22%
1969 2.18% 4.05%
1968 2.13% 3.96%
1967 2.09% 3.95%
1966 2.04% 3.94%
1965 1.99% 3.94%
1964 1.93% 3.94%
1963 1.85% 3.92%
1962 1.78% 3.85%
1961 1.67% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/benin/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Benin Ivory Coast
Current population
15272847
33722528
Population rank 76/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.41%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
1.1 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
4.23 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 28/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 +11,305
Net migration rank 127/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - 11,305
2024 - -7,725 - 7,838
2023 353,933 -192 758,261 6,002
2022 349,518 -192 750,270 26,777
2021 341,103 1,729 732,191 1,322
2020 341,929 1,729 727,455 -12,390
2019 339,817 3,366 727,774 2,043
2018 340,270 3,372 722,445 5,395
2017 339,763 3,716 734,553 -796
2016 336,559 3,837 735,630 18,568
2015 330,573 3,369 731,387 522
2014 323,753 3,667 728,978 -23,011
2013 315,804 -887 720,228 -250,964
2012 306,180 1,260 708,847 -232,712
2011 296,348 4,283 694,033 -200,010
2010 287,703 3,947 676,554 -182,689
2009 280,204 4,279 654,439 -168,027
2008 274,242 3,198 630,610 -150,037
2007 271,305 241 617,247 -130,079
2006 265,040 -15,135 605,001 -124,651
2005 253,795 30,495 593,685 -117,342
2004 245,630 4,173 579,424 -108,869
2003 237,962 4,283 568,220 -99,880
2002 229,472 3,572 563,692 -90,503
2001 222,877 3,732 555,220 -76,679
2000 218,013 3,335 545,129 -63,843
1999 213,074 3,177 527,634 -42,777
1998 208,342 2,051 509,167 109,961
1997 203,182 -1,322 489,984 124,443
1996 197,643 -16,490 469,740 125,556
1995 194,481 -45,469 453,719 124,501
1994 196,637 -85,128 438,274 120,247
1993 179,858 156,223 430,759 113,215
1992 173,794 -138 423,294 104,006
1991 168,174 0 413,354 92,228
1990 163,055 -333 402,629 79,979
1989 157,235 -315 390,081 67,324
1988 153,580 -1,867 378,575 53,187
1987 147,783 -1,792 370,654 45,028
1986 142,039 -1,899 357,205 48,233
1985 136,621 -1,953 344,549 50,872
1984 131,590 -2,018 331,910 52,594
1983 126,349 -2,090 317,379 53,646
1982 122,748 -2,253 305,204 53,384
1981 118,634 -2,543 292,755 51,354
1980 112,969 -2,946 280,630 47,031
1979 106,782 -3,365 268,875 40,355
1978 100,762 -3,731 257,222 31,822
1977 97,200 -4,022 250,858 22,452
1976 93,141 -4,308 241,939 12,735
1975 89,350 -4,607 228,883 79,766
1974 85,623 -4,814 216,389 79,445
1973 82,422 -4,960 203,429 78,963
1972 79,415 -4,970 190,842 77,213
1971 76,034 -4,921 179,918 69,728
1970 73,156 -4,851 170,070 58,883
1969 70,155 -4,792 161,541 48,192
1968 67,327 -4,756 153,464 41,198
1967 64,709 -4,756 145,773 40,125
1966 62,169 -4,764 138,438 40,125
1965 60,154 -4,793 131,601 40,125
1964 57,352 -4,839 124,996 40,125
1963 54,514 -4,847 118,526 40,125
1962 51,664 -4,844 111,930 39,670
1961 48,838 -4,791 105,568 36,410
1960 44,564 -4,722 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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