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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 5.39 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Benin vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Jamaica
2100 39,989,767 1,075,936
2099 39,818,651 1,095,350
2098 39,641,581 1,115,242
2097 39,464,242 1,135,653
2096 39,272,978 1,156,525
2095 39,075,428 1,177,966
2094 38,867,372 1,200,045
2093 38,660,011 1,222,794
2092 38,444,222 1,246,199
2091 38,224,975 1,270,303
2090 38,000,359 1,294,988
2089 37,763,731 1,320,362
2088 37,520,135 1,346,290
2087 37,269,361 1,372,809
2086 37,016,296 1,399,955
2085 36,753,367 1,427,808
2084 36,488,045 1,456,011
2083 36,211,897 1,484,393
2082 35,924,760 1,513,542
2081 35,638,090 1,543,136
2080 35,345,991 1,573,400
2079 35,047,534 1,603,926
2078 34,742,657 1,634,499
2077 34,432,036 1,665,602
2076 34,117,234 1,696,763
2075 33,800,615 1,728,143
2074 33,470,800 1,760,036
2073 33,135,539 1,791,818
2072 32,790,810 1,823,794
2071 32,445,869 1,855,585
2070 32,092,820 1,887,318
2069 31,736,135 1,918,759
2068 31,381,779 1,950,157
2067 31,024,548 1,981,247
2066 30,663,928 2,012,035
2065 30,295,913 2,043,276
2064 29,924,160 2,073,988
2063 29,553,482 2,104,265
2062 29,180,287 2,134,508
2061 28,807,049 2,164,312
2060 28,430,337 2,194,058
2059 28,050,530 2,223,310
2058 27,671,195 2,252,286
2057 27,287,039 2,280,579
2056 26,904,721 2,308,936
2055 26,513,228 2,336,830
2054 26,119,305 2,364,245
2053 25,728,099 2,390,891
2052 25,330,792 2,416,741
2051 24,932,463 2,441,989
2050 24,533,080 2,466,771
2049 24,132,387 2,491,589
2048 23,730,545 2,515,667
2047 23,328,567 2,539,219
2046 22,922,898 2,562,324
2045 22,513,616 2,584,663
2044 22,110,933 2,606,489
2043 21,705,986 2,627,486
2042 21,299,816 2,647,490
2041 20,896,770 2,666,429
2040 20,495,080 2,684,551
2039 20,095,504 2,702,027
2038 19,696,033 2,718,374
2037 19,304,390 2,734,180
2036 18,913,667 2,748,725
2035 18,524,132 2,761,886
2034 18,138,864 2,774,297
2033 17,757,920 2,785,381
2032 17,380,954 2,795,619
2031 17,006,572 2,804,329
2030 16,637,754 2,812,297
2029 16,267,838 2,819,213
2028 15,901,575 2,825,235
2027 15,537,274 2,830,534
2026 15,174,802 2,834,980
2025 14,816,644 2,837,881
2024 14,462,724 2,839,175
2023 14,111,034 2,839,786
2022 13,759,501 2,839,144
2021 13,413,417 2,837,682
2020 13,070,169 2,830,739
2019 12,726,755 2,823,271
2018 12,383,347 2,820,097
2017 12,039,780 2,815,764
2016 11,697,842 2,809,915
2015 11,360,681 2,802,534
2014 11,030,004 2,793,749
2013 10,708,834 2,783,687
2012 10,397,657 2,772,430
2011 10,093,623 2,760,494
2010 9,797,484 2,748,568
2009 9,509,423 2,736,995
2008 9,228,466 2,725,635
2007 8,953,969 2,713,800
2006 8,693,242 2,700,968
2005 8,426,144 2,687,066
2004 8,159,094 2,672,225
2003 7,913,070 2,656,623
2002 7,675,426 2,640,572
2001 7,445,596 2,624,403
2000 7,221,619 2,607,826
1999 7,002,818 2,589,795
1998 6,789,489 2,569,736
1997 6,583,365 2,547,848
1996 6,391,858 2,524,463
1995 6,226,773 2,500,151
1994 6,096,506 2,475,220
1993 5,872,706 2,449,916
1992 5,617,844 2,424,701
1991 5,446,932 2,400,869
1990 5,281,479 2,379,877
1989 5,121,657 2,361,916
1988 4,967,341 2,345,777
1987 4,818,486 2,329,813
1986 4,675,420 2,312,125
1985 4,538,012 2,290,656
1984 4,405,895 2,264,562
1983 4,278,978 2,234,832
1982 4,156,596 2,203,889
1981 4,038,307 2,173,818
1980 3,925,251 2,145,658
1979 3,818,528 2,119,486
1978 3,718,305 2,094,836
1977 3,623,202 2,070,657
1976 3,532,196 2,045,578
1975 3,445,407 2,018,981
1974 3,362,633 1,990,906
1973 3,283,496 1,961,219
1972 3,207,543 1,931,542
1971 3,134,767 1,903,728
1970 3,065,057 1,878,196
1969 2,998,222 1,855,127
1968 2,934,257 1,833,765
1967 2,872,997 1,812,865
1966 2,814,317 1,791,475
1965 2,757,936 1,769,192
1964 2,704,003 1,745,568
1963 2,652,908 1,721,099
1962 2,604,659 1,696,932
1961 2,559,223 1,673,261
1960 2,517,286 1,650,005

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/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Jamaica
2100 0.43% -1.77%
2099 0.45% -1.78%
2098 0.45% -1.8%
2097 0.49% -1.8%
2096 0.51% -1.82%
2095 0.54% -1.84%
2094 0.54% -1.86%
2093 0.56% -1.88%
2092 0.57% -1.9%
2091 0.59% -1.91%
2090 0.63% -1.92%
2089 0.65% -1.93%
2088 0.67% -1.93%
2087 0.68% -1.94%
2086 0.72% -1.95%
2085 0.73% -1.94%
2084 0.76% -1.91%
2083 0.8% -1.93%
2082 0.8% -1.92%
2081 0.83% -1.92%
2080 0.85% -1.9%
2079 0.88% -1.87%
2078 0.9% -1.87%
2077 0.92% -1.84%
2076 0.94% -1.82%
2075 0.99% -1.81%
2074 1.01% -1.77%
2073 1.05% -1.75%
2072 1.06% -1.71%
2071 1.1% -1.68%
2070 1.12% -1.64%
2069 1.13% -1.61%
2068 1.15% -1.57%
2067 1.18% -1.53%
2066 1.21% -1.53%
2065 1.24% -1.48%
2064 1.25% -1.44%
2063 1.28% -1.42%
2062 1.3% -1.38%
2061 1.33% -1.36%
2060 1.35% -1.32%
2059 1.37% -1.29%
2058 1.41% -1.24%
2057 1.42% -1.23%
2056 1.48% -1.19%
2055 1.51% -1.16%
2054 1.52% -1.11%
2053 1.57% -1.07%
2052 1.6% -1.03%
2051 1.63% -1%
2050 1.66% -1%
2049 1.69% -0.96%
2048 1.72% -0.93%
2047 1.77% -0.9%
2046 1.82% -0.86%
2045 1.82% -0.84%
2044 1.87% -0.8%
2043 1.91% -0.76%
2042 1.93% -0.71%
2041 1.96% -0.68%
2040 1.99% -0.65%
2039 2.03% -0.6%
2038 2.03% -0.58%
2037 2.07% -0.53%
2036 2.1% -0.48%
2035 2.12% -0.45%
2034 2.15% -0.4%
2033 2.17% -0.37%
2032 2.2% -0.31%
2031 2.22% -0.28%
2030 2.27% -0.25%
2029 2.3% -0.21%
2028 2.34% -0.19%
2027 2.39% -0.16%
2026 2.42% -0.1%
2025 2.45% -0.05%
2024 2.49% -0.02%
2023 2.55% 0.02%
2022 2.58% 0.05%
2021 2.63% 0.25%
2020 2.7% 0.26%
2019 2.77% 0.11%
2018 2.85% 0.15%
2017 2.92% 0.21%
2016 2.97% 0.26%
2015 3% 0.31%
2014 3% 0.36%
2013 2.99% 0.41%
2012 3.01% 0.43%
2011 3.02% 0.43%
2010 3.03% 0.42%
2009 3.04% 0.42%
2008 3.07% 0.44%
2007 3% 0.48%
2006 3.17% 0.52%
2005 3.27% 0.56%
2004 3.11% 0.59%
2003 3.1% 0.61%
2002 3.09% 0.62%
2001 3.1% 0.64%
2000 3.12% 0.7%
1999 3.14% 0.78%
1998 3.13% 0.86%
1997 3% 0.93%
1996 2.65% 0.97%
1995 2.14% 1.01%
1994 3.81% 1.03%
1993 4.54% 1.04%
1992 3.14% 0.99%
1991 3.13% 0.88%
1990 3.12% 0.76%
1989 3.11% 0.69%
1988 3.09% 0.69%
1987 3.06% 0.77%
1986 3.03% 0.94%
1985 3% 1.15%
1984 2.97% 1.33%
1983 2.94% 1.4%
1982 2.93% 1.38%
1981 2.88% 1.31%
1980 2.79% 1.23%
1979 2.7% 1.18%
1978 2.62% 1.17%
1977 2.58% 1.23%
1976 2.52% 1.32%
1975 2.46% 1.41%
1974 2.41% 1.51%
1973 2.37% 1.54%
1972 2.32% 1.46%
1971 2.27% 1.36%
1970 2.23% 1.24%
1969 2.18% 1.16%
1968 2.13% 1.15%
1967 2.09% 1.19%
1966 2.04% 1.26%
1965 1.99% 1.35%
1964 1.93% 1.42%
1963 1.85% 1.42%
1962 1.78% 1.41%
1961 1.67% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Benin Jamaica
Current population
15272847
2834980
Population rank 76/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.03%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
1.1 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
4.23 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 -2
Annual growth/decline +351,690 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -11,053
Net migration rank 127/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -11,053
2024 - -7,725 - -10,506
2023 353,933 -192 10,072 -10,003
2022 349,518 -192 11,215 -10,003
2021 341,103 1,729 6,382 -4,665
2020 341,929 1,729 12,170 0
2019 339,817 3,366 13,094 -10,335
2018 340,270 3,372 13,929 -10,335
2017 339,763 3,716 15,419 -10,335
2016 336,559 3,837 16,944 -10,335
2015 330,573 3,369 18,489 -10,335
2014 323,753 3,667 19,751 -10,335
2013 315,804 -887 21,037 -10,335
2012 306,180 1,260 22,320 -10,498
2011 296,348 4,283 23,627 -11,577
2010 287,703 3,947 25,031 -13,248
2009 280,204 4,279 26,311 -14,941
2008 274,242 3,198 27,553 -16,191
2007 271,305 241 28,886 -16,588
2006 265,040 -15,135 30,213 -16,840
2005 253,795 30,495 31,506 -17,071
2004 245,630 4,173 32,500 -17,256
2003 237,962 4,283 33,340 -17,380
2002 229,472 3,572 33,572 -17,428
2001 222,877 3,732 33,666 -17,466
2000 218,013 3,335 34,452 -17,498
1999 213,074 3,177 36,649 -17,542
1998 208,342 2,051 38,628 -17,623
1997 203,182 -1,322 40,521 -17,756
1996 197,643 -16,490 42,297 -18,285
1995 194,481 -45,469 43,705 -19,092
1994 196,637 -85,128 45,210 -19,960
1993 179,858 156,223 46,090 -20,731
1992 173,794 -138 46,494 -21,426
1991 168,174 0 45,617 -23,014
1990 163,055 -333 44,465 -25,085
1989 157,235 -315 43,591 -27,049
1988 153,580 -1,867 43,978 -28,247
1987 147,783 -1,792 44,155 -27,958
1986 142,039 -1,899 44,520 -25,339
1985 136,621 -1,953 45,122 -21,371
1984 131,590 -2,018 45,644 -17,211
1983 126,349 -2,090 45,095 -14,065
1982 122,748 -2,253 43,816 -12,952
1981 118,634 -2,543 42,898 -13,619
1980 112,969 -2,946 42,316 -15,277
1979 106,782 -3,365 42,449 -17,143
1978 100,762 -3,731 42,475 -18,483
1977 97,200 -4,022 42,999 -18,630
1976 93,141 -4,308 43,878 -18,084
1975 89,350 -4,607 44,736 -17,340
1974 85,623 -4,814 45,526 -16,769
1973 82,422 -4,960 47,438 -16,822
1972 79,415 -4,970 46,676 -17,934
1971 76,034 -4,921 47,206 -20,322
1970 73,156 -4,851 47,547 -23,371
1969 70,155 -4,792 48,258 -26,304
1968 67,327 -4,756 49,189 -28,424
1967 64,709 -4,756 50,187 -29,147
1966 62,169 -4,764 50,808 -29,065
1965 60,154 -4,793 51,423 -28,611
1964 57,352 -4,839 52,501 -28,066
1963 54,514 -4,847 52,277 -27,757
1962 51,664 -4,844 51,758 -27,936
1961 48,838 -4,791 51,931 -28,416
1960 44,564 -4,722 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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