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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 3.86 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Benin vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Kenya
2100 39,983,872 105,223,316
2099 39,812,782 105,242,590
2098 39,635,737 105,242,641
2097 39,458,425 105,236,101
2096 39,267,189 105,205,242
2095 39,069,668 105,160,786
2094 38,861,643 105,103,544
2093 38,654,312 105,032,088
2092 38,438,555 104,940,218
2091 38,219,341 104,832,015
2090 37,994,758 104,703,358
2089 37,758,164 104,558,519
2088 37,514,605 104,399,468
2087 37,263,867 104,228,800
2086 37,010,840 104,041,464
2085 36,747,949 103,840,241
2084 36,482,666 103,625,624
2083 36,206,559 103,392,537
2082 35,919,464 103,144,028
2081 35,632,837 102,874,777
2080 35,340,781 102,580,506
2079 35,042,368 102,272,538
2078 34,737,536 101,946,897
2077 34,426,961 101,598,847
2076 34,112,205 101,225,562
2075 33,795,633 100,835,197
2074 33,465,867 100,422,464
2073 33,130,654 99,987,171
2072 32,785,976 99,519,193
2071 32,441,087 99,028,293
2070 32,088,089 98,515,267
2069 31,731,457 97,978,409
2068 31,377,153 97,414,394
2067 31,019,975 96,829,083
2066 30,659,408 96,216,770
2065 30,291,447 95,585,451
2064 29,919,749 94,929,481
2063 29,549,126 94,252,826
2062 29,175,986 93,548,321
2061 28,802,803 92,824,672
2060 28,426,146 92,085,725
2059 28,046,395 91,330,716
2058 27,667,117 90,557,051
2057 27,283,017 89,770,421
2056 26,900,755 88,981,572
2055 26,509,320 88,179,741
2054 26,115,455 87,367,666
2053 25,724,306 86,540,071
2052 25,327,058 85,698,312
2051 24,928,787 84,838,589
2050 24,529,464 83,964,839
2049 24,128,830 83,078,796
2048 23,727,047 82,179,525
2047 23,325,128 81,263,371
2046 22,919,519 80,329,258
2045 22,510,298 79,378,234
2044 22,107,673 78,403,097
2043 21,702,786 77,407,646
2042 21,296,676 76,389,004
2041 20,893,690 75,353,221
2040 20,492,059 74,297,998
2039 20,092,542 73,230,696
2038 19,693,130 72,143,698
2037 19,301,544 71,048,729
2036 18,910,879 69,939,553
2035 18,521,401 68,821,441
2034 18,136,190 67,695,500
2033 17,755,302 66,560,141
2032 17,378,392 65,422,172
2031 17,004,065 64,280,471
2030 16,635,301 63,144,611
2029 16,265,440 62,012,629
2028 15,899,231 60,885,488
2027 15,534,984 59,761,684
2026 15,172,565 58,645,347
2025 14,814,460 57,532,493
2024 14,462,724 56,432,944
2023 14,111,034 55,339,003
2022 13,759,501 54,252,461
2021 13,413,417 53,219,166
2020 13,070,169 52,217,334
2019 12,726,755 51,202,827
2018 12,383,347 50,207,107
2017 12,039,780 49,197,766
2016 11,697,842 48,139,687
2015 11,360,681 47,088,526
2014 11,030,004 46,051,440
2013 10,708,834 44,986,791
2012 10,397,657 43,888,303
2011 10,093,623 42,758,461
2010 9,797,484 41,598,567
2009 9,509,423 40,408,891
2008 9,228,466 39,206,351
2007 8,953,969 38,036,349
2006 8,693,242 36,904,008
2005 8,426,144 35,796,484
2004 8,159,094 34,713,455
2003 7,913,070 33,652,223
2002 7,675,426 32,629,808
2001 7,445,596 31,619,170
2000 7,221,619 30,642,890
1999 7,002,818 29,733,408
1998 6,789,489 28,888,057
1997 6,583,365 28,101,768
1996 6,391,858 27,344,211
1995 6,226,773 26,601,751
1994 6,096,506 25,857,130
1993 5,872,706 25,117,188
1992 5,617,844 24,382,460
1991 5,446,932 23,646,514
1990 5,281,479 22,892,651
1989 5,121,657 22,118,434
1988 4,967,341 21,356,219
1987 4,818,486 20,616,096
1986 4,675,420 19,901,646
1985 4,538,012 19,201,768
1984 4,405,895 18,514,906
1983 4,278,978 17,846,374
1982 4,156,596 17,206,175
1981 4,038,307 16,601,507
1980 3,925,251 16,018,459
1979 3,818,528 15,460,666
1978 3,718,305 14,934,126
1977 3,623,202 14,428,819
1976 3,532,196 13,957,623
1975 3,445,407 13,511,671
1974 3,362,633 13,070,078
1973 3,283,496 12,634,835
1972 3,207,543 12,206,060
1971 3,134,767 11,788,904
1970 3,065,057 11,368,791
1969 2,998,222 10,939,695
1968 2,934,257 10,518,823
1967 2,872,997 10,111,057
1966 2,814,317 9,717,816
1965 2,757,936 9,338,078
1964 2,704,003 8,973,535
1963 2,652,908 8,627,971
1962 2,604,659 8,299,308
1961 2,559,223 7,987,770
1960 2,517,286 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Kenya
2100 0.43% -0.02%
2099 0.45% -0%
2098 0.45% 0.006%
2097 0.49% 0.03%
2096 0.51% 0.04%
2095 0.54% 0.05%
2094 0.54% 0.07%
2093 0.56% 0.09%
2092 0.57% 0.1%
2091 0.59% 0.12%
2090 0.63% 0.14%
2089 0.65% 0.15%
2088 0.67% 0.16%
2087 0.68% 0.18%
2086 0.72% 0.19%
2085 0.73% 0.21%
2084 0.76% 0.23%
2083 0.8% 0.24%
2082 0.8% 0.26%
2081 0.83% 0.29%
2080 0.85% 0.3%
2079 0.88% 0.32%
2078 0.9% 0.34%
2077 0.92% 0.37%
2076 0.94% 0.39%
2075 0.99% 0.41%
2074 1.01% 0.44%
2073 1.05% 0.47%
2072 1.06% 0.5%
2071 1.1% 0.52%
2070 1.12% 0.55%
2069 1.13% 0.58%
2068 1.15% 0.6%
2067 1.18% 0.64%
2066 1.21% 0.66%
2065 1.24% 0.69%
2064 1.25% 0.72%
2063 1.28% 0.75%
2062 1.3% 0.78%
2061 1.33% 0.8%
2060 1.35% 0.83%
2059 1.37% 0.85%
2058 1.41% 0.88%
2057 1.42% 0.89%
2056 1.48% 0.91%
2055 1.51% 0.93%
2054 1.52% 0.96%
2053 1.57% 0.98%
2052 1.6% 1.01%
2051 1.63% 1.04%
2050 1.66% 1.07%
2049 1.69% 1.09%
2048 1.72% 1.13%
2047 1.77% 1.16%
2046 1.82% 1.2%
2045 1.82% 1.24%
2044 1.87% 1.29%
2043 1.91% 1.33%
2042 1.93% 1.37%
2041 1.96% 1.42%
2040 1.99% 1.46%
2039 2.03% 1.51%
2038 2.03% 1.54%
2037 2.07% 1.59%
2036 2.1% 1.62%
2035 2.12% 1.66%
2034 2.15% 1.71%
2033 2.17% 1.74%
2032 2.2% 1.78%
2031 2.22% 1.8%
2030 2.27% 1.83%
2029 2.3% 1.85%
2028 2.34% 1.88%
2027 2.39% 1.9%
2026 2.42% 1.93%
2025 2.43% 1.95%
2024 2.49% 1.98%
2023 2.55% 2%
2022 2.58% 1.94%
2021 2.63% 1.92%
2020 2.7% 1.98%
2019 2.77% 1.98%
2018 2.85% 2.05%
2017 2.92% 2.2%
2016 2.97% 2.23%
2015 3% 2.25%
2014 3% 2.37%
2013 2.99% 2.5%
2012 3.01% 2.64%
2011 3.02% 2.79%
2010 3.03% 2.94%
2009 3.04% 3.07%
2008 3.07% 3.08%
2007 3% 3.07%
2006 3.17% 3.09%
2005 3.27% 3.12%
2004 3.11% 3.15%
2003 3.1% 3.13%
2002 3.09% 3.2%
2001 3.1% 3.19%
2000 3.12% 3.06%
1999 3.14% 2.93%
1998 3.13% 2.8%
1997 3% 2.77%
1996 2.65% 2.79%
1995 2.14% 2.88%
1994 3.81% 2.95%
1993 4.54% 3.01%
1992 3.14% 3.11%
1991 3.13% 3.29%
1990 3.12% 3.5%
1989 3.11% 3.57%
1988 3.09% 3.59%
1987 3.06% 3.59%
1986 3.03% 3.64%
1985 3% 3.71%
1984 2.97% 3.75%
1983 2.94% 3.72%
1982 2.93% 3.64%
1981 2.88% 3.64%
1980 2.79% 3.61%
1979 2.7% 3.53%
1978 2.62% 3.5%
1977 2.58% 3.38%
1976 2.52% 3.3%
1975 2.46% 3.38%
1974 2.41% 3.44%
1973 2.37% 3.51%
1972 2.32% 3.54%
1971 2.27% 3.7%
1970 2.23% 3.92%
1969 2.18% 4%
1968 2.13% 4.03%
1967 2.09% 4.05%
1966 2.04% 4.07%
1965 1.99% 4.06%
1964 1.93% 4.01%
1963 1.85% 3.96%
1962 1.78% 3.9%
1961 1.67% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Benin Kenya
Current population
15358725
59218766
Population rank 76/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.71%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 51/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -27,330
Net migration rank 127/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -27,330
2024 357,359 -7,725 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 353,933 -192 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 349,518 -192 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 341,103 1,729 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 341,929 1,729 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 339,817 3,366 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 340,270 3,372 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 339,763 3,716 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 336,559 3,837 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 330,573 3,369 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 323,753 3,667 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 315,804 -887 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 306,180 1,260 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 296,348 4,283 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 287,703 3,947 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 280,204 4,279 1,193,598 7,096
2008 274,242 3,198 1,174,818 29,612
2007 271,305 241 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 265,040 -15,135 1,113,357 15,767
2005 253,795 30,495 1,080,446 5,501
2004 245,630 4,173 1,048,590 31,525
2003 237,962 4,283 1,018,182 24,175
2002 229,472 3,572 992,044 10,431
2001 222,877 3,732 963,721 55,052
2000 218,013 3,335 928,357 5,407
1999 213,074 3,177 898,484 -13,257
1998 208,342 2,051 875,511 -70,023
1997 203,182 -1,322 847,493 -80,443
1996 197,643 -16,490 827,326 -79,276
1995 194,481 -45,469 812,391 -75,506
1994 196,637 -85,128 792,702 -40,367
1993 179,858 156,223 788,579 -61,054
1992 173,794 -138 785,018 -43,085
1991 168,174 0 790,030 -60,087
1990 163,055 -333 789,087 -11,338
1989 157,235 -315 795,622 -24,949
1988 153,580 -1,867 785,652 -31,894
1987 147,783 -1,792 775,124 -48,633
1986 142,039 -1,899 755,606 -53,183
1985 136,621 -1,953 732,739 -35,400
1984 131,590 -2,018 709,639 -33,253
1983 126,349 -2,090 684,587 -23,905
1982 122,748 -2,253 663,109 -43,382
1981 118,634 -2,543 642,379 -52,761
1980 112,969 -2,946 616,390 -39,920
1979 106,782 -3,365 595,390 -56,280
1978 100,762 -3,731 574,695 -60,718
1977 97,200 -4,022 554,124 -57,493
1976 93,141 -4,308 536,740 -90,990
1975 89,350 -4,607 517,579 -71,421
1974 85,623 -4,814 500,008 -62,973
1973 82,422 -4,960 485,556 -52,102
1972 79,415 -4,970 472,557 -48,466
1971 76,034 -4,921 459,897 -49,671
1970 73,156 -4,851 443,065 -13,064
1969 70,155 -4,792 427,819 369
1968 67,327 -4,756 411,948 1,611
1967 64,709 -4,756 396,920 5,060
1966 62,169 -4,764 382,891 1,616
1965 60,154 -4,793 366,444 8,524
1964 57,352 -4,839 349,322 4,788
1963 54,514 -4,847 332,763 4,246
1962 51,664 -4,844 315,797 4,521
1961 48,838 -4,791 298,463 4,296
1960 44,564 -4,722 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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