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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 5.4 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Benin vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Lithuania
2100 39,989,767 1,225,633
2099 39,818,651 1,241,510
2098 39,641,581 1,257,497
2097 39,464,242 1,273,678
2096 39,272,978 1,290,189
2095 39,075,428 1,307,275
2094 38,867,372 1,324,312
2093 38,660,011 1,341,875
2092 38,444,222 1,360,029
2091 38,224,975 1,378,546
2090 38,000,359 1,397,420
2089 37,763,731 1,416,650
2088 37,520,135 1,436,421
2087 37,269,361 1,456,324
2086 37,016,296 1,476,301
2085 36,753,367 1,496,940
2084 36,488,045 1,517,611
2083 36,211,897 1,538,569
2082 35,924,760 1,559,787
2081 35,638,090 1,581,134
2080 35,345,991 1,602,498
2079 35,047,534 1,623,820
2078 34,742,657 1,645,249
2077 34,432,036 1,666,665
2076 34,117,234 1,688,177
2075 33,800,615 1,709,720
2074 33,470,800 1,731,404
2073 33,135,539 1,752,662
2072 32,790,810 1,773,945
2071 32,445,869 1,795,473
2070 32,092,820 1,817,142
2069 31,736,135 1,839,387
2068 31,381,779 1,861,529
2067 31,024,548 1,883,928
2066 30,663,928 1,906,591
2065 30,295,913 1,929,619
2064 29,924,160 1,952,334
2063 29,553,482 1,975,020
2062 29,180,287 1,998,444
2061 28,807,049 2,021,930
2060 28,430,337 2,045,989
2059 28,050,530 2,070,233
2058 27,671,195 2,094,564
2057 27,287,039 2,118,985
2056 26,904,721 2,143,474
2055 26,513,228 2,168,085
2054 26,119,305 2,192,337
2053 25,728,099 2,216,075
2052 25,330,792 2,240,149
2051 24,932,463 2,263,905
2050 24,533,080 2,287,466
2049 24,132,387 2,310,176
2048 23,730,545 2,333,041
2047 23,328,567 2,356,291
2046 22,922,898 2,378,713
2045 22,513,616 2,401,082
2044 22,110,933 2,423,438
2043 21,705,986 2,446,634
2042 21,299,816 2,469,564
2041 20,896,770 2,492,222
2040 20,495,080 2,514,657
2039 20,095,504 2,538,036
2038 19,696,033 2,560,781
2037 19,304,390 2,583,644
2036 18,913,667 2,605,925
2035 18,524,132 2,627,752
2034 18,138,864 2,650,015
2033 17,757,920 2,671,840
2032 17,380,954 2,693,646
2031 17,006,572 2,715,491
2030 16,637,754 2,737,751
2029 16,267,838 2,760,194
2028 15,901,575 2,783,343
2027 15,537,274 2,806,651
2026 15,174,802 2,829,914
2025 14,816,644 2,872,755
2024 14,462,724 2,888,278
2023 14,111,034 2,871,585
2022 13,759,501 2,831,639
2021 13,413,417 2,808,380
2020 13,070,169 2,810,369
2019 12,726,755 2,811,089
2018 12,383,347 2,819,200
2017 12,039,780 2,842,639
2016 11,697,842 2,877,325
2015 11,360,681 2,911,109
2014 11,030,004 2,937,253
2013 10,708,834 2,961,250
2012 10,397,657 2,989,139
2011 10,093,623 3,028,115
2010 9,797,484 3,097,282
2009 9,509,423 3,162,916
2008 9,228,466 3,198,231
2007 8,953,969 3,231,294
2006 8,693,242 3,269,909
2005 8,426,144 3,322,528
2004 8,159,094 3,377,075
2003 7,913,070 3,415,213
2002 7,675,426 3,443,067
2001 7,445,596 3,470,818
2000 7,221,619 3,499,536
1999 7,002,818 3,524,238
1998 6,789,489 3,549,331
1997 6,583,365 3,575,137
1996 6,391,858 3,601,613
1995 6,226,773 3,629,102
1994 6,096,506 3,657,144
1993 5,872,706 3,682,613
1992 5,617,844 3,700,114
1991 5,446,932 3,704,134
1990 5,281,479 3,697,838
1989 5,121,657 3,684,255
1988 4,967,341 3,655,049
1987 4,818,486 3,616,367
1986 4,675,420 3,578,914
1985 4,538,012 3,544,543
1984 4,405,895 3,514,205
1983 4,278,978 3,485,192
1982 4,156,596 3,457,179
1981 4,038,307 3,432,947
1980 3,925,251 3,413,202
1979 3,818,528 3,397,842
1978 3,718,305 3,379,514
1977 3,623,202 3,355,036
1976 3,532,196 3,328,664
1975 3,445,407 3,301,652
1974 3,362,633 3,273,894
1973 3,283,496 3,244,438
1972 3,207,543 3,213,622
1971 3,134,767 3,179,041
1970 3,065,057 3,139,689
1969 2,998,222 3,107,321
1968 2,934,257 3,078,850
1967 2,872,997 3,044,400
1966 2,814,317 3,008,050
1965 2,757,936 2,971,450
1964 2,704,003 2,935,200
1963 2,652,908 2,898,950
1962 2,604,659 2,863,350
1961 2,559,223 2,823,550
1960 2,517,286 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Lithuania
2100 0.43% -1.28%
2099 0.45% -1.27%
2098 0.45% -1.27%
2097 0.49% -1.28%
2096 0.51% -1.31%
2095 0.54% -1.29%
2094 0.54% -1.31%
2093 0.56% -1.33%
2092 0.57% -1.34%
2091 0.59% -1.35%
2090 0.63% -1.36%
2089 0.65% -1.38%
2088 0.67% -1.37%
2087 0.68% -1.35%
2086 0.72% -1.38%
2085 0.73% -1.36%
2084 0.76% -1.36%
2083 0.8% -1.36%
2082 0.8% -1.35%
2081 0.83% -1.33%
2080 0.85% -1.31%
2079 0.88% -1.3%
2078 0.9% -1.28%
2077 0.92% -1.27%
2076 0.94% -1.26%
2075 0.99% -1.25%
2074 1.01% -1.21%
2073 1.05% -1.2%
2072 1.06% -1.2%
2071 1.1% -1.19%
2070 1.12% -1.21%
2069 1.13% -1.19%
2068 1.15% -1.19%
2067 1.18% -1.19%
2066 1.21% -1.19%
2065 1.24% -1.16%
2064 1.25% -1.15%
2063 1.28% -1.17%
2062 1.3% -1.16%
2061 1.33% -1.18%
2060 1.35% -1.17%
2059 1.37% -1.16%
2058 1.41% -1.15%
2057 1.42% -1.14%
2056 1.48% -1.14%
2055 1.51% -1.11%
2054 1.52% -1.07%
2053 1.57% -1.07%
2052 1.6% -1.05%
2051 1.63% -1.03%
2050 1.66% -0.98%
2049 1.69% -0.98%
2048 1.72% -0.99%
2047 1.77% -0.94%
2046 1.82% -0.93%
2045 1.82% -0.92%
2044 1.87% -0.95%
2043 1.91% -0.93%
2042 1.93% -0.91%
2041 1.96% -0.89%
2040 1.99% -0.92%
2039 2.03% -0.89%
2038 2.03% -0.88%
2037 2.07% -0.86%
2036 2.1% -0.83%
2035 2.12% -0.84%
2034 2.15% -0.82%
2033 2.17% -0.81%
2032 2.2% -0.8%
2031 2.22% -0.81%
2030 2.27% -0.81%
2029 2.3% -0.83%
2028 2.34% -0.83%
2027 2.39% -0.82%
2026 2.42% -1.49%
2025 2.45% -0.54%
2024 2.49% 0.58%
2023 2.55% 1.41%
2022 2.58% 0.83%
2021 2.63% -0.07%
2020 2.7% -0.03%
2019 2.77% -0.29%
2018 2.85% -0.82%
2017 2.92% -1.21%
2016 2.97% -1.16%
2015 3% -0.89%
2014 3% -0.81%
2013 2.99% -0.93%
2012 3.01% -1.29%
2011 3.02% -2.23%
2010 3.03% -2.08%
2009 3.04% -1.1%
2008 3.07% -1.02%
2007 3% -1.18%
2006 3.17% -1.58%
2005 3.27% -1.62%
2004 3.11% -1.12%
2003 3.1% -0.81%
2002 3.09% -0.8%
2001 3.1% -0.82%
2000 3.12% -0.7%
1999 3.14% -0.71%
1998 3.13% -0.72%
1997 3% -0.74%
1996 2.65% -0.76%
1995 2.14% -0.77%
1994 3.81% -0.69%
1993 4.54% -0.47%
1992 3.14% -0.11%
1991 3.13% 0.17%
1990 3.12% 0.37%
1989 3.11% 0.8%
1988 3.09% 1.07%
1987 3.06% 1.05%
1986 3.03% 0.97%
1985 3% 0.86%
1984 2.97% 0.83%
1983 2.94% 0.81%
1982 2.93% 0.71%
1981 2.88% 0.58%
1980 2.79% 0.45%
1979 2.7% 0.54%
1978 2.62% 0.73%
1977 2.58% 0.79%
1976 2.52% 0.82%
1975 2.46% 0.85%
1974 2.41% 0.91%
1973 2.37% 0.96%
1972 2.32% 1.09%
1971 2.27% 1.25%
1970 2.23% 1.04%
1969 2.18% 0.92%
1968 2.13% 1.13%
1967 2.09% 1.21%
1966 2.04% 1.23%
1965 1.99% 1.24%
1964 1.93% 1.25%
1963 1.85% 1.24%
1962 1.78% 1.41%
1961 1.67% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Benin Lithuania
Current population
15272847
2829914
Population rank 76/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.03%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
1.1 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
4.23 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +46
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -24,618
Net migration rank 127/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -24,618
2024 - -7,725 - 2,617
2023 353,933 -192 -16,368 44,935
2022 349,518 -192 -20,671 72,100
2021 341,103 1,729 -24,433 19,657
2020 341,929 1,729 -19,953 19,884
2019 339,817 3,366 -13,212 10,665
2018 340,270 3,372 -12,686 -3,459
2017 339,763 3,716 -12,224 -28,027
2016 336,559 3,837 -11,509 -30,612
2015 330,573 3,369 -11,935 -22,560
2014 323,753 3,667 -10,868 -12,387
2013 315,804 -887 -12,733 -16,769
2012 306,180 1,260 -11,060 -21,387
2011 296,348 4,283 -10,901 -38,518
2010 287,703 3,947 -11,460 -78,887
2009 280,204 4,279 -9,805 -32,186
2008 274,242 3,198 -12,153 -16,482
2007 271,305 241 -15,510 -21,815
2006 265,040 -15,135 -15,041 -24,730
2005 253,795 30,495 -14,287 -51,357
2004 245,630 4,173 -11,482 -32,312
2003 237,962 4,283 -10,929 -22,701
2002 229,472 3,572 -11,362 -12,627
2001 222,877 3,732 -9,024 -24,733
2000 218,013 3,335 -4,549 -16,077
1999 213,074 3,177 -3,877 -20,533
1998 208,342 2,051 -3,904 -22,002
1997 203,182 -1,322 -3,218 -22,324
1996 197,643 -16,490 -3,962 -23,236
1995 194,481 -45,469 -3,992 -23,509
1994 196,637 -85,128 -4,023 -24,104
1993 179,858 156,223 1,473 -23,949
1992 173,794 -138 12,950 -25,175
1991 168,174 0 14,817 -10,744
1990 163,055 -333 17,010 -8,840
1989 157,235 -315 17,316 -26,985
1988 153,580 -1,867 19,006 38,648
1987 147,783 -1,792 22,422 10,820
1986 142,039 -1,899 23,978 10,177
1985 136,621 -1,953 19,140 9,417
1984 131,590 -2,018 18,976 8,835
1983 126,349 -2,090 20,911 8,585
1982 122,748 -2,253 18,323 8,163
1981 118,634 -2,543 16,478 7,752
1980 112,969 -2,946 16,042 7,412
1979 106,782 -3,365 16,989 6,932
1978 100,762 -3,731 17,573 7,328
1977 97,200 -4,022 19,124 8,964
1976 93,141 -4,308 20,305 8,581
1975 89,350 -4,607 20,470 8,170
1974 85,623 -4,814 22,589 7,757
1973 82,422 -4,960 22,712 7,327
1972 79,415 -4,970 25,388 7,185
1971 76,034 -4,921 28,930 7,130
1970 73,156 -4,851 27,629 6,530
1969 70,155 -4,792 27,345 4,179
1968 67,327 -4,756 28,325 6,522
1967 64,709 -4,756 29,226 5,251
1966 62,169 -4,764 30,381 4,799
1965 60,154 -4,793 30,309 4,196
1964 57,352 -4,839 34,048 3,820
1963 54,514 -4,847 33,918 3,428
1962 51,664 -4,844 34,933 2,899
1961 48,838 -4,791 40,376 2,550
1960 44,564 -4,722 40,845 2,328

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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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