The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,174,345 people compared to 531,534 in Maldives.
Population statistics:
- Benin's population is 28.5 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.006% for Maldives.
- For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
- Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.2M (74.6% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.4% growth).
- Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 39.6M people compared to the peak of 597K people in 2057 for Maldives.
Benin vs Maldives: live population counter
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| Current population |
15174345
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531534
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| Population rank | 76/197 | 168/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
1.49 minutes
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4.85 hours
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| One birth every |
1.1 minutes
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1.51 hours
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| One death every |
4.23 minutes
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7.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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3.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -2,421 |
| Daily growth/decline | +964 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +351,690 | +1,805 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.49% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 27/197 | 146/197 |
Benin and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,517,286 | 91,189 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,559,223 | 93,450 | 1.67% | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 2,604,659 | 95,802 | 1.78% | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 2,652,908 | 98,222 | 1.85% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 2,704,003 | 100,662 | 1.93% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 2,757,936 | 104,102 | 1.99% | 3.42% |
| 1966 | 2,814,317 | 108,507 | 2.04% | 4.23% |
| 1967 | 2,872,997 | 112,528 | 2.09% | 3.71% |
| 1968 | 2,934,257 | 116,075 | 2.13% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 2,998,222 | 119,564 | 2.18% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 3,065,057 | 123,219 | 2.23% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 3,134,767 | 127,035 | 2.27% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 3,207,543 | 130,968 | 2.32% | 3.1% |
| 1973 | 3,283,496 | 134,952 | 2.37% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 3,362,633 | 138,978 | 2.41% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 3,445,407 | 143,158 | 2.46% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 3,532,196 | 147,525 | 2.52% | 3.05% |
| 1977 | 3,623,202 | 151,930 | 2.58% | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 3,718,305 | 156,159 | 2.62% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 3,818,528 | 160,360 | 2.7% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 3,925,251 | 164,835 | 2.79% | 2.79% |
| 1981 | 4,038,307 | 169,532 | 2.88% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 4,156,596 | 174,333 | 2.93% | 2.83% |
| 1983 | 4,278,978 | 179,128 | 2.94% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 4,405,895 | 184,198 | 2.97% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 4,538,012 | 190,169 | 3% | 3.24% |
| 1986 | 4,675,420 | 196,935 | 3.03% | 3.56% |
| 1987 | 4,818,486 | 203,944 | 3.06% | 3.56% |
| 1988 | 4,967,341 | 210,885 | 3.09% | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 5,121,657 | 217,738 | 3.11% | 3.25% |
| 1990 | 5,281,479 | 224,762 | 3.12% | 3.23% |
| 1991 | 5,446,932 | 231,802 | 3.13% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 5,617,844 | 238,543 | 3.14% | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 5,872,706 | 244,884 | 4.54% | 2.66% |
| 1994 | 6,096,506 | 250,822 | 3.81% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 6,226,773 | 256,649 | 2.14% | 2.32% |
| 1996 | 6,391,858 | 262,347 | 2.65% | 2.22% |
| 1997 | 6,583,365 | 267,707 | 3% | 2.04% |
| 1998 | 6,789,489 | 272,723 | 3.13% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 7,002,818 | 277,412 | 3.14% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 7,221,619 | 282,019 | 3.12% | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 7,445,596 | 286,767 | 3.1% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 7,675,426 | 291,616 | 3.09% | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 7,913,070 | 296,491 | 3.1% | 1.67% |
| 2004 | 8,159,094 | 301,413 | 3.11% | 1.66% |
| 2005 | 8,426,144 | 306,429 | 3.27% | 1.66% |
| 2006 | 8,693,242 | 313,851 | 3.17% | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 8,953,969 | 324,479 | 3% | 3.39% |
| 2008 | 9,228,466 | 336,170 | 3.07% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 9,509,423 | 348,275 | 3.04% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 9,797,484 | 360,792 | 3.03% | 3.59% |
| 2011 | 10,093,623 | 373,674 | 3.02% | 3.57% |
| 2012 | 10,397,657 | 386,818 | 3.01% | 3.52% |
| 2013 | 10,708,834 | 400,070 | 2.99% | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 11,030,004 | 413,617 | 3% | 3.39% |
| 2015 | 11,360,681 | 428,154 | 3% | 3.51% |
| 2016 | 11,697,842 | 443,308 | 2.97% | 3.54% |
| 2017 | 12,039,780 | 458,287 | 2.92% | 3.38% |
| 2018 | 12,383,347 | 473,099 | 2.85% | 3.23% |
| 2019 | 12,726,755 | 487,731 | 2.77% | 3.09% |
| 2020 | 13,070,169 | 502,118 | 2.7% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 13,413,417 | 516,154 | 2.63% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 | 524,106 | 2.58% | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 | 525,994 | 2.55% | 0.36% |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 | 527,799 | 2.49% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 14,814,463 | 529,677 | 2.43% | 0.36% |
| 2026 | 15,170,422 | 531,514 | 2.4% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 15,529,420 | 533,433 | 2.37% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 15,890,289 | 535,502 | 2.32% | 0.39% |
| 2029 | 16,253,927 | 537,574 | 2.29% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 16,618,827 | 539,667 | 2.24% | 0.39% |
| 2031 | 16,985,939 | 541,929 | 2.21% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 17,357,069 | 544,288 | 2.18% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 17,731,448 | 546,723 | 2.16% | 0.45% |
| 2034 | 18,109,922 | 549,162 | 2.13% | 0.45% |
| 2035 | 18,492,634 | 551,599 | 2.11% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 18,878,049 | 554,092 | 2.08% | 0.45% |
| 2037 | 19,264,504 | 556,637 | 2.05% | 0.46% |
| 2038 | 19,655,285 | 559,231 | 2.03% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 20,049,973 | 561,958 | 2.01% | 0.49% |
| 2040 | 20,445,765 | 564,800 | 1.97% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 20,843,268 | 567,606 | 1.94% | 0.5% |
| 2042 | 21,242,984 | 570,381 | 1.92% | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 21,643,647 | 573,138 | 1.89% | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 22,042,581 | 575,811 | 1.84% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 22,443,653 | 578,459 | 1.82% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 22,846,199 | 581,026 | 1.79% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 23,245,147 | 583,393 | 1.75% | 0.41% |
| 2048 | 23,642,198 | 585,720 | 1.71% | 0.4% |
| 2049 | 24,038,614 | 587,988 | 1.68% | 0.39% |
| 2050 | 24,433,817 | 589,960 | 1.64% | 0.34% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,476,503 (a 29.7% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).
Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Benin's population will grow by 61% to 24,433,817 people with a rank change from 76th to 68th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.
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Population differences between Benin and Maldives
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| Life expectancy | 61.3 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 23.4 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 32.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 61.9:38.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.56 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 332 ppl/mi² | 4,587 ppl/mi² |
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