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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 8.73 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Benin vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Mexico
2100 39,989,767 131,182,639
2099 39,818,651 131,943,283
2098 39,641,581 132,700,369
2097 39,464,242 133,455,010
2096 39,272,978 134,204,227
2095 39,075,428 134,949,218
2094 38,867,372 135,687,085
2093 38,660,011 136,415,232
2092 38,444,222 137,127,644
2091 38,224,975 137,833,985
2090 38,000,359 138,527,198
2089 37,763,731 139,208,862
2088 37,520,135 139,874,924
2087 37,269,361 140,530,483
2086 37,016,296 141,174,372
2085 36,753,367 141,805,496
2084 36,488,045 142,415,948
2083 36,211,897 143,009,187
2082 35,924,760 143,579,768
2081 35,638,090 144,138,842
2080 35,345,991 144,677,451
2079 35,047,534 145,195,172
2078 34,742,657 145,691,242
2077 34,432,036 146,165,064
2076 34,117,234 146,616,674
2075 33,800,615 147,046,928
2074 33,470,800 147,455,761
2073 33,135,539 147,841,295
2072 32,790,810 148,201,143
2071 32,445,869 148,534,057
2070 32,092,820 148,848,168
2069 31,736,135 149,134,711
2068 31,381,779 149,395,717
2067 31,024,548 149,630,386
2066 30,663,928 149,842,125
2065 30,295,913 150,029,268
2064 29,924,160 150,187,992
2063 29,553,482 150,319,846
2062 29,180,287 150,424,224
2061 28,807,049 150,502,250
2060 28,430,337 150,555,648
2059 28,050,530 150,577,220
2058 27,671,195 150,569,044
2057 27,287,039 150,535,337
2056 26,904,721 150,475,242
2055 26,513,228 150,384,336
2054 26,119,305 150,263,237
2053 25,728,099 150,110,615
2052 25,330,792 149,923,918
2051 24,932,463 149,705,066
2050 24,533,080 149,450,774
2049 24,132,387 149,166,038
2048 23,730,545 148,836,849
2047 23,328,567 148,478,965
2046 22,922,898 148,081,688
2045 22,513,616 147,647,318
2044 22,110,933 147,173,101
2043 21,705,986 146,667,761
2042 21,299,816 146,123,566
2041 20,896,770 145,543,650
2040 20,495,080 144,931,633
2039 20,095,504 144,286,278
2038 19,696,033 143,601,872
2037 19,304,390 142,883,005
2036 18,913,667 142,138,929
2035 18,524,132 141,359,885
2034 18,138,864 140,554,653
2033 17,757,920 139,713,048
2032 17,380,954 138,843,644
2031 17,006,572 137,947,334
2030 16,637,754 137,023,304
2029 16,267,838 136,071,720
2028 15,901,575 135,090,755
2027 15,537,274 134,081,337
2026 15,174,802 133,042,003
2025 14,816,644 131,970,909
2024 14,462,724 130,861,007
2023 14,111,034 129,739,759
2022 13,759,501 128,613,117
2021 13,413,417 127,648,148
2020 13,070,169 126,799,054
2019 12,726,755 125,762,982
2018 12,383,347 124,573,711
2017 12,039,780 123,400,057
2016 11,697,842 122,251,351
2015 11,360,681 121,072,306
2014 11,030,004 119,784,261
2013 10,708,834 118,343,573
2012 10,397,657 116,818,208
2011 10,093,623 115,243,504
2010 9,797,484 113,623,895
2009 9,509,423 111,999,721
2008 9,228,466 110,374,288
2007 8,953,969 108,774,360
2006 8,693,242 107,253,666
2005 8,426,144 105,811,504
2004 8,159,094 104,394,131
2003 7,913,070 102,978,515
2002 7,675,426 101,548,624
2001 7,445,596 100,099,099
2000 7,221,619 98,625,552
1999 7,002,818 97,115,707
1998 6,789,489 95,575,245
1997 6,583,365 94,021,207
1996 6,391,858 92,452,702
1995 6,226,773 90,862,455
1994 6,096,506 89,259,205
1993 5,872,706 87,653,807
1992 5,617,844 86,044,809
1991 5,446,932 84,430,572
1990 5,281,479 82,820,170
1989 5,121,657 81,247,182
1988 4,967,341 79,695,531
1987 4,818,486 78,136,651
1986 4,675,420 76,585,637
1985 4,538,012 75,043,414
1984 4,405,895 73,506,846
1983 4,278,978 71,971,240
1982 4,156,596 70,433,260
1981 4,038,307 68,892,108
1980 3,925,251 67,300,334
1979 3,818,528 65,648,865
1978 3,718,305 63,979,046
1977 3,623,202 62,308,493
1976 3,532,196 60,645,512
1975 3,445,407 58,982,400
1974 3,362,633 57,320,149
1973 3,283,496 55,667,284
1972 3,207,543 54,030,168
1971 3,134,767 52,412,558
1970 3,065,057 50,814,953
1969 2,998,222 49,233,194
1968 2,934,257 47,668,303
1967 2,872,997 46,129,608
1966 2,814,317 44,629,106
1965 2,757,936 43,174,477
1964 2,704,003 41,772,049
1963 2,652,908 40,424,065
1962 2,604,659 39,129,200
1961 2,559,223 37,890,118
1960 2,517,286 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Mexico
2100 0.43% -0.58%
2099 0.45% -0.57%
2098 0.45% -0.57%
2097 0.49% -0.56%
2096 0.51% -0.55%
2095 0.54% -0.54%
2094 0.54% -0.53%
2093 0.56% -0.52%
2092 0.57% -0.51%
2091 0.59% -0.5%
2090 0.63% -0.49%
2089 0.65% -0.48%
2088 0.67% -0.47%
2087 0.68% -0.46%
2086 0.72% -0.45%
2085 0.73% -0.43%
2084 0.76% -0.41%
2083 0.8% -0.4%
2082 0.8% -0.39%
2081 0.83% -0.37%
2080 0.85% -0.36%
2079 0.88% -0.34%
2078 0.9% -0.32%
2077 0.92% -0.31%
2076 0.94% -0.29%
2075 0.99% -0.28%
2074 1.01% -0.26%
2073 1.05% -0.24%
2072 1.06% -0.22%
2071 1.1% -0.21%
2070 1.12% -0.19%
2069 1.13% -0.17%
2068 1.15% -0.16%
2067 1.18% -0.14%
2066 1.21% -0.12%
2065 1.24% -0.11%
2064 1.25% -0.09%
2063 1.28% -0.07%
2062 1.3% -0.05%
2061 1.33% -0.04%
2060 1.35% -0.01%
2059 1.37% 0.005%
2058 1.41% 0.02%
2057 1.42% 0.04%
2056 1.48% 0.06%
2055 1.51% 0.08%
2054 1.52% 0.1%
2053 1.57% 0.12%
2052 1.6% 0.15%
2051 1.63% 0.17%
2050 1.66% 0.19%
2049 1.69% 0.22%
2048 1.72% 0.24%
2047 1.77% 0.27%
2046 1.82% 0.29%
2045 1.82% 0.32%
2044 1.87% 0.34%
2043 1.91% 0.37%
2042 1.93% 0.4%
2041 1.96% 0.42%
2040 1.99% 0.45%
2039 2.03% 0.48%
2038 2.03% 0.5%
2037 2.07% 0.52%
2036 2.1% 0.55%
2035 2.12% 0.57%
2034 2.15% 0.6%
2033 2.17% 0.63%
2032 2.2% 0.65%
2031 2.22% 0.67%
2030 2.27% 0.7%
2029 2.3% 0.73%
2028 2.34% 0.75%
2027 2.39% 0.78%
2026 2.42% 0.81%
2025 2.45% 0.85%
2024 2.49% 0.86%
2023 2.55% 0.88%
2022 2.58% 0.76%
2021 2.63% 0.67%
2020 2.7% 0.82%
2019 2.77% 0.95%
2018 2.85% 0.95%
2017 2.92% 0.94%
2016 2.97% 0.97%
2015 3% 1.08%
2014 3% 1.22%
2013 2.99% 1.31%
2012 3.01% 1.37%
2011 3.02% 1.43%
2010 3.03% 1.45%
2009 3.04% 1.47%
2008 3.07% 1.47%
2007 3% 1.42%
2006 3.17% 1.36%
2005 3.27% 1.36%
2004 3.11% 1.37%
2003 3.1% 1.41%
2002 3.09% 1.45%
2001 3.1% 1.49%
2000 3.12% 1.55%
1999 3.14% 1.61%
1998 3.13% 1.65%
1997 3% 1.7%
1996 2.65% 1.75%
1995 2.14% 1.8%
1994 3.81% 1.83%
1993 4.54% 1.87%
1992 3.14% 1.91%
1991 3.13% 1.94%
1990 3.12% 1.94%
1989 3.11% 1.95%
1988 3.09% 2%
1987 3.06% 2.03%
1986 3.03% 2.06%
1985 3% 2.09%
1984 2.97% 2.13%
1983 2.94% 2.18%
1982 2.93% 2.24%
1981 2.88% 2.37%
1980 2.79% 2.52%
1979 2.7% 2.61%
1978 2.62% 2.68%
1977 2.58% 2.74%
1976 2.52% 2.82%
1975 2.46% 2.9%
1974 2.41% 2.97%
1973 2.37% 3.03%
1972 2.32% 3.09%
1971 2.27% 3.14%
1970 2.23% 3.21%
1969 2.18% 3.28%
1968 2.13% 3.34%
1967 2.09% 3.36%
1966 2.04% 3.37%
1965 1.99% 3.36%
1964 1.93% 3.33%
1963 1.85% 3.31%
1962 1.78% 3.27%
1961 1.67% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Benin Mexico
Current population
15272847
133323134
Population rank 76/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.61%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
1.1 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.23 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -108,037
Net migration rank 127/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -108,037
2024 - -7,725 - -104,581
2023 353,933 -192 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 349,518 -192 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 341,103 1,729 936,682 -122,791
2020 341,929 1,729 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 339,817 3,366 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 340,270 3,372 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 339,763 3,716 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 336,559 3,837 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 330,573 3,369 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 323,753 3,667 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 315,804 -887 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 306,180 1,260 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 296,348 4,283 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 287,703 3,947 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 280,204 4,279 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 274,242 3,198 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 271,305 241 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 265,040 -15,135 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 253,795 30,495 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 245,630 4,173 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 237,962 4,283 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 229,472 3,572 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 222,877 3,732 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 218,013 3,335 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 213,074 3,177 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 208,342 2,051 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 203,182 -1,322 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 197,643 -16,490 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 194,481 -45,469 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 196,637 -85,128 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 179,858 156,223 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 173,794 -138 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 168,174 0 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 163,055 -333 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 157,235 -315 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 153,580 -1,867 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 147,783 -1,792 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 142,039 -1,899 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 136,621 -1,953 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 131,590 -2,018 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 126,349 -2,090 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 122,748 -2,253 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 118,634 -2,543 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 112,969 -2,946 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 106,782 -3,365 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 100,762 -3,731 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 97,200 -4,022 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 93,141 -4,308 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 89,350 -4,607 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 85,623 -4,814 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 82,422 -4,960 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 79,415 -4,970 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 76,034 -4,921 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 73,156 -4,851 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 70,155 -4,792 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 67,327 -4,756 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 64,709 -4,756 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 62,169 -4,764 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 60,154 -4,793 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 57,352 -4,839 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 54,514 -4,847 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 51,664 -4,844 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 48,838 -4,791 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 44,564 -4,722 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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