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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 2.42 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Benin vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Mozambique
2100 39,989,767 105,684,658
2099 39,818,651 105,291,198
2098 39,641,581 104,859,475
2097 39,464,242 104,428,679
2096 39,272,978 103,962,668
2095 39,075,428 103,480,514
2094 38,867,372 102,989,197
2093 38,660,011 102,464,565
2092 38,444,222 101,929,545
2091 38,224,975 101,410,418
2090 38,000,359 100,829,728
2089 37,763,731 100,211,758
2088 37,520,135 99,594,130
2087 37,269,361 98,943,096
2086 37,016,296 98,288,529
2085 36,753,367 97,609,760
2084 36,488,045 96,926,143
2083 36,211,897 96,193,441
2082 35,924,760 95,449,095
2081 35,638,090 94,708,064
2080 35,345,991 93,957,824
2079 35,047,534 93,171,561
2078 34,742,657 92,350,666
2077 34,432,036 91,530,198
2076 34,117,234 90,699,125
2075 33,800,615 89,848,943
2074 33,470,800 88,999,187
2073 33,135,539 88,113,398
2072 32,790,810 87,210,961
2071 32,445,869 86,283,286
2070 32,092,820 85,349,704
2069 31,736,135 84,361,565
2068 31,381,779 83,400,997
2067 31,024,548 82,437,397
2066 30,663,928 81,437,030
2065 30,295,913 80,446,244
2064 29,924,160 79,433,801
2063 29,553,482 78,430,632
2062 29,180,287 77,376,597
2061 28,807,049 76,274,806
2060 28,430,337 75,197,384
2059 28,050,530 74,082,771
2058 27,671,195 72,958,774
2057 27,287,039 71,828,186
2056 26,904,721 70,677,889
2055 26,513,228 69,542,373
2054 26,119,305 68,419,331
2053 25,728,099 67,306,817
2052 25,330,792 66,163,407
2051 24,932,463 65,032,770
2050 24,533,080 63,898,302
2049 24,132,387 62,731,532
2048 23,730,545 61,579,833
2047 23,328,567 60,424,101
2046 22,922,898 59,273,421
2045 22,513,616 58,132,244
2044 22,110,933 56,969,604
2043 21,705,986 55,814,906
2042 21,299,816 54,633,120
2041 20,896,770 53,476,191
2040 20,495,080 52,305,805
2039 20,095,504 51,136,087
2038 19,696,033 49,973,820
2037 19,304,390 48,827,661
2036 18,913,667 47,668,628
2035 18,524,132 46,520,419
2034 18,138,864 45,358,645
2033 17,757,920 44,229,218
2032 17,380,954 43,102,655
2031 17,006,572 41,993,535
2030 16,637,754 40,901,742
2029 16,267,838 39,818,379
2028 15,901,575 38,748,841
2027 15,537,274 37,696,739
2026 15,174,802 36,660,958
2025 14,816,644 35,650,681
2024 14,462,724 34,631,766
2023 14,111,034 33,635,160
2022 13,759,501 32,656,246
2021 13,413,417 31,707,800
2020 13,070,169 30,783,688
2019 12,726,755 29,884,380
2018 12,383,347 29,018,644
2017 12,039,780 28,166,393
2016 11,697,842 27,337,105
2015 11,360,681 26,547,572
2014 11,030,004 25,788,475
2013 10,708,834 25,051,611
2012 10,397,657 24,337,846
2011 10,093,623 23,649,039
2010 9,797,484 22,999,235
2009 9,509,423 22,391,745
2008 9,228,466 21,819,036
2007 8,953,969 21,287,635
2006 8,693,242 20,787,087
2005 8,426,144 20,304,569
2004 8,159,094 19,840,313
2003 7,913,070 19,392,475
2002 7,675,426 18,958,338
2001 7,445,596 18,537,729
2000 7,221,619 18,129,653
1999 7,002,818 17,734,506
1998 6,789,489 17,340,464
1997 6,583,365 16,949,982
1996 6,391,858 16,492,480
1995 6,226,773 15,960,530
1994 6,096,506 15,033,853
1993 5,872,706 14,051,192
1992 5,617,844 13,613,316
1991 5,446,932 13,352,090
1990 5,281,479 13,094,537
1989 5,121,657 12,906,842
1988 4,967,341 12,800,558
1987 4,818,486 12,822,574
1986 4,675,420 12,770,578
1985 4,538,012 12,548,949
1984 4,405,895 12,315,954
1983 4,278,978 12,073,822
1982 4,156,596 11,824,370
1981 4,038,307 11,568,127
1980 3,925,251 11,336,221
1979 3,818,528 11,028,809
1978 3,718,305 10,618,250
1977 3,623,202 10,224,975
1976 3,532,196 9,867,209
1975 3,445,407 9,540,817
1974 3,362,633 9,236,093
1973 3,283,496 8,954,242
1972 3,207,543 8,692,935
1971 3,134,767 8,456,317
1970 3,065,057 8,250,506
1969 2,998,222 8,066,951
1968 2,934,257 7,892,613
1967 2,872,997 7,724,550
1966 2,814,317 7,562,990
1965 2,757,936 7,406,421
1964 2,704,003 7,255,061
1963 2,652,908 7,109,828
1962 2,604,659 6,969,364
1961 2,559,223 6,834,936
1960 2,517,286 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Mozambique
2100 0.43% 0.37%
2099 0.45% 0.41%
2098 0.45% 0.41%
2097 0.49% 0.45%
2096 0.51% 0.47%
2095 0.54% 0.48%
2094 0.54% 0.51%
2093 0.56% 0.52%
2092 0.57% 0.51%
2091 0.59% 0.58%
2090 0.63% 0.62%
2089 0.65% 0.62%
2088 0.67% 0.66%
2087 0.68% 0.67%
2086 0.72% 0.7%
2085 0.73% 0.71%
2084 0.76% 0.76%
2083 0.8% 0.78%
2082 0.8% 0.78%
2081 0.83% 0.8%
2080 0.85% 0.84%
2079 0.88% 0.89%
2078 0.9% 0.9%
2077 0.92% 0.92%
2076 0.94% 0.95%
2075 0.99% 0.95%
2074 1.01% 1.01%
2073 1.05% 1.03%
2072 1.06% 1.08%
2071 1.1% 1.09%
2070 1.12% 1.17%
2069 1.13% 1.15%
2068 1.15% 1.17%
2067 1.18% 1.23%
2066 1.21% 1.23%
2065 1.24% 1.27%
2064 1.25% 1.28%
2063 1.28% 1.36%
2062 1.3% 1.44%
2061 1.33% 1.43%
2060 1.35% 1.5%
2059 1.37% 1.54%
2058 1.41% 1.57%
2057 1.42% 1.63%
2056 1.48% 1.63%
2055 1.51% 1.64%
2054 1.52% 1.65%
2053 1.57% 1.73%
2052 1.6% 1.74%
2051 1.63% 1.78%
2050 1.66% 1.86%
2049 1.69% 1.87%
2048 1.72% 1.91%
2047 1.77% 1.94%
2046 1.82% 1.96%
2045 1.82% 2.04%
2044 1.87% 2.07%
2043 1.91% 2.16%
2042 1.93% 2.16%
2041 1.96% 2.24%
2040 1.99% 2.29%
2039 2.03% 2.33%
2038 2.03% 2.35%
2037 2.07% 2.43%
2036 2.1% 2.47%
2035 2.12% 2.56%
2034 2.15% 2.55%
2033 2.17% 2.61%
2032 2.2% 2.64%
2031 2.22% 2.67%
2030 2.27% 2.72%
2029 2.3% 2.76%
2028 2.34% 2.79%
2027 2.39% 2.83%
2026 2.42% 2.83%
2025 2.45% 2.94%
2024 2.49% 2.96%
2023 2.55% 3%
2022 2.58% 2.99%
2021 2.63% 3%
2020 2.7% 3.01%
2019 2.77% 2.98%
2018 2.85% 3.03%
2017 2.92% 3.03%
2016 2.97% 2.97%
2015 3% 2.94%
2014 3% 2.94%
2013 2.99% 2.93%
2012 3.01% 2.91%
2011 3.02% 2.83%
2010 3.03% 2.71%
2009 3.04% 2.62%
2008 3.07% 2.5%
2007 3% 2.41%
2006 3.17% 2.38%
2005 3.27% 2.34%
2004 3.11% 2.31%
2003 3.1% 2.29%
2002 3.09% 2.27%
2001 3.1% 2.25%
2000 3.12% 2.23%
1999 3.14% 2.27%
1998 3.13% 2.3%
1997 3% 2.77%
1996 2.65% 3.33%
1995 2.14% 6.16%
1994 3.81% 6.99%
1993 4.54% 3.22%
1992 3.14% 1.96%
1991 3.13% 1.97%
1990 3.12% 1.45%
1989 3.11% 0.83%
1988 3.09% -0.17%
1987 3.06% 0.41%
1986 3.03% 1.77%
1985 3% 1.89%
1984 2.97% 2.01%
1983 2.94% 2.11%
1982 2.93% 2.22%
1981 2.88% 2.05%
1980 2.79% 2.79%
1979 2.7% 3.87%
1978 2.62% 3.85%
1977 2.58% 3.63%
1976 2.52% 3.42%
1975 2.46% 3.3%
1974 2.41% 3.15%
1973 2.37% 3.01%
1972 2.32% 2.8%
1971 2.27% 2.49%
1970 2.23% 2.28%
1969 2.18% 2.21%
1968 2.13% 2.18%
1967 2.09% 2.14%
1966 2.04% 2.11%
1965 1.99% 2.09%
1964 1.93% 2.04%
1963 1.85% 2.02%
1962 1.78% 1.97%
1961 1.67% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Benin Mozambique
Current population
15272847
36941128
Population rank 76/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.45%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.1 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
4.23 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -65,573
Net migration rank 127/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -65,573
2024 - -7,725 - -38,940
2023 353,933 -192 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 349,518 -192 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 341,103 1,729 951,234 -23,103
2020 341,929 1,729 945,952 -25,864
2019 339,817 3,366 927,581 -49,080
2018 340,270 3,372 903,176 -50,224
2017 339,763 3,716 876,594 -25,043
2016 336,559 3,837 850,430 -43,398
2015 330,573 3,369 824,435 -52,374
2014 323,753 3,667 799,778 -53,625
2013 315,804 -887 784,641 -57,067
2012 306,180 1,260 763,088 -63,131
2011 296,348 4,283 741,303 -63,638
2010 287,703 3,947 719,025 -97,079
2009 280,204 4,279 693,673 -100,625
2008 274,242 3,198 654,920 -102,534
2007 271,305 241 610,913 -100,490
2006 265,040 -15,135 586,009 -95,333
2005 253,795 30,495 570,132 -95,770
2004 245,630 4,173 554,973 -100,824
2003 237,962 4,283 540,992 -99,484
2002 229,472 3,572 529,867 -103,102
2001 222,877 3,732 519,594 -105,130
2000 218,013 3,335 506,162 -104,476
1999 213,074 3,177 491,814 -103,223
1998 208,342 2,051 474,453 -74,952
1997 203,182 -1,322 461,209 -79,732
1996 197,643 -16,490 442,559 90,975
1995 194,481 -45,469 421,630 108,751
1994 196,637 -85,128 384,821 938,163
1993 179,858 156,223 369,518 272,829
1992 173,794 -138 362,373 -128,960
1991 168,174 0 357,676 -68,644
1990 163,055 -333 353,290 -127,215
1989 157,235 -315 348,833 -199,509
1988 153,580 -1,867 349,480 -286,247
1987 147,783 -1,792 334,438 -441,710
1986 142,039 -1,899 332,609 -121,350
1985 136,621 -1,953 307,625 -75,642
1984 131,590 -2,018 304,524 -70,532
1983 126,349 -2,090 324,158 -73,899
1982 122,748 -2,253 321,493 -72,852
1981 118,634 -2,543 322,207 -58,347
1980 112,969 -2,946 349,586 -149,650
1979 106,782 -3,365 331,162 83,699
1978 100,762 -3,731 310,403 95,859
1977 97,200 -4,022 289,193 91,082
1976 93,141 -4,308 273,924 61,326
1975 89,350 -4,607 257,984 59,562
1974 85,623 -4,814 240,665 51,238
1973 82,422 -4,960 226,847 44,951
1972 79,415 -4,970 215,793 35,023
1971 76,034 -4,921 211,137 11,297
1970 73,156 -4,851 207,385 -18,197
1969 70,155 -4,792 202,174 -24,251
1968 67,327 -4,756 197,623 -26,872
1967 64,709 -4,756 193,044 -27,672
1966 62,169 -4,764 189,218 -31,462
1965 60,154 -4,793 185,931 -30,538
1964 57,352 -4,839 182,334 -35,005
1963 54,514 -4,847 180,867 -37,738
1962 51,664 -4,844 176,297 -38,504
1961 48,838 -4,791 171,236 -40,181
1960 44,564 -4,722 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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