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Population in Benin compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 1,820,909 people in North Macedonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 1,811,466 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 8.48 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs -0.47% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.17% decline).

Benin vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin North Macedonia
2100 39,983,872 869,530
2099 39,812,782 880,467
2098 39,635,737 891,427
2097 39,458,425 902,461
2096 39,267,189 913,488
2095 39,069,668 924,371
2094 38,861,643 935,479
2093 38,654,312 946,865
2092 38,438,555 958,251
2091 38,219,341 969,723
2090 37,994,758 981,115
2089 37,758,164 992,687
2088 37,514,605 1,004,280
2087 37,263,867 1,015,922
2086 37,010,840 1,027,915
2085 36,747,949 1,039,832
2084 36,482,666 1,052,077
2083 36,206,559 1,064,269
2082 35,919,464 1,076,684
2081 35,632,837 1,089,137
2080 35,340,781 1,101,478
2079 35,042,368 1,114,004
2078 34,737,536 1,126,827
2077 34,426,961 1,139,917
2076 34,112,205 1,153,296
2075 33,795,633 1,166,630
2074 33,465,867 1,180,262
2073 33,130,654 1,193,984
2072 32,785,976 1,207,689
2071 32,441,087 1,221,407
2070 32,088,089 1,235,738
2069 31,731,457 1,250,212
2068 31,377,153 1,264,718
2067 31,019,975 1,279,182
2066 30,659,408 1,293,374
2065 30,291,447 1,307,896
2064 29,919,749 1,322,184
2063 29,549,126 1,336,875
2062 29,175,986 1,351,652
2061 28,802,803 1,366,457
2060 28,426,146 1,381,009
2059 28,046,395 1,395,166
2058 27,667,117 1,409,270
2057 27,283,017 1,423,516
2056 26,900,755 1,437,970
2055 26,509,320 1,452,276
2054 26,115,455 1,466,673
2053 25,724,306 1,480,857
2052 25,327,058 1,494,452
2051 24,928,787 1,508,115
2050 24,529,464 1,521,258
2049 24,128,830 1,534,276
2048 23,727,047 1,547,097
2047 23,325,128 1,559,831
2046 22,919,519 1,572,937
2045 22,510,298 1,585,940
2044 22,107,673 1,598,742
2043 21,702,786 1,611,835
2042 21,296,676 1,624,885
2041 20,893,690 1,637,687
2040 20,492,059 1,650,468
2039 20,092,542 1,663,094
2038 19,693,130 1,675,445
2037 19,301,544 1,687,986
2036 18,910,879 1,700,377
2035 18,521,401 1,712,512
2034 18,136,190 1,724,440
2033 17,755,302 1,736,005
2032 17,378,392 1,747,606
2031 17,004,065 1,759,081
2030 16,635,301 1,770,549
2029 16,265,440 1,781,235
2028 15,899,231 1,791,502
2027 15,534,984 1,801,426
2026 15,172,565 1,811,466
2025 14,814,460 1,820,909
2024 14,462,724 1,824,359
2023 14,111,034 1,827,816
2022 13,759,501 1,831,712
2021 13,413,417 1,837,114
2020 13,070,169 1,856,124
2019 12,726,755 1,876,262
2018 12,383,347 1,889,051
2017 12,039,780 1,898,657
2016 11,697,842 1,906,313
2015 11,360,681 1,912,430
2014 11,030,004 1,917,557
2013 10,708,834 1,922,716
2012 10,397,657 1,929,821
2011 10,093,623 1,937,398
2010 9,797,484 1,946,298
2009 9,509,423 1,958,782
2008 9,228,466 1,971,493
2007 8,953,969 1,982,933
2006 8,693,242 1,994,287
2005 8,426,144 2,005,330
2004 8,159,094 2,016,186
2003 7,913,070 2,022,725
2002 7,675,426 2,020,157
2001 7,445,596 2,034,882
2000 7,221,619 2,026,350
1999 7,002,818 2,017,142
1998 6,789,489 2,007,523
1997 6,583,365 1,996,869
1996 6,391,858 2,012,553
1995 6,226,773 1,998,534
1994 6,096,506 1,992,666
1993 5,872,706 2,006,854
1992 5,617,844 2,032,523
1991 5,446,932 2,055,994
1990 5,281,479 2,063,689
1989 5,121,657 2,055,649
1988 4,967,341 2,045,737
1987 4,818,486 2,035,157
1986 4,675,420 2,024,732
1985 4,538,012 2,014,331
1984 4,405,895 2,003,399
1983 4,278,978 1,991,901
1982 4,156,596 1,978,956
1981 4,038,307 1,959,065
1980 3,925,251 1,933,038
1979 3,818,528 1,906,523
1978 3,718,305 1,879,847
1977 3,623,202 1,853,138
1976 3,532,196 1,825,830
1975 3,445,407 1,797,972
1974 3,362,633 1,770,545
1973 3,283,496 1,743,816
1972 3,207,543 1,717,395
1971 3,134,767 1,691,216
1970 3,065,057 1,664,208
1969 2,998,222 1,636,345
1968 2,934,257 1,608,930
1967 2,872,997 1,582,492
1966 2,814,317 1,557,349
1965 2,757,936 1,533,466
1964 2,704,003 1,510,900
1963 2,652,908 1,488,737
1962 2,604,659 1,471,745
1961 2,559,223 1,455,171
1960 2,517,286 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,521,258 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 870K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin North Macedonia
2100 0.43% -1.24%
2099 0.45% -1.23%
2098 0.45% -1.22%
2097 0.49% -1.21%
2096 0.51% -1.18%
2095 0.54% -1.19%
2094 0.54% -1.2%
2093 0.56% -1.19%
2092 0.57% -1.18%
2091 0.59% -1.16%
2090 0.63% -1.17%
2089 0.65% -1.15%
2088 0.67% -1.15%
2087 0.68% -1.17%
2086 0.72% -1.15%
2085 0.73% -1.16%
2084 0.76% -1.15%
2083 0.8% -1.15%
2082 0.8% -1.14%
2081 0.83% -1.12%
2080 0.85% -1.12%
2079 0.88% -1.14%
2078 0.9% -1.15%
2077 0.92% -1.16%
2076 0.94% -1.14%
2075 0.99% -1.15%
2074 1.01% -1.15%
2073 1.05% -1.13%
2072 1.06% -1.12%
2071 1.1% -1.16%
2070 1.12% -1.16%
2069 1.13% -1.15%
2068 1.15% -1.13%
2067 1.18% -1.1%
2066 1.21% -1.11%
2065 1.24% -1.08%
2064 1.25% -1.1%
2063 1.28% -1.09%
2062 1.3% -1.08%
2061 1.33% -1.05%
2060 1.35% -1.01%
2059 1.37% -1%
2058 1.41% -1%
2057 1.42% -1.01%
2056 1.48% -0.99%
2055 1.51% -0.98%
2054 1.52% -0.96%
2053 1.57% -0.91%
2052 1.6% -0.91%
2051 1.63% -0.86%
2050 1.66% -0.85%
2049 1.69% -0.83%
2048 1.72% -0.82%
2047 1.77% -0.83%
2046 1.82% -0.82%
2045 1.82% -0.8%
2044 1.87% -0.81%
2043 1.91% -0.8%
2042 1.93% -0.78%
2041 1.96% -0.77%
2040 1.99% -0.76%
2039 2.03% -0.74%
2038 2.03% -0.74%
2037 2.07% -0.73%
2036 2.1% -0.71%
2035 2.12% -0.69%
2034 2.15% -0.67%
2033 2.17% -0.66%
2032 2.2% -0.65%
2031 2.22% -0.65%
2030 2.27% -0.6%
2029 2.3% -0.57%
2028 2.34% -0.55%
2027 2.39% -0.55%
2026 2.42% -0.52%
2025 2.43% -0.19%
2024 2.49% -0.19%
2023 2.55% -0.21%
2022 2.58% -0.29%
2021 2.63% -1.02%
2020 2.7% -1.07%
2019 2.77% -0.68%
2018 2.85% -0.51%
2017 2.92% -0.4%
2016 2.97% -0.32%
2015 3% -0.27%
2014 3% -0.27%
2013 2.99% -0.37%
2012 3.01% -0.39%
2011 3.02% -0.46%
2010 3.03% -0.64%
2009 3.04% -0.64%
2008 3.07% -0.58%
2007 3% -0.57%
2006 3.17% -0.55%
2005 3.27% -0.54%
2004 3.11% -0.32%
2003 3.1% 0.13%
2002 3.09% -0.72%
2001 3.1% 0.42%
2000 3.12% 0.46%
1999 3.14% 0.48%
1998 3.13% 0.53%
1997 3% -0.78%
1996 2.65% 0.7%
1995 2.14% 0.29%
1994 3.81% -0.71%
1993 4.54% -1.26%
1992 3.14% -1.14%
1991 3.13% -0.37%
1990 3.12% 0.39%
1989 3.11% 0.48%
1988 3.09% 0.52%
1987 3.06% 0.51%
1986 3.03% 0.52%
1985 3% 0.55%
1984 2.97% 0.58%
1983 2.94% 0.65%
1982 2.93% 1.02%
1981 2.88% 1.35%
1980 2.79% 1.39%
1979 2.7% 1.42%
1978 2.62% 1.44%
1977 2.58% 1.5%
1976 2.52% 1.55%
1975 2.46% 1.55%
1974 2.41% 1.53%
1973 2.37% 1.54%
1972 2.32% 1.55%
1971 2.27% 1.62%
1970 2.23% 1.7%
1969 2.18% 1.7%
1968 2.13% 1.67%
1967 2.09% 1.61%
1966 2.04% 1.56%
1965 1.99% 1.49%
1964 1.93% 1.49%
1963 1.85% 1.15%
1962 1.78% 1.14%
1961 1.67% 1.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Benin North Macedonia
Current population
15358725
1811466
Population rank 76/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.02%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
2.55 hours
One birth every
1.09 minutes
32.7 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
26 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 -9
Annual growth/decline +351,736 -3,450
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 176/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -7,847 -5,645
Net migration rank 127/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -5,645
2024 357,359 -7,725 -4,196 -5,728
2023 353,933 -192 -3,290 -5,597
2022 349,518 -192 -4,397 -5,296
2021 341,103 1,729 -9,737 -5,483
2020 341,929 1,729 -5,939 -23,458
2019 339,817 3,366 -375 -24,204
2018 340,270 3,372 1,512 -24,878
2017 339,763 3,716 1,329 -24,227
2016 336,559 3,837 2,374 -24,144
2015 330,573 3,369 2,294 -23,010
2014 323,753 3,667 3,644 -22,132
2013 315,804 -887 3,653 -20,297
2012 306,180 1,260 3,087 -19,083
2011 296,348 4,283 3,100 -17,871
2010 287,703 3,947 4,866 -16,668
2009 280,204 4,279 4,309 -15,455
2008 274,242 3,198 3,746 -17,645
2007 271,305 241 2,974 -15,705
2006 265,040 -15,135 3,988 -9,632
2005 253,795 30,495 4,011 -2,244
2004 245,630 4,173 5,444 -2,640
2003 237,962 4,283 8,900 -2,880
2002 229,472 3,572 9,697 -2,858
2001 222,877 3,732 10,174 -922
2000 218,013 3,335 12,159 -2,824
1999 213,074 3,177 10,489 -1,261
1998 208,342 2,051 12,446 -589
1997 203,182 -1,322 12,979 -477
1996 197,643 -16,490 14,806 -397
1995 194,481 -45,469 17,239 -3,603
1994 196,637 -85,128 19,103 -21,006
1993 179,858 156,223 20,797 -47,273
1992 173,794 -138 21,659 -46,509
1991 168,174 0 23,387 -45,484
1990 163,055 -333 22,868 -16,174
1989 157,235 -315 22,912 -13,528
1988 153,580 -1,867 24,064 -13,621
1987 147,783 -1,792 24,359 -13,635
1986 142,039 -1,899 23,720 -13,589
1985 136,621 -1,953 24,167 -13,492
1984 131,590 -2,018 24,436 -13,251
1983 126,349 -2,090 24,690 -12,884
1982 122,748 -2,253 25,810 -11,716
1981 118,634 -2,543 25,689 0
1980 112,969 -2,946 26,547 -189
1979 106,782 -3,365 27,096 -426
1978 100,762 -3,731 27,150 -462
1977 97,200 -4,022 27,410 -683
1976 93,141 -4,308 28,799 -911
1975 89,350 -4,607 28,983 -1,147
1974 85,623 -4,814 28,400 -1,376
1973 82,422 -4,960 28,032 -1,600
1972 79,415 -4,970 28,236 -1,834
1971 76,034 -4,921 28,010 -2,064
1970 73,156 -4,851 28,022 60
1969 70,155 -4,792 27,464 181
1968 67,327 -4,756 28,378 -1,201
1967 64,709 -4,756 28,401 -2,696
1966 62,169 -4,764 28,766 -4,176
1965 60,154 -4,793 28,564 -5,385
1964 57,352 -4,839 27,889 -5,938
1963 54,514 -4,847 28,124 -5,759
1962 51,664 -4,844 25,317 -13,702
1961 48,838 -4,791 27,846 -6,309
1960 44,564 -4,722 28,816 -10,126

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

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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 North Macedonia 11% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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