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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 17 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.33% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Benin vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Pakistan
2100 39,989,767 514,531,704
2099 39,818,651 513,655,674
2098 39,641,581 512,727,636
2097 39,464,242 511,735,790
2096 39,272,978 510,636,755
2095 39,075,428 509,437,875
2094 38,867,372 508,130,071
2093 38,660,011 506,765,644
2092 38,444,222 505,327,656
2091 38,224,975 503,824,444
2090 38,000,359 502,264,268
2089 37,763,731 500,660,501
2088 37,520,135 498,935,983
2087 37,269,361 497,190,466
2086 37,016,296 495,313,036
2085 36,753,367 493,366,305
2084 36,488,045 491,354,778
2083 36,211,897 489,225,193
2082 35,924,760 486,984,952
2081 35,638,090 484,673,501
2080 35,345,991 482,257,479
2079 35,047,534 479,813,404
2078 34,742,657 477,277,836
2077 34,432,036 474,593,860
2076 34,117,234 471,779,348
2075 33,800,615 468,855,468
2074 33,470,800 465,875,137
2073 33,135,539 462,811,079
2072 32,790,810 459,656,523
2071 32,445,869 456,423,506
2070 32,092,820 453,095,985
2069 31,736,135 449,655,599
2068 31,381,779 446,126,774
2067 31,024,548 442,540,629
2066 30,663,928 438,879,326
2065 30,295,913 435,169,856
2064 29,924,160 431,394,393
2063 29,553,482 427,575,887
2062 29,180,287 423,636,352
2061 28,807,049 419,672,017
2060 28,430,337 415,638,125
2059 28,050,530 411,576,344
2058 27,671,195 407,429,129
2057 27,287,039 403,233,874
2056 26,904,721 398,948,355
2055 26,513,228 394,645,693
2054 26,119,305 390,303,954
2053 25,728,099 385,922,748
2052 25,330,792 381,488,696
2051 24,932,463 377,018,239
2050 24,533,080 372,476,884
2049 24,132,387 367,909,407
2048 23,730,545 363,310,560
2047 23,328,567 358,659,474
2046 22,922,898 353,929,775
2045 22,513,616 349,156,085
2044 22,110,933 344,371,692
2043 21,705,986 339,561,029
2042 21,299,816 334,731,546
2041 20,896,770 329,875,686
2040 20,495,080 325,039,429
2039 20,095,504 320,137,108
2038 19,696,033 315,207,413
2037 19,304,390 310,312,684
2036 18,913,667 305,408,418
2035 18,524,132 300,541,523
2034 18,138,864 295,686,893
2033 17,757,920 290,851,174
2032 17,380,954 286,070,650
2031 17,006,572 281,351,929
2030 16,637,754 276,708,987
2029 16,267,838 272,189,955
2028 15,901,575 267,728,673
2027 15,537,274 263,390,059
2026 15,174,802 259,231,214
2025 14,816,644 255,166,301
2024 14,462,724 251,269,164
2023 14,111,034 247,504,495
2022 13,759,501 243,700,667
2021 13,413,417 239,477,801
2020 13,070,169 235,001,746
2019 12,726,755 230,800,899
2018 12,383,347 226,928,892
2017 12,039,780 223,273,967
2016 11,697,842 220,138,869
2015 11,360,681 217,290,883
2014 11,030,004 214,264,647
2013 10,708,834 211,073,978
2012 10,397,657 207,667,125
2011 10,093,623 203,746,065
2010 9,797,484 199,239,047
2009 9,509,423 194,376,534
2008 9,228,466 189,499,113
2007 8,953,969 184,493,231
2006 8,693,242 179,682,690
2005 8,426,144 175,453,212
2004 8,159,094 171,286,000
2003 7,913,070 167,110,248
2002 7,675,426 163,222,549
2001 7,445,596 159,270,907
2000 7,221,619 154,879,127
1999 7,002,818 150,565,377
1998 6,789,489 146,522,356
1997 6,583,365 142,531,804
1996 6,391,858 138,557,092
1995 6,226,773 134,582,253
1994 6,096,506 130,748,083
1993 5,872,706 127,020,117
1992 5,617,844 123,546,848
1991 5,446,932 120,060,406
1990 5,281,479 116,155,576
1989 5,121,657 112,336,629
1988 4,967,341 108,724,739
1987 4,818,486 105,130,717
1986 4,675,420 101,606,764
1985 4,538,012 98,229,285
1984 4,405,895 95,164,936
1983 4,278,978 92,227,711
1982 4,156,596 89,089,246
1981 4,038,307 85,802,049
1980 3,925,251 82,291,010
1979 3,818,528 78,997,039
1978 3,718,305 76,307,379
1977 3,623,202 73,901,827
1976 3,532,196 71,620,254
1975 3,445,407 69,461,175
1974 3,362,633 67,415,487
1973 3,283,496 65,461,912
1972 3,207,543 63,583,194
1971 3,134,767 61,847,899
1970 3,065,057 60,166,719
1969 2,998,222 58,460,939
1968 2,934,257 56,810,507
1967 2,872,997 55,214,768
1966 2,814,317 53,678,667
1965 2,757,936 52,209,010
1964 2,704,003 50,799,999
1963 2,652,908 49,447,776
1962 2,604,659 48,156,128
1961 2,559,223 46,921,277
1960 2,517,286 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Pakistan
2100 0.43% 0.17%
2099 0.45% 0.18%
2098 0.45% 0.19%
2097 0.49% 0.22%
2096 0.51% 0.24%
2095 0.54% 0.26%
2094 0.54% 0.27%
2093 0.56% 0.28%
2092 0.57% 0.3%
2091 0.59% 0.31%
2090 0.63% 0.32%
2089 0.65% 0.35%
2088 0.67% 0.35%
2087 0.68% 0.38%
2086 0.72% 0.39%
2085 0.73% 0.41%
2084 0.76% 0.44%
2083 0.8% 0.46%
2082 0.8% 0.48%
2081 0.83% 0.5%
2080 0.85% 0.51%
2079 0.88% 0.53%
2078 0.9% 0.57%
2077 0.92% 0.6%
2076 0.94% 0.62%
2075 0.99% 0.64%
2074 1.01% 0.66%
2073 1.05% 0.69%
2072 1.06% 0.71%
2071 1.1% 0.73%
2070 1.12% 0.77%
2069 1.13% 0.79%
2068 1.15% 0.81%
2067 1.18% 0.83%
2066 1.21% 0.85%
2065 1.24% 0.88%
2064 1.25% 0.89%
2063 1.28% 0.93%
2062 1.3% 0.94%
2061 1.33% 0.97%
2060 1.35% 0.99%
2059 1.37% 1.02%
2058 1.41% 1.04%
2057 1.42% 1.07%
2056 1.48% 1.09%
2055 1.51% 1.11%
2054 1.52% 1.14%
2053 1.57% 1.16%
2052 1.6% 1.19%
2051 1.63% 1.22%
2050 1.66% 1.24%
2049 1.69% 1.27%
2048 1.72% 1.3%
2047 1.77% 1.34%
2046 1.82% 1.37%
2045 1.82% 1.39%
2044 1.87% 1.42%
2043 1.91% 1.44%
2042 1.93% 1.47%
2041 1.96% 1.49%
2040 1.99% 1.53%
2039 2.03% 1.56%
2038 2.03% 1.58%
2037 2.07% 1.61%
2036 2.1% 1.62%
2035 2.12% 1.64%
2034 2.15% 1.66%
2033 2.17% 1.67%
2032 2.2% 1.68%
2031 2.22% 1.68%
2030 2.27% 1.66%
2029 2.3% 1.67%
2028 2.34% 1.65%
2027 2.39% 1.6%
2026 2.42% 1.59%
2025 2.45% 1.55%
2024 2.49% 1.52%
2023 2.55% 1.56%
2022 2.58% 1.76%
2021 2.63% 1.9%
2020 2.7% 1.82%
2019 2.77% 1.71%
2018 2.85% 1.64%
2017 2.92% 1.42%
2016 2.97% 1.31%
2015 3% 1.41%
2014 3% 1.51%
2013 2.99% 1.64%
2012 3.01% 1.92%
2011 3.02% 2.26%
2010 3.03% 2.5%
2009 3.04% 2.57%
2008 3.07% 2.71%
2007 3% 2.68%
2006 3.17% 2.41%
2005 3.27% 2.43%
2004 3.11% 2.5%
2003 3.1% 2.38%
2002 3.09% 2.48%
2001 3.1% 2.84%
2000 3.12% 2.87%
1999 3.14% 2.76%
1998 3.13% 2.8%
1997 3% 2.87%
1996 2.65% 2.95%
1995 2.14% 2.93%
1994 3.81% 2.93%
1993 4.54% 2.81%
1992 3.14% 2.9%
1991 3.13% 3.36%
1990 3.12% 3.4%
1989 3.11% 3.32%
1988 3.09% 3.42%
1987 3.06% 3.47%
1986 3.03% 3.44%
1985 3% 3.22%
1984 2.97% 3.18%
1983 2.94% 3.52%
1982 2.93% 3.83%
1981 2.88% 4.27%
1980 2.79% 4.17%
1979 2.7% 3.52%
1978 2.62% 3.26%
1977 2.58% 3.19%
1976 2.52% 3.11%
1975 2.46% 3.03%
1974 2.41% 2.98%
1973 2.37% 2.95%
1972 2.32% 2.81%
1971 2.27% 2.79%
1970 2.23% 2.92%
1969 2.18% 2.91%
1968 2.13% 2.89%
1967 2.09% 2.86%
1966 2.04% 2.81%
1965 1.99% 2.77%
1964 1.93% 2.73%
1963 1.85% 2.68%
1962 1.78% 2.63%
1961 1.67% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Benin Pakistan
Current population
15272847
260356147
Population rank 76/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 3.14%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
1.1 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
4.23 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -7,847 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 127/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -1,235,336
2024 - -7,725 - -1,401,173
2023 353,933 -192 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 349,518 -192 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 341,103 1,729 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 341,929 1,729 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 339,817 3,366 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 340,270 3,372 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 339,763 3,716 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 336,559 3,837 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 330,573 3,369 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 323,753 3,667 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 315,804 -887 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 306,180 1,260 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 296,348 4,283 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 287,703 3,947 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 280,204 4,279 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 274,242 3,198 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 271,305 241 4,690,187 576,349
2006 265,040 -15,135 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 253,795 30,495 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 245,630 4,173 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 237,962 4,283 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 229,472 3,572 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 222,877 3,732 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 218,013 3,335 4,281,169 252,869
1999 213,074 3,177 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 208,342 2,051 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 203,182 -1,322 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 197,643 -16,490 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 194,481 -45,469 3,977,175 11,534
1994 196,637 -85,128 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 179,858 156,223 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 173,794 -138 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 168,174 0 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 163,055 -333 3,731,730 275,242
1989 157,235 -315 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 153,580 -1,867 3,554,755 38,139
1987 147,783 -1,792 3,448,813 146,364
1986 142,039 -1,899 3,341,643 111,045
1985 136,621 -1,953 3,233,315 68,860
1984 131,590 -2,018 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 126,349 -2,090 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 122,748 -2,253 2,934,689 294,252
1981 118,634 -2,543 2,790,454 555,032
1980 112,969 -2,946 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 106,782 -3,365 2,461,311 450,003
1978 100,762 -3,731 2,356,601 111,386
1977 97,200 -4,022 2,257,849 85,250
1976 93,141 -4,308 2,171,812 48,238
1975 89,350 -4,607 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 85,623 -4,814 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 82,422 -4,960 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 79,415 -4,970 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 76,034 -4,921 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 73,156 -4,851 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 70,155 -4,792 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 67,327 -4,756 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 64,709 -4,756 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 62,169 -4,764 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 60,154 -4,793 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 57,352 -4,839 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 54,514 -4,847 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 51,664 -4,844 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 48,838 -4,791 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 44,564 -4,722 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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