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Population in Benin compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 1.45 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Benin vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Sri Lanka
2100 39,989,767 20,270,496
2099 39,818,651 20,383,669
2098 39,641,581 20,498,567
2097 39,464,242 20,611,123
2096 39,272,978 20,723,560
2095 39,075,428 20,834,629
2094 38,867,372 20,943,809
2093 38,660,011 21,052,131
2092 38,444,222 21,158,833
2091 38,224,975 21,263,961
2090 38,000,359 21,371,263
2089 37,763,731 21,475,426
2088 37,520,135 21,577,177
2087 37,269,361 21,677,510
2086 37,016,296 21,777,420
2085 36,753,367 21,876,464
2084 36,488,045 21,970,336
2083 36,211,897 22,062,801
2082 35,924,760 22,151,745
2081 35,638,090 22,240,834
2080 35,345,991 22,326,555
2079 35,047,534 22,411,438
2078 34,742,657 22,489,772
2077 34,432,036 22,565,028
2076 34,117,234 22,637,463
2075 33,800,615 22,707,112
2074 33,470,800 22,778,489
2073 33,135,539 22,844,703
2072 32,790,810 22,905,707
2071 32,445,869 22,964,866
2070 32,092,820 23,022,515
2069 31,736,135 23,076,310
2068 31,381,779 23,129,541
2067 31,024,548 23,184,596
2066 30,663,928 23,234,419
2065 30,295,913 23,285,901
2064 29,924,160 23,331,390
2063 29,553,482 23,372,184
2062 29,180,287 23,409,522
2061 28,807,049 23,441,893
2060 28,430,337 23,474,032
2059 28,050,530 23,502,132
2058 27,671,195 23,528,076
2057 27,287,039 23,550,580
2056 26,904,721 23,570,923
2055 26,513,228 23,582,432
2054 26,119,305 23,591,414
2053 25,728,099 23,601,371
2052 25,330,792 23,605,361
2051 24,932,463 23,606,194
2050 24,533,080 23,603,330
2049 24,132,387 23,597,604
2048 23,730,545 23,587,307
2047 23,328,567 23,570,881
2046 22,922,898 23,547,409
2045 22,513,616 23,515,133
2044 22,110,933 23,483,546
2043 21,705,986 23,446,242
2042 21,299,816 23,404,983
2041 20,896,770 23,357,358
2040 20,495,080 23,306,148
2039 20,095,504 23,248,341
2038 19,696,033 23,187,512
2037 19,304,390 23,120,775
2036 18,913,667 23,053,427
2035 18,524,132 22,981,808
2034 18,138,864 22,906,587
2033 17,757,920 22,826,414
2032 17,380,954 22,742,267
2031 17,006,572 22,655,907
2030 16,637,754 22,564,038
2029 16,267,838 22,470,759
2028 15,901,575 22,370,999
2027 15,537,274 22,266,017
2026 15,174,802 22,155,543
2025 14,816,644 22,039,908
2024 14,462,724 21,916,000
2023 14,111,034 22,037,000
2022 13,759,501 22,181,000
2021 13,413,417 22,156,000
2020 13,070,169 21,919,000
2019 12,726,755 21,803,000
2018 12,383,347 21,670,000
2017 12,039,780 21,453,000
2016 11,697,842 21,209,000
2015 11,360,681 20,970,000
2014 11,030,004 20,778,000
2013 10,708,834 20,585,000
2012 10,397,657 21,169,458
2011 10,093,623 21,009,048
2010 9,797,484 20,879,089
2009 9,509,423 20,756,435
2008 9,228,466 20,629,378
2007 8,953,969 20,492,545
2006 8,693,242 20,352,411
2005 8,426,144 20,216,524
2004 8,159,094 20,087,605
2003 7,913,070 19,951,521
2002 7,675,426 19,805,752
2001 7,445,596 19,600,362
2000 7,221,619 19,293,054
1999 7,002,818 18,944,731
1998 6,789,489 18,596,003
1997 6,583,365 18,248,200
1996 6,391,858 17,905,018
1995 6,226,773 17,564,068
1994 6,096,506 17,275,773
1993 5,872,706 17,025,918
1992 5,617,844 16,739,284
1991 5,446,932 16,475,354
1990 5,281,479 16,352,458
1989 5,121,657 16,248,557
1988 4,967,341 16,078,621
1987 4,818,486 15,916,576
1986 4,675,420 15,731,256
1985 4,538,012 15,544,154
1984 4,405,895 15,441,860
1983 4,278,978 15,388,794
1982 4,156,596 15,286,567
1981 4,038,307 15,099,414
1980 3,925,251 14,847,974
1979 3,818,528 14,579,614
1978 3,718,305 14,310,128
1977 3,623,202 14,049,371
1976 3,532,196 13,796,770
1975 3,445,407 13,548,984
1974 3,362,633 13,305,693
1973 3,283,496 13,060,916
1972 3,207,543 12,809,205
1971 3,134,767 12,551,910
1970 3,065,057 12,287,110
1969 2,998,222 12,013,858
1968 2,934,257 11,736,088
1967 2,872,997 11,457,328
1966 2,814,317 11,183,928
1965 2,757,936 10,916,965
1964 2,704,003 10,653,397
1963 2,652,908 10,395,040
1962 2,604,659 10,143,754
1961 2,559,223 9,899,372
1960 2,517,286 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Sri Lanka
2100 0.43% -0.56%
2099 0.45% -0.56%
2098 0.45% -0.55%
2097 0.49% -0.54%
2096 0.51% -0.53%
2095 0.54% -0.52%
2094 0.54% -0.51%
2093 0.56% -0.5%
2092 0.57% -0.49%
2091 0.59% -0.5%
2090 0.63% -0.49%
2089 0.65% -0.47%
2088 0.67% -0.46%
2087 0.68% -0.46%
2086 0.72% -0.45%
2085 0.73% -0.43%
2084 0.76% -0.42%
2083 0.8% -0.4%
2082 0.8% -0.4%
2081 0.83% -0.38%
2080 0.85% -0.38%
2079 0.88% -0.35%
2078 0.9% -0.33%
2077 0.92% -0.32%
2076 0.94% -0.31%
2075 0.99% -0.31%
2074 1.01% -0.29%
2073 1.05% -0.27%
2072 1.06% -0.26%
2071 1.1% -0.25%
2070 1.12% -0.23%
2069 1.13% -0.23%
2068 1.15% -0.24%
2067 1.18% -0.21%
2066 1.21% -0.22%
2065 1.24% -0.19%
2064 1.25% -0.17%
2063 1.28% -0.16%
2062 1.3% -0.14%
2061 1.33% -0.14%
2060 1.35% -0.12%
2059 1.37% -0.11%
2058 1.41% -0.1%
2057 1.42% -0.09%
2056 1.48% -0.05%
2055 1.51% -0.04%
2054 1.52% -0.04%
2053 1.57% -0.02%
2052 1.6% -0.004%
2051 1.63% 0.01%
2050 1.66% 0.02%
2049 1.69% 0.04%
2048 1.72% 0.07%
2047 1.77% 0.1%
2046 1.82% 0.14%
2045 1.82% 0.13%
2044 1.87% 0.16%
2043 1.91% 0.18%
2042 1.93% 0.2%
2041 1.96% 0.22%
2040 1.99% 0.25%
2039 2.03% 0.26%
2038 2.03% 0.29%
2037 2.07% 0.29%
2036 2.1% 0.31%
2035 2.12% 0.33%
2034 2.15% 0.35%
2033 2.17% 0.37%
2032 2.2% 0.38%
2031 2.22% 0.41%
2030 2.27% 0.42%
2029 2.3% 0.45%
2028 2.34% 0.47%
2027 2.39% 0.5%
2026 2.42% 0.52%
2025 2.45% 0.57%
2024 2.49% -0.55%
2023 2.55% -0.65%
2022 2.58% 0.11%
2021 2.63% 1.08%
2020 2.7% 0.53%
2019 2.77% 0.61%
2018 2.85% 1.01%
2017 2.92% 1.15%
2016 2.97% 1.14%
2015 3% 0.92%
2014 3% 0.94%
2013 2.99% -2.76%
2012 3.01% 0.76%
2011 3.02% 0.62%
2010 3.03% 0.59%
2009 3.04% 0.62%
2008 3.07% 0.67%
2007 3% 0.69%
2006 3.17% 0.67%
2005 3.27% 0.64%
2004 3.11% 0.68%
2003 3.1% 0.74%
2002 3.09% 1.05%
2001 3.1% 1.59%
2000 3.12% 1.84%
1999 3.14% 1.88%
1998 3.13% 1.91%
1997 3% 1.92%
1996 2.65% 1.94%
1995 2.14% 1.67%
1994 3.81% 1.47%
1993 4.54% 1.71%
1992 3.14% 1.6%
1991 3.13% 0.75%
1990 3.12% 0.64%
1989 3.11% 1.06%
1988 3.09% 1.02%
1987 3.06% 1.18%
1986 3.03% 1.2%
1985 3% 0.66%
1984 2.97% 0.34%
1983 2.94% 0.67%
1982 2.93% 1.24%
1981 2.88% 1.69%
1980 2.79% 1.84%
1979 2.7% 1.88%
1978 2.62% 1.86%
1977 2.58% 1.83%
1976 2.52% 1.83%
1975 2.46% 1.83%
1974 2.41% 1.87%
1973 2.37% 1.97%
1972 2.32% 2.05%
1971 2.27% 2.16%
1970 2.23% 2.27%
1969 2.18% 2.37%
1968 2.13% 2.43%
1967 2.09% 2.44%
1966 2.04% 2.45%
1965 1.99% 2.47%
1964 1.93% 2.49%
1963 1.85% 2.48%
1962 1.78% 2.47%
1961 1.67% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Benin Sri Lanka
Current population
15272847
22185425
Population rank 76/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.27%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
1.1 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
4.23 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 -332
Annual growth/decline +351,690 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -30,724
Net migration rank 127/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -30,724
2024 - -7,725 - -27,245
2023 353,933 -192 66,111 -28,011
2022 349,518 -192 95,378 -27,435
2021 341,103 1,729 121,858 -29,586
2020 341,929 1,729 170,968 -29,875
2019 339,817 3,366 172,243 -28,426
2018 340,270 3,372 183,610 -28,607
2017 339,763 3,716 187,993 -22,324
2016 336,559 3,837 194,232 -18,388
2015 330,573 3,369 201,815 -29,797
2014 323,753 3,667 211,541 -33,672
2013 315,804 -887 221,021 -37,754
2012 306,180 1,260 229,138 -41,955
2011 296,348 4,283 224,461 -90,839
2010 287,703 3,947 224,325 -98,060
2009 280,204 4,279 200,175 -81,130
2008 274,242 3,198 232,225 -97,144
2007 271,305 241 248,287 -109,695
2006 265,040 -15,135 248,706 -107,045
2005 253,795 30,495 248,683 -118,594
2004 245,630 4,173 212,527 -84,795
2003 237,962 4,283 252,008 -107,573
2002 229,472 3,572 252,840 -105,718
2001 222,877 3,732 244,377 19,273
2000 218,013 3,335 227,060 123,894
1999 213,074 3,177 206,876 138,799
1998 208,342 2,051 201,059 150,724
1997 203,182 -1,322 208,193 135,636
1996 197,643 -16,490 215,290 127,236
1995 194,481 -45,469 221,957 117,416
1994 196,637 -85,128 228,904 8,323
1993 179,858 156,223 226,257 36,232
1992 173,794 -138 222,230 88,542
1991 168,174 0 218,117 -1,047
1990 163,055 -333 224,454 -195,736
1989 157,235 -315 212,401 -33,305
1988 153,580 -1,867 219,184 -58,415
1987 147,783 -1,792 226,414 -63,105
1986 142,039 -1,899 233,782 -26,460
1985 136,621 -1,953 247,836 -80,950
1984 131,590 -2,018 263,175 -225,450
1983 126,349 -2,090 277,768 -209,362
1982 122,748 -2,253 300,030 -163,987
1981 118,634 -2,543 328,096 -89,824
1980 112,969 -2,946 328,155 -63,541
1979 106,782 -3,365 329,791 -57,683
1978 100,762 -3,731 317,055 -50,189
1977 97,200 -4,022 300,038 -45,383
1976 93,141 -4,308 291,816 -41,258
1975 89,350 -4,607 282,496 -37,475
1974 85,623 -4,814 275,521 -33,979
1973 82,422 -4,960 278,577 -30,582
1972 79,415 -4,970 282,494 -27,071
1971 76,034 -4,921 281,200 -22,021
1970 73,156 -4,851 286,719 -16,299
1969 70,155 -4,792 286,218 -10,152
1968 67,327 -4,756 286,642 -7,163
1967 64,709 -4,756 284,738 -6,696
1966 62,169 -4,764 275,549 -6,794
1965 60,154 -4,793 272,422 -7,249
1964 57,352 -4,839 269,584 -7,614
1963 54,514 -4,847 262,880 -8,118
1962 51,664 -4,844 256,719 -8,909
1961 48,838 -4,791 251,087 -10,144
1960 44,564 -4,722 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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