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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 3.53 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Benin vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Sudan
2100 39,983,872 138,786,562
2099 39,812,782 138,200,726
2098 39,635,737 137,581,716
2097 39,458,425 136,936,850
2096 39,267,189 136,293,310
2095 39,069,668 135,619,411
2094 38,861,643 134,962,748
2093 38,654,312 134,241,761
2092 38,438,555 133,476,598
2091 38,219,341 132,717,036
2090 37,994,758 131,929,843
2089 37,758,164 131,106,299
2088 37,514,605 130,258,636
2087 37,263,867 129,375,710
2086 37,010,840 128,473,461
2085 36,747,949 127,558,118
2084 36,482,666 126,607,392
2083 36,206,559 125,651,327
2082 35,919,464 124,696,076
2081 35,632,837 123,744,490
2080 35,340,781 122,770,063
2079 35,042,368 121,779,815
2078 34,737,536 120,751,900
2077 34,426,961 119,717,424
2076 34,112,205 118,681,140
2075 33,795,633 117,612,837
2074 33,465,867 116,516,833
2073 33,130,654 115,406,797
2072 32,785,976 114,272,123
2071 32,441,087 113,124,997
2070 32,088,089 111,982,729
2069 31,731,457 110,816,409
2068 31,377,153 109,652,769
2067 31,019,975 108,433,341
2066 30,659,408 107,199,808
2065 30,291,447 105,978,161
2064 29,919,749 104,726,820
2063 29,549,126 103,455,672
2062 29,175,986 102,156,918
2061 28,802,803 100,859,967
2060 28,426,146 99,547,905
2059 28,046,395 98,233,054
2058 27,667,117 96,897,205
2057 27,283,017 95,551,255
2056 26,900,755 94,198,924
2055 26,509,320 92,819,157
2054 26,115,455 91,429,774
2053 25,724,306 90,049,799
2052 25,327,058 88,658,871
2051 24,928,787 87,267,085
2050 24,529,464 85,869,620
2049 24,128,830 84,466,974
2048 23,727,047 83,095,662
2047 23,325,128 81,727,967
2046 22,919,519 80,356,627
2045 22,510,298 78,980,614
2044 22,107,673 77,616,012
2043 21,702,786 76,252,103
2042 21,296,676 74,901,092
2041 20,893,690 73,546,861
2040 20,492,059 72,207,474
2039 20,092,542 70,876,908
2038 19,693,130 69,547,797
2037 19,301,544 68,201,884
2036 18,910,879 66,863,109
2035 18,521,401 65,516,233
2034 18,136,190 64,168,801
2033 17,755,302 62,823,562
2032 17,378,392 61,491,227
2031 17,004,065 60,168,709
2030 16,635,301 58,846,984
2029 16,265,440 57,534,918
2028 15,899,231 56,242,802
2027 15,534,984 54,955,096
2026 15,172,565 53,313,722
2025 14,814,460 51,662,147
2024 14,462,724 50,448,963
2023 14,111,034 50,042,791
2022 13,759,501 49,383,346
2021 13,413,417 48,066,924
2020 13,070,169 46,789,231
2019 12,726,755 45,548,175
2018 12,383,347 44,230,596
2017 12,039,780 42,714,306
2016 11,697,842 41,259,892
2015 11,360,681 40,024,431
2014 11,030,004 38,823,318
2013 10,708,834 37,785,849
2012 10,397,657 36,923,178
2011 10,093,623 36,140,806
2010 9,797,484 35,414,399
2009 9,509,423 34,569,113
2008 9,228,466 33,623,980
2007 8,953,969 32,764,135
2006 8,693,242 31,992,435
2005 8,426,144 31,262,444
2004 8,159,094 30,556,637
2003 7,913,070 29,896,035
2002 7,675,426 29,228,727
2001 7,445,596 28,516,770
2000 7,221,619 27,816,745
1999 7,002,818 27,130,613
1998 6,789,489 26,458,999
1997 6,583,365 25,799,821
1996 6,391,858 25,231,528
1995 6,226,773 24,672,143
1994 6,096,506 24,043,948
1993 5,872,706 23,445,592
1992 5,617,844 22,927,355
1991 5,446,932 22,470,676
1990 5,281,479 22,021,481
1989 5,121,657 21,578,022
1988 4,967,341 21,138,431
1987 4,818,486 20,704,904
1986 4,675,420 20,288,238
1985 4,538,012 19,905,872
1984 4,405,895 19,546,528
1983 4,278,978 19,109,770
1982 4,156,596 18,486,645
1981 4,038,307 17,780,572
1980 3,925,251 17,058,905
1979 3,818,528 16,355,352
1978 3,718,305 15,695,003
1977 3,623,202 15,086,614
1976 3,532,196 14,569,716
1975 3,445,407 14,064,798
1974 3,362,633 13,580,723
1973 3,283,496 13,049,315
1972 3,207,543 12,527,856
1971 3,134,767 12,105,539
1970 3,065,057 11,695,771
1969 2,998,222 11,298,936
1968 2,934,257 10,917,999
1967 2,872,997 10,550,597
1966 2,814,317 10,197,578
1965 2,757,936 9,858,030
1964 2,704,003 9,531,109
1963 2,652,908 9,218,077
1962 2,604,659 8,919,028
1961 2,559,223 8,634,941
1960 2,517,286 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Sudan
2100 0.43% 0.42%
2099 0.45% 0.45%
2098 0.45% 0.47%
2097 0.49% 0.47%
2096 0.51% 0.5%
2095 0.54% 0.49%
2094 0.54% 0.54%
2093 0.56% 0.57%
2092 0.57% 0.57%
2091 0.59% 0.6%
2090 0.63% 0.63%
2089 0.65% 0.65%
2088 0.67% 0.68%
2087 0.68% 0.7%
2086 0.72% 0.72%
2085 0.73% 0.75%
2084 0.76% 0.76%
2083 0.8% 0.77%
2082 0.8% 0.77%
2081 0.83% 0.79%
2080 0.85% 0.81%
2079 0.88% 0.85%
2078 0.9% 0.86%
2077 0.92% 0.87%
2076 0.94% 0.91%
2075 0.99% 0.94%
2074 1.01% 0.96%
2073 1.05% 0.99%
2072 1.06% 1.01%
2071 1.1% 1.02%
2070 1.12% 1.05%
2069 1.13% 1.06%
2068 1.15% 1.12%
2067 1.18% 1.15%
2066 1.21% 1.15%
2065 1.24% 1.19%
2064 1.25% 1.23%
2063 1.28% 1.27%
2062 1.3% 1.29%
2061 1.33% 1.32%
2060 1.35% 1.34%
2059 1.37% 1.38%
2058 1.41% 1.41%
2057 1.42% 1.44%
2056 1.48% 1.49%
2055 1.51% 1.52%
2054 1.52% 1.53%
2053 1.57% 1.57%
2052 1.6% 1.59%
2051 1.63% 1.63%
2050 1.66% 1.66%
2049 1.69% 1.65%
2048 1.72% 1.67%
2047 1.77% 1.71%
2046 1.82% 1.74%
2045 1.82% 1.76%
2044 1.87% 1.79%
2043 1.91% 1.8%
2042 1.93% 1.84%
2041 1.96% 1.85%
2040 1.99% 1.88%
2039 2.03% 1.91%
2038 2.03% 1.97%
2037 2.07% 2%
2036 2.1% 2.06%
2035 2.12% 2.1%
2034 2.15% 2.14%
2033 2.17% 2.17%
2032 2.2% 2.2%
2031 2.22% 2.25%
2030 2.27% 2.28%
2029 2.3% 2.3%
2028 2.34% 2.34%
2027 2.39% 3.08%
2026 2.42% 3.2%
2025 2.43% 2.4%
2024 2.49% 0.81%
2023 2.55% 1.34%
2022 2.58% 2.74%
2021 2.63% 2.73%
2020 2.7% 2.72%
2019 2.77% 2.98%
2018 2.85% 3.55%
2017 2.92% 3.53%
2016 2.97% 3.09%
2015 3% 3.09%
2014 3% 2.75%
2013 2.99% 2.34%
2012 3.01% 2.16%
2011 3.02% 2.05%
2010 3.03% 2.45%
2009 3.04% 2.81%
2008 3.07% 2.62%
2007 3% 2.41%
2006 3.17% 2.34%
2005 3.27% 2.31%
2004 3.11% 2.21%
2003 3.1% 2.28%
2002 3.09% 2.5%
2001 3.1% 2.52%
2000 3.12% 2.53%
1999 3.14% 2.54%
1998 3.13% 2.55%
1997 3% 2.25%
1996 2.65% 2.27%
1995 2.14% 2.61%
1994 3.81% 2.55%
1993 4.54% 2.26%
1992 3.14% 2.03%
1991 3.13% 2.04%
1990 3.12% 2.06%
1989 3.11% 2.08%
1988 3.09% 2.09%
1987 3.06% 2.05%
1986 3.03% 1.92%
1985 3% 1.84%
1984 2.97% 2.29%
1983 2.94% 3.37%
1982 2.93% 3.97%
1981 2.88% 4.23%
1980 2.79% 4.3%
1979 2.7% 4.21%
1978 2.62% 4.03%
1977 2.58% 3.55%
1976 2.52% 3.59%
1975 2.46% 3.56%
1974 2.41% 4.07%
1973 2.37% 4.16%
1972 2.32% 3.49%
1971 2.27% 3.5%
1970 2.23% 3.51%
1969 2.18% 3.49%
1968 2.13% 3.48%
1967 2.09% 3.46%
1966 2.04% 3.44%
1965 1.99% 3.43%
1964 1.93% 3.4%
1963 1.85% 3.35%
1962 1.78% 3.29%
1961 1.67% 3.23%

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Benin Sudan
Current population
15358725
54156832
Population rank 76/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.65%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 +291,469
Net migration rank 127/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - 291,469
2024 357,359 -7,725 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 353,933 -192 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 349,518 -192 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 341,103 1,729 1,293,817 31,664
2020 341,929 1,729 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 339,817 3,366 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 340,270 3,372 1,257,387 125,499
2017 339,763 3,716 1,208,046 441,623
2016 336,559 3,837 1,174,422 84,728
2015 330,573 3,369 1,145,259 66,476
2014 323,753 3,667 1,097,962 92,504
2013 315,804 -887 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 306,180 1,260 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 296,348 4,283 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 287,703 3,947 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 280,204 4,279 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 274,242 3,198 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 271,305 241 992,819 -201,769
2006 265,040 -15,135 963,740 -211,387
2005 253,795 30,495 907,017 -199,378
2004 245,630 4,173 889,382 -185,392
2003 237,962 4,283 898,226 -281,001
2002 229,472 3,572 897,965 -180,603
2001 222,877 3,732 880,284 -173,745
2000 218,013 3,335 858,536 -165,030
1999 213,074 3,177 835,840 -157,090
1998 208,342 2,051 814,752 -150,271
1997 203,182 -1,322 802,245 -148,368
1996 197,643 -16,490 792,926 -310,221
1995 194,481 -45,469 780,700 -144,670
1994 196,637 -85,128 764,645 -144,324
1993 179,858 156,223 743,249 -166,861
1992 173,794 -138 731,177 -271,093
1991 168,174 0 714,612 -261,341
1990 163,055 -333 699,953 -254,825
1989 157,235 -315 683,743 -241,979
1988 153,580 -1,867 672,604 -235,213
1987 147,783 -1,792 658,416 -228,756
1986 142,039 -1,899 649,649 -245,968
1985 136,621 -1,953 583,382 -222,315
1984 131,590 -2,018 577,405 -219,755
1983 126,349 -2,090 570,198 -54,325
1982 122,748 -2,253 606,362 124,007
1981 118,634 -2,543 585,087 96,697
1980 112,969 -2,946 552,930 208,602
1979 106,782 -3,365 524,942 120,613
1978 100,762 -3,731 497,987 177,153
1977 97,200 -4,022 483,089 58,540
1976 93,141 -4,308 470,019 22,147
1975 89,350 -4,607 454,813 62,843
1974 85,623 -4,814 444,456 6,023
1973 82,422 -4,960 439,201 173,143
1972 79,415 -4,970 428,340 2,238
1971 76,034 -4,921 417,641 -3,577
1970 73,156 -4,851 401,013 4,479
1969 70,155 -4,792 385,712 2,476
1968 67,327 -4,756 370,917 2,776
1967 64,709 -4,756 356,599 4,508
1966 62,169 -4,764 342,118 2,813
1965 60,154 -4,793 327,799 6,367
1964 57,352 -4,839 315,166 4,505
1963 54,514 -4,847 302,132 4,263
1962 51,664 -4,844 287,317 4,387
1961 48,838 -4,791 272,562 3,904
1960 44,564 -4,722 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/sudan | CC BY

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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