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Population in Benin compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 11.1 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Benin vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Trinidad
2100 39,989,767 820,139
2099 39,818,651 827,732
2098 39,641,581 835,344
2097 39,464,242 843,011
2096 39,272,978 850,741
2095 39,075,428 858,556
2094 38,867,372 866,373
2093 38,660,011 874,273
2092 38,444,222 882,213
2091 38,224,975 890,266
2090 38,000,359 898,378
2089 37,763,731 906,601
2088 37,520,135 914,872
2087 37,269,361 923,272
2086 37,016,296 931,804
2085 36,753,367 940,463
2084 36,488,045 949,270
2083 36,211,897 958,273
2082 35,924,760 967,427
2081 35,638,090 976,795
2080 35,345,991 986,272
2079 35,047,534 995,976
2078 34,742,657 1,005,824
2077 34,432,036 1,015,872
2076 34,117,234 1,026,025
2075 33,800,615 1,036,315
2074 33,470,800 1,046,695
2073 33,135,539 1,057,138
2072 32,790,810 1,067,706
2071 32,445,869 1,078,279
2070 32,092,820 1,088,883
2069 31,736,135 1,099,489
2068 31,381,779 1,110,059
2067 31,024,548 1,120,501
2066 30,663,928 1,130,882
2065 30,295,913 1,141,203
2064 29,924,160 1,151,388
2063 29,553,482 1,161,394
2062 29,180,287 1,171,232
2061 28,807,049 1,180,918
2060 28,430,337 1,190,417
2059 28,050,530 1,199,770
2058 27,671,195 1,208,904
2057 27,287,039 1,217,922
2056 26,904,721 1,226,725
2055 26,513,228 1,235,387
2054 26,119,305 1,243,896
2053 25,728,099 1,252,160
2052 25,330,792 1,260,260
2051 24,932,463 1,268,194
2050 24,533,080 1,275,900
2049 24,132,387 1,283,457
2048 23,730,545 1,290,793
2047 23,328,567 1,297,947
2046 22,922,898 1,304,843
2045 22,513,616 1,311,560
2044 22,110,933 1,318,015
2043 21,705,986 1,324,249
2042 21,299,816 1,330,180
2041 20,896,770 1,335,843
2040 20,495,080 1,341,188
2039 20,095,504 1,346,239
2038 19,696,033 1,350,921
2037 19,304,390 1,355,297
2036 18,913,667 1,359,322
2035 18,524,132 1,362,986
2034 18,138,864 1,366,278
2033 17,757,920 1,369,125
2032 17,380,954 1,371,607
2031 17,006,572 1,373,561
2030 16,637,754 1,375,038
2029 16,267,838 1,376,018
2028 15,901,575 1,376,314
2027 15,537,274 1,375,856
2026 15,174,802 1,374,464
2025 14,816,644 1,372,016
2024 14,462,724 1,368,333
2023 14,111,034 1,367,510
2022 13,759,501 1,365,805
2021 13,413,417 1,367,558
2020 13,070,169 1,366,725
2019 12,726,755 1,363,985
2018 12,383,347 1,359,193
2017 12,039,780 1,356,633
2016 11,697,842 1,353,895
2015 11,360,681 1,349,667
2014 11,030,004 1,345,343
2013 10,708,834 1,340,557
2012 10,397,657 1,335,194
2011 10,093,623 1,328,019
2010 9,797,484 1,317,714
2009 9,509,423 1,310,106
2008 9,228,466 1,308,587
2007 8,953,969 1,303,188
2006 8,693,242 1,297,944
2005 8,426,144 1,294,494
2004 8,159,094 1,345,380
2003 7,913,070 1,338,709
2002 7,675,426 1,332,011
2001 7,445,596 1,325,567
2000 7,221,619 1,319,774
1999 7,002,818 1,314,708
1998 6,789,489 1,310,225
1997 6,583,365 1,305,836
1996 6,391,858 1,300,928
1995 6,226,773 1,295,169
1994 6,096,506 1,288,341
1993 5,872,706 1,280,466
1992 5,617,844 1,271,674
1991 5,446,932 1,262,171
1990 5,281,479 1,252,208
1989 5,121,657 1,241,600
1988 4,967,341 1,230,069
1987 4,818,486 1,217,364
1986 4,675,420 1,203,124
1985 4,538,012 1,187,366
1984 4,405,895 1,172,984
1983 4,278,978 1,160,534
1982 4,156,596 1,147,927
1981 4,038,307 1,135,132
1980 3,925,251 1,121,744
1979 3,818,528 1,107,639
1978 3,718,305 1,093,380
1977 3,623,202 1,079,554
1976 3,532,196 1,066,311
1975 3,445,407 1,053,469
1974 3,362,633 1,040,761
1973 3,283,496 1,027,851
1972 3,207,543 1,014,921
1971 3,134,767 1,002,585
1970 3,065,057 991,471
1969 2,998,222 980,706
1968 2,934,257 969,006
1967 2,872,997 956,418
1966 2,814,317 942,937
1965 2,757,936 928,425
1964 2,704,003 912,963
1963 2,652,908 896,804
1962 2,604,659 880,194
1961 2,559,223 863,144
1960 2,517,286 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Trinidad
2100 0.43% -0.92%
2099 0.45% -0.91%
2098 0.45% -0.91%
2097 0.49% -0.91%
2096 0.51% -0.91%
2095 0.54% -0.9%
2094 0.54% -0.9%
2093 0.56% -0.9%
2092 0.57% -0.9%
2091 0.59% -0.9%
2090 0.63% -0.91%
2089 0.65% -0.9%
2088 0.67% -0.91%
2087 0.68% -0.92%
2086 0.72% -0.92%
2085 0.73% -0.93%
2084 0.76% -0.94%
2083 0.8% -0.95%
2082 0.8% -0.96%
2081 0.83% -0.96%
2080 0.85% -0.97%
2079 0.88% -0.98%
2078 0.9% -0.99%
2077 0.92% -0.99%
2076 0.94% -0.99%
2075 0.99% -0.99%
2074 1.01% -0.99%
2073 1.05% -0.99%
2072 1.06% -0.98%
2071 1.1% -0.97%
2070 1.12% -0.96%
2069 1.13% -0.95%
2068 1.15% -0.93%
2067 1.18% -0.92%
2066 1.21% -0.9%
2065 1.24% -0.88%
2064 1.25% -0.86%
2063 1.28% -0.84%
2062 1.3% -0.82%
2061 1.33% -0.8%
2060 1.35% -0.78%
2059 1.37% -0.76%
2058 1.41% -0.74%
2057 1.42% -0.72%
2056 1.48% -0.7%
2055 1.51% -0.68%
2054 1.52% -0.66%
2053 1.57% -0.64%
2052 1.6% -0.63%
2051 1.63% -0.6%
2050 1.66% -0.59%
2049 1.69% -0.57%
2048 1.72% -0.55%
2047 1.77% -0.53%
2046 1.82% -0.51%
2045 1.82% -0.49%
2044 1.87% -0.47%
2043 1.91% -0.45%
2042 1.93% -0.42%
2041 1.96% -0.4%
2040 1.99% -0.38%
2039 2.03% -0.35%
2038 2.03% -0.32%
2037 2.07% -0.3%
2036 2.1% -0.27%
2035 2.12% -0.24%
2034 2.15% -0.21%
2033 2.17% -0.18%
2032 2.2% -0.14%
2031 2.22% -0.11%
2030 2.27% -0.07%
2029 2.3% -0.02%
2028 2.34% 0.03%
2027 2.39% 0.1%
2026 2.42% 0.18%
2025 2.45% 0.27%
2024 2.49% 0.06%
2023 2.55% 0.12%
2022 2.58% -0.13%
2021 2.63% 0.06%
2020 2.7% 0.2%
2019 2.77% 0.35%
2018 2.85% 0.19%
2017 2.92% 0.2%
2016 2.97% 0.31%
2015 3% 0.32%
2014 3% 0.36%
2013 2.99% 0.4%
2012 3.01% 0.54%
2011 3.02% 0.78%
2010 3.03% 0.58%
2009 3.04% 0.12%
2008 3.07% 0.41%
2007 3% 0.4%
2006 3.17% 0.27%
2005 3.27% -3.78%
2004 3.11% 0.5%
2003 3.1% 0.5%
2002 3.09% 0.49%
2001 3.1% 0.44%
2000 3.12% 0.39%
1999 3.14% 0.34%
1998 3.13% 0.34%
1997 3% 0.38%
1996 2.65% 0.44%
1995 2.14% 0.53%
1994 3.81% 0.62%
1993 4.54% 0.69%
1992 3.14% 0.75%
1991 3.13% 0.8%
1990 3.12% 0.85%
1989 3.11% 0.94%
1988 3.09% 1.04%
1987 3.06% 1.18%
1986 3.03% 1.33%
1985 3% 1.23%
1984 2.97% 1.07%
1983 2.94% 1.1%
1982 2.93% 1.13%
1981 2.88% 1.19%
1980 2.79% 1.27%
1979 2.7% 1.3%
1978 2.62% 1.28%
1977 2.58% 1.24%
1976 2.52% 1.22%
1975 2.46% 1.22%
1974 2.41% 1.26%
1973 2.37% 1.27%
1972 2.32% 1.23%
1971 2.27% 1.12%
1970 2.23% 1.1%
1969 2.18% 1.21%
1968 2.13% 1.32%
1967 2.09% 1.43%
1966 2.04% 1.56%
1965 1.99% 1.69%
1964 1.93% 1.8%
1963 1.85% 1.89%
1962 1.78% 1.98%
1961 1.67% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Benin Trinidad
Current population
15272847
1374840
Population rank 76/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.02%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
1.1 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
4.23 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +2
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 161/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -7,847 +691
Net migration rank 127/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - 691
2024 - -7,725 - 1,334
2023 353,933 -192 3,200 2,126
2022 349,518 -192 3,773 4,247
2021 341,103 1,729 2,091 5,749
2020 341,929 1,729 4,558 427
2019 339,817 3,366 5,647 -19,251
2018 340,270 3,372 5,869 35,502
2017 339,763 3,716 6,779 1,445
2016 336,559 3,837 7,436 -86
2015 330,573 3,369 7,963 -575
2014 323,753 3,667 8,571 -799
2013 315,804 -887 9,020 -796
2012 306,180 1,260 9,376 -880
2011 296,348 4,283 9,601 -1,410
2010 287,703 3,947 9,698 -2,230
2009 280,204 4,279 9,769 -3,056
2008 274,242 3,198 9,872 -3,624
2007 271,305 241 9,939 -3,731
2006 265,040 -15,135 9,889 -3,684
2005 253,795 30,495 9,822 -3,595
2004 245,630 4,173 10,149 -3,504
2003 237,962 4,283 10,169 -3,472
2002 229,472 3,572 10,316 -3,613
2001 222,877 3,732 10,438 -4,252
2000 218,013 3,335 10,588 -5,185
1999 213,074 3,177 10,821 -6,103
1998 208,342 2,051 10,964 -6,730
1997 203,182 -1,322 11,405 -6,865
1996 197,643 -16,490 12,101 -6,827
1995 194,481 -45,469 12,971 -6,723
1994 196,637 -85,128 14,032 -6,615
1993 179,858 156,223 14,878 -6,554
1992 173,794 -138 15,910 -6,650
1991 168,174 0 16,903 -7,149
1990 163,055 -333 18,052 -7,878
1989 157,235 -315 19,636 -8,588
1988 153,580 -1,867 21,028 -9,023
1987 147,783 -1,792 22,398 -9,002
1986 142,039 -1,899 23,705 -8,620
1985 136,621 -1,953 24,487 -8,051
1984 131,590 -2,018 24,738 -12,413
1983 126,349 -2,090 25,118 -12,544
1982 122,748 -2,253 25,181 -12,529
1981 118,634 -2,543 25,015 -12,086
1980 112,969 -2,946 24,557 -10,709
1979 106,782 -3,365 23,475 -9,106
1978 100,762 -3,731 22,538 -8,397
1977 97,200 -4,022 21,660 -8,154
1976 93,141 -4,308 20,875 -7,895
1975 89,350 -4,607 20,468 -7,768
1974 85,623 -4,814 20,412 -7,683
1973 82,422 -4,960 20,617 -7,524
1972 79,415 -4,970 20,116 -7,346
1971 76,034 -4,921 19,400 -7,499
1970 73,156 -4,851 19,074 -8,751
1969 70,155 -4,792 19,652 -8,449
1968 67,327 -4,756 20,849 -8,647
1967 64,709 -4,756 21,992 -9,008
1966 62,169 -4,764 23,228 -9,254
1965 60,154 -4,793 24,349 -9,301
1964 57,352 -4,839 25,065 -9,193
1963 54,514 -4,847 25,507 -9,067
1962 51,664 -4,844 25,763 -8,982
1961 48,838 -4,791 25,518 -8,200
1960 44,564 -4,722 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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