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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 1,367,764 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 1,370,916 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 11.2 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 +2.72% per year vs +0.15% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.62% 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 39,983,872 817,597
2099 39,812,782 825,167
2098 39,635,737 832,755
2097 39,458,425 840,398
2096 39,267,189 848,105
2095 39,069,668 855,896
2094 38,861,643 863,688
2093 38,654,312 871,563
2092 38,438,555 879,479
2091 38,219,341 887,507
2090 37,994,758 895,594
2089 37,758,164 903,792
2088 37,514,605 912,036
2087 37,263,867 920,411
2086 37,010,840 928,916
2085 36,747,949 937,549
2084 36,482,666 946,328
2083 36,206,559 955,303
2082 35,919,464 964,428
2081 35,632,837 973,767
2080 35,340,781 983,215
2079 35,042,368 992,890
2078 34,737,536 1,002,707
2077 34,426,961 1,012,724
2076 34,112,205 1,022,846
2075 33,795,633 1,033,103
2074 33,465,867 1,043,451
2073 33,130,654 1,053,862
2072 32,785,976 1,064,397
2071 32,441,087 1,074,937
2070 32,088,089 1,085,508
2069 31,731,457 1,096,081
2068 31,377,153 1,106,619
2067 31,019,975 1,117,029
2066 30,659,408 1,127,377
2065 30,291,447 1,137,666
2064 29,919,749 1,147,820
2063 29,549,126 1,157,795
2062 29,175,986 1,167,602
2061 28,802,803 1,177,258
2060 28,426,146 1,186,727
2059 28,046,395 1,196,052
2058 27,667,117 1,205,157
2057 27,283,017 1,214,148
2056 26,900,755 1,222,923
2055 26,509,320 1,231,559
2054 26,115,455 1,240,041
2053 25,724,306 1,248,279
2052 25,327,058 1,256,354
2051 24,928,787 1,264,264
2050 24,529,464 1,271,946
2049 24,128,830 1,279,479
2048 23,727,047 1,286,792
2047 23,325,128 1,293,925
2046 22,919,519 1,300,799
2045 22,510,298 1,307,495
2044 22,107,673 1,313,930
2043 21,702,786 1,320,145
2042 21,296,676 1,326,058
2041 20,893,690 1,331,703
2040 20,492,059 1,337,031
2039 20,092,542 1,342,067
2038 19,693,130 1,346,734
2037 19,301,544 1,351,096
2036 18,910,879 1,355,110
2035 18,521,401 1,358,761
2034 18,136,190 1,362,044
2033 17,755,302 1,364,882
2032 17,378,392 1,367,356
2031 17,004,065 1,369,304
2030 16,635,301 1,370,777
2029 16,265,440 1,371,753
2028 15,899,231 1,372,048
2027 15,534,984 1,371,592
2026 15,172,565 1,370,204
2025 14,814,460 1,367,764
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 17,021 people (a 1.26% 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 59.7% to 24,529,464 people with a rank change from 76th to 68th. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.22% to 1,271,946 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 1.37M 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 2.43% -0.04%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/benin/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Benin Trinidad
Current population
15358725
1370916
Population rank 76/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.02%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
15.4 hours
One birth every
1.09 minutes
36.4 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 -2
Annual growth/decline +351,736 -569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 160/197
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 357,359 -7,725 2,469 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/benin/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 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 (1960–2025, 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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