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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 3.48 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Benin vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Uganda
2100 39,983,872 122,461,518
2099 39,812,782 122,400,118
2098 39,635,737 122,328,333
2097 39,458,425 122,230,315
2096 39,267,189 122,110,905
2095 39,069,668 121,940,556
2094 38,861,643 121,763,948
2093 38,654,312 121,549,120
2092 38,438,555 121,301,128
2091 38,219,341 121,034,858
2090 37,994,758 120,731,912
2089 37,758,164 120,392,371
2088 37,514,605 120,029,300
2087 37,263,867 119,633,372
2086 37,010,840 119,221,630
2085 36,747,949 118,780,837
2084 36,482,666 118,304,392
2083 36,206,559 117,787,304
2082 35,919,464 117,240,484
2081 35,632,837 116,673,088
2080 35,340,781 116,061,969
2079 35,042,368 115,440,209
2078 34,737,536 114,771,629
2077 34,426,961 114,085,142
2076 34,112,205 113,356,858
2075 33,795,633 112,604,741
2074 33,465,867 111,830,528
2073 33,130,654 111,038,122
2072 32,785,976 110,208,535
2071 32,441,087 109,360,734
2070 32,088,089 108,473,738
2069 31,731,457 107,576,028
2068 31,377,153 106,646,220
2067 31,019,975 105,691,752
2066 30,659,408 104,708,323
2065 30,291,447 103,707,399
2064 29,919,749 102,671,371
2063 29,549,126 101,616,654
2062 29,175,986 100,532,299
2061 28,802,803 99,421,530
2060 28,426,146 98,305,883
2059 28,046,395 97,158,930
2058 27,667,117 95,986,215
2057 27,283,017 94,793,892
2056 26,900,755 93,585,691
2055 26,509,320 92,357,892
2054 26,115,455 91,106,039
2053 25,724,306 89,831,291
2052 25,327,058 88,542,276
2051 24,928,787 87,244,950
2050 24,529,464 85,932,109
2049 24,128,830 84,607,399
2048 23,727,047 83,260,483
2047 23,325,128 81,904,082
2046 22,919,519 80,545,542
2045 22,510,298 79,185,378
2044 22,107,673 77,812,065
2043 21,702,786 76,431,508
2042 21,296,676 75,053,218
2041 20,893,690 73,680,031
2040 20,492,059 72,312,112
2039 20,092,542 70,942,351
2038 19,693,130 69,559,994
2037 19,301,544 68,166,092
2036 18,910,879 66,785,108
2035 18,521,401 65,392,706
2034 18,136,190 64,004,533
2033 17,755,302 62,616,072
2032 17,378,392 61,217,174
2031 17,004,065 59,807,490
2030 16,635,301 58,398,308
2029 16,265,440 56,989,526
2028 15,899,231 55,580,177
2027 15,534,984 54,175,341
2026 15,172,565 52,777,106
2025 14,814,460 51,384,894
2024 14,462,724 50,015,092
2023 14,111,034 48,656,601
2022 13,759,501 47,312,719
2021 13,413,417 45,910,930
2020 13,070,169 44,457,152
2019 12,726,755 42,999,637
2018 12,383,347 41,565,831
2017 12,039,780 40,177,388
2016 11,697,842 38,799,152
2015 11,360,681 37,531,446
2014 11,030,004 36,395,539
2013 10,708,834 35,337,042
2012 10,397,657 34,337,438
2011 10,093,623 33,354,543
2010 9,797,484 32,390,802
2009 9,509,423 31,451,151
2008 9,228,466 30,539,553
2007 8,953,969 29,653,430
2006 8,693,242 28,794,003
2005 8,426,144 27,963,289
2004 8,159,094 27,154,515
2003 7,913,070 26,352,124
2002 7,675,426 25,532,870
2001 7,445,596 24,745,676
2000 7,221,619 24,000,150
1999 7,002,818 23,257,281
1998 6,789,489 22,515,806
1997 6,583,365 21,856,046
1996 6,391,858 21,231,550
1995 6,226,773 20,665,667
1994 6,096,506 20,108,801
1993 5,872,706 19,445,161
1992 5,617,844 18,785,032
1991 5,446,932 18,155,901
1990 5,281,479 17,569,897
1989 5,121,657 17,010,698
1988 4,967,341 16,470,483
1987 4,818,486 15,954,170
1986 4,675,420 15,467,579
1985 4,538,012 15,023,681
1984 4,405,895 14,607,677
1983 4,278,978 14,221,881
1982 4,156,596 13,873,631
1981 4,038,307 13,556,452
1980 3,925,251 13,275,741
1979 3,818,528 13,002,163
1978 3,718,305 12,692,113
1977 3,623,202 12,359,669
1976 3,532,196 12,037,294
1975 3,445,407 11,725,240
1974 3,362,633 11,424,846
1973 3,283,496 11,144,236
1972 3,207,543 10,885,796
1971 3,134,767 10,618,206
1970 3,065,057 10,321,603
1969 2,998,222 10,014,858
1968 2,934,257 9,708,632
1967 2,872,997 9,408,924
1966 2,814,317 9,122,864
1965 2,757,936 8,849,203
1964 2,704,003 8,586,363
1963 2,652,908 8,333,663
1962 2,604,659 8,092,231
1961 2,559,223 7,862,217
1960 2,517,286 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Uganda
2100 0.43% 0.05%
2099 0.45% 0.06%
2098 0.45% 0.08%
2097 0.49% 0.1%
2096 0.51% 0.14%
2095 0.54% 0.15%
2094 0.54% 0.18%
2093 0.56% 0.2%
2092 0.57% 0.22%
2091 0.59% 0.25%
2090 0.63% 0.28%
2089 0.65% 0.3%
2088 0.67% 0.33%
2087 0.68% 0.35%
2086 0.72% 0.37%
2085 0.73% 0.4%
2084 0.76% 0.44%
2083 0.8% 0.47%
2082 0.8% 0.49%
2081 0.83% 0.53%
2080 0.85% 0.54%
2079 0.88% 0.58%
2078 0.9% 0.6%
2077 0.92% 0.64%
2076 0.94% 0.67%
2075 0.99% 0.69%
2074 1.01% 0.71%
2073 1.05% 0.75%
2072 1.06% 0.78%
2071 1.1% 0.82%
2070 1.12% 0.83%
2069 1.13% 0.87%
2068 1.15% 0.9%
2067 1.18% 0.94%
2066 1.21% 0.97%
2065 1.24% 1.01%
2064 1.25% 1.04%
2063 1.28% 1.08%
2062 1.3% 1.12%
2061 1.33% 1.13%
2060 1.35% 1.18%
2059 1.37% 1.22%
2058 1.41% 1.26%
2057 1.42% 1.29%
2056 1.48% 1.33%
2055 1.51% 1.37%
2054 1.52% 1.42%
2053 1.57% 1.46%
2052 1.6% 1.49%
2051 1.63% 1.53%
2050 1.66% 1.57%
2049 1.69% 1.62%
2048 1.72% 1.66%
2047 1.77% 1.69%
2046 1.82% 1.72%
2045 1.82% 1.76%
2044 1.87% 1.81%
2043 1.91% 1.84%
2042 1.93% 1.86%
2041 1.96% 1.89%
2040 1.99% 1.93%
2039 2.03% 1.99%
2038 2.03% 2.04%
2037 2.07% 2.07%
2036 2.1% 2.13%
2035 2.12% 2.17%
2034 2.15% 2.22%
2033 2.17% 2.29%
2032 2.2% 2.36%
2031 2.22% 2.41%
2030 2.27% 2.47%
2029 2.3% 2.54%
2028 2.34% 2.59%
2027 2.39% 2.65%
2026 2.42% 2.71%
2025 2.43% 2.74%
2024 2.49% 2.79%
2023 2.55% 2.84%
2022 2.58% 3.05%
2021 2.63% 3.27%
2020 2.7% 3.39%
2019 2.77% 3.45%
2018 2.85% 3.46%
2017 2.92% 3.55%
2016 2.97% 3.38%
2015 3% 3.12%
2014 3% 3%
2013 2.99% 2.91%
2012 3.01% 2.95%
2011 3.02% 2.98%
2010 3.03% 2.99%
2009 3.04% 2.98%
2008 3.07% 2.99%
2007 3% 2.98%
2006 3.17% 2.97%
2005 3.27% 2.98%
2004 3.11% 3.04%
2003 3.1% 3.21%
2002 3.09% 3.18%
2001 3.1% 3.11%
2000 3.12% 3.19%
1999 3.14% 3.29%
1998 3.13% 3.02%
1997 3% 2.94%
1996 2.65% 2.74%
1995 2.14% 2.77%
1994 3.81% 3.41%
1993 4.54% 3.51%
1992 3.14% 3.47%
1991 3.13% 3.34%
1990 3.12% 3.29%
1989 3.11% 3.28%
1988 3.09% 3.24%
1987 3.06% 3.15%
1986 3.03% 2.95%
1985 3% 2.85%
1984 2.97% 2.71%
1983 2.94% 2.51%
1982 2.93% 2.34%
1981 2.88% 2.11%
1980 2.79% 2.1%
1979 2.7% 2.44%
1978 2.62% 2.69%
1977 2.58% 2.68%
1976 2.52% 2.66%
1975 2.46% 2.63%
1974 2.41% 2.52%
1973 2.37% 2.37%
1972 2.32% 2.52%
1971 2.27% 2.87%
1970 2.23% 3.06%
1969 2.18% 3.15%
1968 2.13% 3.19%
1967 2.09% 3.14%
1966 2.04% 3.09%
1965 1.99% 3.06%
1964 1.93% 3.03%
1963 1.85% 2.98%
1962 1.78% 2.93%
1961 1.67% 2.9%

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

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In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Benin Uganda
Current population
15358725
53495325
Population rank 76/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.64%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -119,059
Net migration rank 127/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -119,059
2024 357,359 -7,725 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 353,933 -192 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 349,518 -192 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 341,103 1,729 1,423,377 43,464
2020 341,929 1,729 1,397,288 43,464
2019 339,817 3,366 1,367,044 107,210
2018 340,270 3,372 1,332,600 60,724
2017 339,763 3,716 1,290,658 92,879
2016 336,559 3,837 1,249,565 123,379
2015 330,573 3,369 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 323,753 3,667 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 315,804 -887 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 306,180 1,260 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 296,348 4,283 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 287,703 3,947 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 280,204 4,279 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 274,242 3,198 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 271,305 241 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 265,040 -15,135 999,958 -156,232
2005 253,795 30,495 969,096 -151,386
2004 245,630 4,173 938,623 -138,770
2003 237,962 4,283 901,374 -96,429
2002 229,472 3,572 868,756 -35,149
2001 222,877 3,732 836,751 -95,956
2000 218,013 3,335 803,069 -52,824
1999 213,074 3,177 775,166 -39,695
1998 208,342 2,051 741,175 6,277
1997 203,182 -1,322 727,523 -155,461
1996 197,643 -16,490 699,707 -22,795
1995 194,481 -45,469 697,218 -242,378
1994 196,637 -85,128 675,092 -16,198
1993 179,858 156,223 650,032 18,349
1992 173,794 -138 627,139 24,723
1991 168,174 0 602,740 3,643
1990 163,055 -333 587,291 -21,688
1989 157,235 -315 565,367 -12,576
1988 153,580 -1,867 547,759 -20,113
1987 147,783 -1,792 527,397 -22,415
1986 142,039 -1,899 487,693 -19,485
1985 136,621 -1,953 462,534 -42,942
1984 131,590 -2,018 421,241 -8,818
1983 126,349 -2,090 404,940 -45,776
1982 122,748 -2,253 390,820 -53,497
1981 118,634 -2,543 380,028 -83,010
1980 112,969 -2,946 370,287 -105,900
1979 106,782 -3,365 381,626 -98,863
1978 100,762 -3,731 371,930 -34,606
1977 97,200 -4,022 365,216 -37,671
1976 93,141 -4,308 359,458 -42,259
1975 89,350 -4,607 354,278 -47,359
1974 85,623 -4,814 345,773 -51,910
1973 82,422 -4,960 340,780 -73,439
1972 79,415 -4,970 335,935 -86,409
1971 76,034 -4,921 328,294 -42,642
1970 73,156 -4,851 333,202 -25,646
1969 70,155 -4,792 320,486 -14,548
1968 67,327 -4,756 309,725 -3,214
1967 64,709 -4,756 296,692 -3,773
1966 62,169 -4,764 282,225 -3,021
1965 60,154 -4,793 271,830 -3,716
1964 57,352 -4,839 260,733 -3,169
1963 54,514 -4,847 250,885 -3,058
1962 51,664 -4,844 241,513 -6,470
1961 48,838 -4,791 232,894 -7,893
1960 44,564 -4,722 225,080 -7,586

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

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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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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