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Population in Benin compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 4.56 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Benin vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin United Kingdom
2100 39,983,872 74,517,005
2099 39,812,782 74,647,273
2098 39,635,737 74,766,073
2097 39,458,425 74,879,923
2096 39,267,189 74,991,940
2095 39,069,668 75,102,041
2094 38,861,643 75,198,597
2093 38,654,312 75,296,704
2092 38,438,555 75,390,038
2091 38,219,341 75,480,137
2090 37,994,758 75,566,962
2089 37,758,164 75,649,353
2088 37,514,605 75,721,067
2087 37,263,867 75,791,990
2086 37,010,840 75,859,854
2085 36,747,949 75,918,647
2084 36,482,666 75,969,065
2083 36,206,559 76,018,614
2082 35,919,464 76,059,464
2081 35,632,837 76,086,593
2080 35,340,781 76,118,679
2079 35,042,368 76,147,352
2078 34,737,536 76,165,841
2077 34,426,961 76,183,437
2076 34,112,205 76,185,828
2075 33,795,633 76,198,349
2074 33,465,867 76,209,676
2073 33,130,654 76,218,781
2072 32,785,976 76,211,187
2071 32,441,087 76,200,495
2070 32,088,089 76,190,801
2069 31,731,457 76,184,140
2068 31,377,153 76,183,288
2067 31,019,975 76,175,881
2066 30,659,408 76,168,987
2065 30,291,447 76,168,193
2064 29,919,749 76,165,129
2063 29,549,126 76,165,534
2062 29,175,986 76,158,910
2061 28,802,803 76,156,587
2060 28,426,146 76,157,104
2059 28,046,395 76,157,593
2058 27,667,117 76,139,384
2057 27,283,017 76,119,478
2056 26,900,755 76,086,799
2055 26,509,320 76,047,952
2054 26,115,455 75,980,524
2053 25,724,306 75,907,047
2052 25,327,058 75,815,200
2051 24,928,787 75,709,173
2050 24,529,464 75,591,218
2049 24,128,830 75,460,140
2048 23,727,047 75,313,837
2047 23,325,128 75,153,802
2046 22,919,519 74,986,563
2045 22,510,298 74,808,886
2044 22,107,673 74,623,687
2043 21,702,786 74,424,133
2042 21,296,676 74,224,922
2041 20,893,690 74,020,934
2040 20,492,059 73,812,680
2039 20,092,542 73,600,788
2038 19,693,130 73,378,310
2037 19,301,544 73,155,497
2036 18,910,879 72,921,995
2035 18,521,401 72,671,687
2034 18,136,190 72,418,766
2033 17,755,302 72,145,065
2032 17,378,392 71,869,259
2031 17,004,065 71,581,519
2030 16,635,301 71,267,237
2029 16,265,440 70,948,992
2028 15,899,231 70,609,246
2027 15,534,984 70,248,858
2026 15,172,565 69,883,746
2025 14,814,460 69,487,000
2024 14,462,724 69,281,000
2023 14,111,034 68,526,000
2022 13,759,501 67,636,000
2021 13,413,417 66,978,000
2020 13,070,169 66,740,000
2019 12,726,755 66,628,000
2018 12,383,347 66,287,000
2017 12,039,780 65,964,000
2016 11,697,842 65,606,000
2015 11,360,681 65,087,000
2014 11,030,004 64,619,000
2013 10,708,834 64,138,000
2012 10,397,657 63,711,000
2011 10,093,623 63,258,810
2010 9,797,484 62,766,365
2009 9,509,423 62,276,270
2008 9,228,466 61,806,995
2007 8,953,969 61,322,463
2006 8,693,242 60,846,820
2005 8,426,144 60,401,206
2004 8,159,094 59,987,905
2003 7,913,070 59,647,577
2002 7,675,426 59,370,479
2001 7,445,596 59,119,673
2000 7,221,619 58,892,514
1999 7,002,818 58,682,466
1998 6,789,489 58,487,141
1997 6,583,365 58,316,954
1996 6,391,858 58,166,950
1995 6,226,773 58,019,030
1994 6,096,506 57,865,745
1993 5,872,706 57,718,614
1992 5,617,844 57,580,402
1991 5,446,932 57,424,897
1990 5,281,479 57,247,586
1989 5,121,657 57,076,711
1988 4,967,341 56,928,327
1987 4,818,486 56,802,050
1986 4,675,420 56,681,396
1985 4,538,012 56,550,268
1984 4,405,895 56,422,072
1983 4,278,978 56,332,848
1982 4,156,596 56,313,641
1981 4,038,307 56,333,829
1980 3,925,251 56,314,216
1979 3,818,528 56,246,951
1978 3,718,305 56,196,504
1977 3,623,202 56,193,492
1976 3,532,196 56,211,968
1975 3,445,407 56,225,800
1974 3,362,633 56,229,974
1973 3,283,496 56,194,527
1972 3,207,543 56,086,065
1971 3,134,767 55,896,223
1970 3,065,057 55,663,250
1969 2,998,222 55,441,750
1968 2,934,257 55,211,700
1967 2,872,997 54,943,600
1966 2,814,317 54,648,500
1965 2,757,936 54,348,050
1964 2,704,003 54,000,000
1963 2,652,908 53,650,000
1962 2,604,659 53,250,000
1961 2,559,223 52,800,000
1960 2,517,286 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin United Kingdom
2100 0.43% -0.17%
2099 0.45% -0.16%
2098 0.45% -0.15%
2097 0.49% -0.15%
2096 0.51% -0.15%
2095 0.54% -0.13%
2094 0.54% -0.13%
2093 0.56% -0.12%
2092 0.57% -0.12%
2091 0.59% -0.11%
2090 0.63% -0.11%
2089 0.65% -0.09%
2088 0.67% -0.09%
2087 0.68% -0.09%
2086 0.72% -0.08%
2085 0.73% -0.07%
2084 0.76% -0.07%
2083 0.8% -0.05%
2082 0.8% -0.04%
2081 0.83% -0.04%
2080 0.85% -0.04%
2079 0.88% -0.02%
2078 0.9% -0.02%
2077 0.92% -0.003%
2076 0.94% -0.02%
2075 0.99% -0.01%
2074 1.01% -0.01%
2073 1.05% 0.01%
2072 1.06% 0.01%
2071 1.1% 0.01%
2070 1.12% 0.009%
2069 1.13% 0.001%
2068 1.15% 0.01%
2067 1.18% 0.009%
2066 1.21% 0.001%
2065 1.24% 0.004%
2064 1.25% -0%
2063 1.28% 0.009%
2062 1.3% 0.003%
2061 1.33% -0.001%
2060 1.35% -0.001%
2059 1.37% 0.02%
2058 1.41% 0.03%
2057 1.42% 0.04%
2056 1.48% 0.05%
2055 1.51% 0.09%
2054 1.52% 0.1%
2053 1.57% 0.12%
2052 1.6% 0.14%
2051 1.63% 0.16%
2050 1.66% 0.17%
2049 1.69% 0.19%
2048 1.72% 0.21%
2047 1.77% 0.22%
2046 1.82% 0.24%
2045 1.82% 0.25%
2044 1.87% 0.27%
2043 1.91% 0.27%
2042 1.93% 0.28%
2041 1.96% 0.28%
2040 1.99% 0.29%
2039 2.03% 0.3%
2038 2.03% 0.3%
2037 2.07% 0.32%
2036 2.1% 0.34%
2035 2.12% 0.35%
2034 2.15% 0.38%
2033 2.17% 0.38%
2032 2.2% 0.4%
2031 2.22% 0.44%
2030 2.27% 0.45%
2029 2.3% 0.48%
2028 2.34% 0.51%
2027 2.39% 0.52%
2026 2.42% 0.57%
2025 2.43% 0.3%
2024 2.49% 1.1%
2023 2.55% 1.32%
2022 2.58% 0.98%
2021 2.63% 0.36%
2020 2.7% 0.17%
2019 2.77% 0.51%
2018 2.85% 0.49%
2017 2.92% 0.55%
2016 2.97% 0.8%
2015 3% 0.72%
2014 3% 0.75%
2013 2.99% 0.67%
2012 3.01% 0.71%
2011 3.02% 0.78%
2010 3.03% 0.79%
2009 3.04% 0.76%
2008 3.07% 0.79%
2007 3% 0.78%
2006 3.17% 0.74%
2005 3.27% 0.69%
2004 3.11% 0.57%
2003 3.1% 0.47%
2002 3.09% 0.42%
2001 3.1% 0.39%
2000 3.12% 0.36%
1999 3.14% 0.33%
1998 3.13% 0.29%
1997 3% 0.26%
1996 2.65% 0.25%
1995 2.14% 0.26%
1994 3.81% 0.25%
1993 4.54% 0.24%
1992 3.14% 0.27%
1991 3.13% 0.31%
1990 3.12% 0.3%
1989 3.11% 0.26%
1988 3.09% 0.22%
1987 3.06% 0.21%
1986 3.03% 0.23%
1985 3% 0.23%
1984 2.97% 0.16%
1983 2.94% 0.03%
1982 2.93% -0.04%
1981 2.88% 0.03%
1980 2.79% 0.12%
1979 2.7% 0.09%
1978 2.62% 0.005%
1977 2.58% -0.03%
1976 2.52% -0.02%
1975 2.46% -0.007%
1974 2.41% 0.06%
1973 2.37% 0.19%
1972 2.32% 0.34%
1971 2.27% 0.42%
1970 2.23% 0.4%
1969 2.18% 0.42%
1968 2.13% 0.49%
1967 2.09% 0.54%
1966 2.04% 0.55%
1965 1.99% 0.64%
1964 1.93% 0.65%
1963 1.85% 0.75%
1962 1.78% 0.85%
1961 1.67% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Benin United Kingdom
Current population
15358725
70071289
Population rank 76/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.84%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
1.09 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +564
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 145/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 +389,911
Net migration rank 127/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - 389,911
2024 357,359 -7,725 13,233 417,114
2023 353,933 -192 34,606 445,523
2022 349,518 -192 39,770 487,029
2021 341,103 1,729 30,609 462,967
2020 341,929 1,729 -4,272 144,221
2019 339,817 3,366 108,338 232,727
2018 340,270 3,372 119,317 259,744
2017 339,763 3,716 145,121 272,311
2016 336,559 3,837 177,136 324,649
2015 330,573 3,369 175,735 347,839
2014 323,753 3,667 206,781 306,091
2013 315,804 -887 198,827 237,272
2012 306,180 1,260 248,473 172,088
2011 296,348 4,283 259,361 228,773
2010 287,703 3,947 251,066 274,811
2009 280,204 4,279 230,422 249,639
2008 274,242 3,198 216,325 263,390
2007 271,305 241 196,232 309,385
2006 265,040 -15,135 176,455 288,923
2005 253,795 30,495 144,963 308,279
2004 245,630 4,173 131,974 276,077
2003 237,962 4,283 89,471 211,846
2002 229,472 3,572 65,308 203,577
2001 222,877 3,732 65,032 175,133
2000 218,013 3,335 70,671 153,917
1999 213,074 3,177 64,551 152,653
1998 208,342 2,051 87,730 125,541
1997 203,182 -1,322 99,138 59,723
1996 197,643 -16,490 98,884 54,964
1995 194,481 -45,469 87,028 61,385
1994 196,637 -85,128 127,304 45,339
1993 179,858 156,223 103,893 27,403
1992 173,794 -138 149,709 17,846
1991 168,174 0 143,562 27,601
1990 163,055 -333 154,569 57,132
1989 157,235 -315 119,861 49,586
1988 153,580 -1,867 136,628 13,952
1987 147,783 -1,792 136,325 8,266
1986 142,039 -1,899 90,690 41,836
1985 136,621 -1,953 79,170 83,164
1984 131,590 -2,018 84,633 71,107
1983 126,349 -2,090 61,966 27,063
1982 122,748 -2,253 56,314 -61,152
1981 118,634 -2,543 73,234 -83,876
1980 112,969 -2,946 95,734 -25,187
1979 106,782 -3,365 61,872 11,255
1978 100,762 -3,731 16,859 3,783
1977 97,200 -4,022 0 -21,636
1976 93,141 -4,308 -5,621 -19,135
1975 89,350 -4,607 33,735 -40,241
1974 85,623 -4,814 67,476 -65,710
1973 82,422 -4,960 112,389 -33,840
1972 79,415 -4,970 162,650 -1,406
1971 76,034 -4,921 257,123 1,175
1970 73,156 -4,851 244,918 -15,254
1969 70,155 -4,792 260,577 -60,655
1968 67,327 -4,756 292,622 -38,852
1967 64,709 -4,756 346,145 -39,659
1966 62,169 -4,764 333,356 -27,935
1965 60,154 -4,793 364,132 -24,955
1964 57,352 -4,839 405,000 -23,885
1963 54,514 -4,847 337,995 8,271
1962 51,664 -4,844 340,800 76,443
1961 48,838 -4,791 311,519 52,295
1960 44,564 -4,722 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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