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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Benin's population is 4.51 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Benin vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Uruguay
2100 39,989,767 2,256,741
2099 39,818,651 2,279,899
2098 39,641,581 2,303,351
2097 39,464,242 2,326,987
2096 39,272,978 2,350,799
2095 39,075,428 2,374,835
2094 38,867,372 2,398,960
2093 38,660,011 2,423,269
2092 38,444,222 2,447,646
2091 38,224,975 2,472,126
2090 38,000,359 2,496,514
2089 37,763,731 2,520,852
2088 37,520,135 2,545,052
2087 37,269,361 2,569,100
2086 37,016,296 2,592,974
2085 36,753,367 2,616,629
2084 36,488,045 2,640,001
2083 36,211,897 2,663,150
2082 35,924,760 2,686,021
2081 35,638,090 2,708,594
2080 35,345,991 2,730,883
2079 35,047,534 2,752,831
2078 34,742,657 2,774,432
2077 34,432,036 2,795,709
2076 34,117,234 2,816,677
2075 33,800,615 2,837,308
2074 33,470,800 2,857,709
2073 33,135,539 2,877,721
2072 32,790,810 2,897,543
2071 32,445,869 2,917,097
2070 32,092,820 2,936,478
2069 31,736,135 2,955,616
2068 31,381,779 2,974,445
2067 31,024,548 2,992,987
2066 30,663,928 3,011,309
2065 30,295,913 3,029,441
2064 29,924,160 3,047,343
2063 29,553,482 3,065,064
2062 29,180,287 3,082,642
2061 28,807,049 3,100,006
2060 28,430,337 3,117,149
2059 28,050,530 3,133,952
2058 27,671,195 3,150,250
2057 27,287,039 3,166,055
2056 26,904,721 3,181,373
2055 26,513,228 3,196,072
2054 26,119,305 3,210,110
2053 25,728,099 3,223,395
2052 25,330,792 3,235,973
2051 24,932,463 3,247,888
2050 24,533,080 3,259,108
2049 24,132,387 3,269,675
2048 23,730,545 3,279,610
2047 23,328,567 3,288,969
2046 22,922,898 3,297,696
2045 22,513,616 3,305,917
2044 22,110,933 3,313,556
2043 21,705,986 3,320,565
2042 21,299,816 3,326,955
2041 20,896,770 3,332,884
2040 20,495,080 3,338,277
2039 20,095,504 3,343,295
2038 19,696,033 3,347,790
2037 19,304,390 3,351,911
2036 18,913,667 3,355,671
2035 18,524,132 3,359,126
2034 18,138,864 3,362,276
2033 17,757,920 3,365,250
2032 17,380,954 3,368,057
2031 17,006,572 3,370,727
2030 16,637,754 3,373,273
2029 16,267,838 3,375,805
2028 15,901,575 3,378,198
2027 15,537,274 3,380,504
2026 15,174,802 3,382,789
2025 14,816,644 3,384,805
2024 14,462,724 3,386,588
2023 14,111,034 3,388,081
2022 13,759,501 3,390,913
2021 13,413,417 3,396,695
2020 13,070,169 3,398,968
2019 12,726,755 3,397,206
2018 12,383,347 3,394,534
2017 12,039,780 3,388,438
2016 11,697,842 3,379,283
2015 11,360,681 3,368,017
2014 11,030,004 3,356,334
2013 10,708,834 3,345,337
2012 10,397,657 3,335,401
2011 10,093,623 3,326,825
2010 9,797,484 3,318,580
2009 9,509,423 3,310,091
2008 9,228,466 3,302,177
2007 8,953,969 3,295,153
2006 8,693,242 3,289,506
2005 8,426,144 3,285,771
2004 8,159,094 3,283,148
2003 7,913,070 3,281,186
2002 7,675,426 3,278,867
2001 7,445,596 3,274,251
2000 7,221,619 3,266,206
1999 7,002,818 3,254,015
1998 6,789,489 3,239,280
1997 6,583,365 3,223,345
1996 6,391,858 3,206,324
1995 6,226,773 3,189,440
1994 6,096,506 3,172,834
1993 5,872,706 3,156,345
1992 5,617,844 3,139,702
1991 5,446,932 3,122,354
1990 5,281,479 3,104,403
1989 5,121,657 3,086,255
1988 4,967,341 3,067,961
1987 4,818,486 3,049,896
1986 4,675,420 3,032,845
1985 4,538,012 3,017,037
1984 4,405,895 3,002,488
1983 4,278,978 2,988,778
1982 4,156,596 2,975,492
1981 4,038,307 2,963,246
1980 3,925,251 2,951,953
1979 3,818,528 2,939,903
1978 3,718,305 2,925,715
1977 3,623,202 2,909,461
1976 3,532,196 2,891,392
1975 3,445,407 2,872,320
1974 3,362,633 2,853,944
1973 3,283,496 2,837,133
1972 3,207,543 2,821,644
1971 3,134,767 2,806,462
1970 3,065,057 2,790,807
1969 2,998,222 2,773,974
1968 2,934,257 2,754,606
1967 2,872,997 2,732,277
1966 2,814,317 2,707,646
1965 2,757,936 2,681,169
1964 2,704,003 2,653,180
1963 2,652,908 2,623,766
1962 2,604,659 2,593,298
1961 2,559,223 2,562,044
1960 2,517,286 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Uruguay
2100 0.43% -1.02%
2099 0.45% -1.02%
2098 0.45% -1.02%
2097 0.49% -1.01%
2096 0.51% -1.01%
2095 0.54% -1.01%
2094 0.54% -1%
2093 0.56% -1%
2092 0.57% -0.99%
2091 0.59% -0.98%
2090 0.63% -0.97%
2089 0.65% -0.95%
2088 0.67% -0.94%
2087 0.68% -0.92%
2086 0.72% -0.9%
2085 0.73% -0.89%
2084 0.76% -0.87%
2083 0.8% -0.85%
2082 0.8% -0.83%
2081 0.83% -0.82%
2080 0.85% -0.8%
2079 0.88% -0.78%
2078 0.9% -0.76%
2077 0.92% -0.74%
2076 0.94% -0.73%
2075 0.99% -0.71%
2074 1.01% -0.7%
2073 1.05% -0.68%
2072 1.06% -0.67%
2071 1.1% -0.66%
2070 1.12% -0.65%
2069 1.13% -0.63%
2068 1.15% -0.62%
2067 1.18% -0.61%
2066 1.21% -0.6%
2065 1.24% -0.59%
2064 1.25% -0.58%
2063 1.28% -0.57%
2062 1.3% -0.56%
2061 1.33% -0.55%
2060 1.35% -0.54%
2059 1.37% -0.52%
2058 1.41% -0.5%
2057 1.42% -0.48%
2056 1.48% -0.46%
2055 1.51% -0.44%
2054 1.52% -0.41%
2053 1.57% -0.39%
2052 1.6% -0.37%
2051 1.63% -0.34%
2050 1.66% -0.32%
2049 1.69% -0.3%
2048 1.72% -0.28%
2047 1.77% -0.26%
2046 1.82% -0.25%
2045 1.82% -0.23%
2044 1.87% -0.21%
2043 1.91% -0.19%
2042 1.93% -0.18%
2041 1.96% -0.16%
2040 1.99% -0.15%
2039 2.03% -0.13%
2038 2.03% -0.12%
2037 2.07% -0.11%
2036 2.1% -0.1%
2035 2.12% -0.09%
2034 2.15% -0.09%
2033 2.17% -0.08%
2032 2.2% -0.08%
2031 2.22% -0.08%
2030 2.27% -0.08%
2029 2.3% -0.07%
2028 2.34% -0.07%
2027 2.39% -0.07%
2026 2.42% -0.06%
2025 2.45% -0.05%
2024 2.49% -0.04%
2023 2.55% -0.08%
2022 2.58% -0.17%
2021 2.63% -0.07%
2020 2.7% 0.05%
2019 2.77% 0.08%
2018 2.85% 0.18%
2017 2.92% 0.27%
2016 2.97% 0.33%
2015 3% 0.35%
2014 3% 0.33%
2013 2.99% 0.3%
2012 3.01% 0.26%
2011 3.02% 0.25%
2010 3.03% 0.26%
2009 3.04% 0.24%
2008 3.07% 0.21%
2007 3% 0.17%
2006 3.17% 0.11%
2005 3.27% 0.08%
2004 3.11% 0.06%
2003 3.1% 0.07%
2002 3.09% 0.14%
2001 3.1% 0.25%
2000 3.12% 0.37%
1999 3.14% 0.45%
1998 3.13% 0.49%
1997 3% 0.53%
1996 2.65% 0.53%
1995 2.14% 0.52%
1994 3.81% 0.52%
1993 4.54% 0.53%
1992 3.14% 0.56%
1991 3.13% 0.58%
1990 3.12% 0.59%
1989 3.11% 0.6%
1988 3.09% 0.59%
1987 3.06% 0.56%
1986 3.03% 0.52%
1985 3% 0.48%
1984 2.97% 0.46%
1983 2.94% 0.45%
1982 2.93% 0.41%
1981 2.88% 0.38%
1980 2.79% 0.41%
1979 2.7% 0.48%
1978 2.62% 0.56%
1977 2.58% 0.62%
1976 2.52% 0.66%
1975 2.46% 0.64%
1974 2.41% 0.59%
1973 2.37% 0.55%
1972 2.32% 0.54%
1971 2.27% 0.56%
1970 2.23% 0.61%
1969 2.18% 0.7%
1968 2.13% 0.82%
1967 2.09% 0.91%
1966 2.04% 0.99%
1965 1.99% 1.05%
1964 1.93% 1.12%
1963 1.85% 1.17%
1962 1.78% 1.22%
1961 1.67% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Benin grew by 2.49%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Benin Uruguay
Current population
15272847
3382789
Population rank 76/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.04%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.1 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.23 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 -4
Annual growth/decline +351,690 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -7,847 -1,338
Net migration rank 127/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -1,338
2024 - -7,725 - -1,348
2023 353,933 -192 298 -1,501
2022 349,518 -192 -2,964 -1,501
2021 341,103 1,729 -5,621 -1,482
2020 341,929 1,729 4,048 -1,482
2019 339,817 3,366 3,873 -2,899
2018 340,270 3,372 7,322 -2,963
2017 339,763 3,716 10,907 -3,091
2016 336,559 3,837 14,008 -3,506
2015 330,573 3,369 16,194 -4,157
2014 323,753 3,667 16,238 -4,919
2013 315,804 -887 16,318 -5,647
2012 306,180 1,260 15,520 -6,317
2011 296,348 4,283 14,934 -6,982
2010 287,703 3,947 16,231 -7,696
2009 280,204 4,279 16,947 -8,510
2008 274,242 3,198 16,838 -9,458
2007 271,305 241 17,422 -10,750
2006 265,040 -15,135 17,783 -13,161
2005 253,795 30,495 18,926 -16,086
2004 245,630 4,173 18,067 -15,668
2003 237,962 4,283 18,628 -17,105
2002 229,472 3,572 20,073 -16,957
2001 222,877 3,732 20,729 -14,620
2000 218,013 3,335 21,060 -11,076
1999 213,074 3,177 21,844 -7,441
1998 208,342 2,051 22,114 -7,048
1997 203,182 -1,322 23,737 -6,938
1996 197,643 -16,490 24,635 -7,397
1995 194,481 -45,469 24,872 -8,339
1994 196,637 -85,128 24,637 -7,955
1993 179,858 156,223 24,212 -7,922
1992 173,794 -138 24,847 -7,850
1991 168,174 0 25,422 -7,714
1990 163,055 -333 25,699 -7,499
1989 157,235 -315 25,322 -7,229
1988 153,580 -1,867 25,071 -6,582
1987 147,783 -1,792 24,469 -6,833
1986 142,039 -1,899 24,505 -8,046
1985 136,621 -1,953 23,988 -8,832
1984 131,590 -2,018 23,684 -9,730
1983 126,349 -2,090 24,146 -10,671
1982 122,748 -2,253 25,224 -12,131
1981 118,634 -2,543 24,968 -13,577
1980 112,969 -2,946 25,451 -14,252
1979 106,782 -3,365 27,456 -14,552
1978 100,762 -3,731 30,076 -14,611
1977 97,200 -4,022 31,321 -14,280
1976 93,141 -4,308 33,199 -14,096
1975 89,350 -4,607 33,393 -14,350
1974 85,623 -4,814 32,221 -14,512
1973 82,422 -4,960 30,213 -14,312
1972 79,415 -4,970 28,896 -13,817
1971 76,034 -4,921 28,584 -13,288
1970 73,156 -4,851 28,737 -12,727
1969 70,155 -4,792 28,805 -11,149
1968 67,327 -4,756 29,103 -8,028
1967 64,709 -4,756 29,514 -5,938
1966 62,169 -4,764 30,293 -4,599
1965 60,154 -4,793 30,807 -3,542
1964 57,352 -4,839 31,340 -2,623
1963 54,514 -4,847 31,824 -1,707
1962 51,664 -4,844 31,441 -623
1961 48,838 -4,791 30,975 703
1960 44,564 -4,722 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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