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

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The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,814,460 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,358,725 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 2.48 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.72% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.4M (76.7% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Benin vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Uzbekistan
2100 39,983,872 74,913,683
2099 39,812,782 74,651,098
2098 39,635,737 74,375,923
2097 39,458,425 74,084,599
2096 39,267,189 73,786,478
2095 39,069,668 73,476,603
2094 38,861,643 73,151,709
2093 38,654,312 72,817,254
2092 38,438,555 72,474,468
2091 38,219,341 72,122,880
2090 37,994,758 71,760,077
2089 37,758,164 71,384,150
2088 37,514,605 71,002,449
2087 37,263,867 70,611,426
2086 37,010,840 70,216,014
2085 36,747,949 69,811,545
2084 36,482,666 69,396,198
2083 36,206,559 68,975,962
2082 35,919,464 68,557,881
2081 35,632,837 68,128,154
2080 35,340,781 67,696,442
2079 35,042,368 67,260,252
2078 34,737,536 66,816,984
2077 34,426,961 66,362,519
2076 34,112,205 65,913,810
2075 33,795,633 65,462,568
2074 33,465,867 65,009,654
2073 33,130,654 64,552,502
2072 32,785,976 64,095,245
2071 32,441,087 63,631,386
2070 32,088,089 63,166,693
2069 31,731,457 62,698,228
2068 31,377,153 62,225,674
2067 31,019,975 61,749,683
2066 30,659,408 61,266,762
2065 30,291,447 60,778,749
2064 29,919,749 60,281,212
2063 29,549,126 59,775,807
2062 29,175,986 59,261,881
2061 28,802,803 58,740,914
2060 28,426,146 58,208,824
2059 28,046,395 57,665,803
2058 27,667,117 57,114,037
2057 27,283,017 56,552,712
2056 26,900,755 55,985,589
2055 26,509,320 55,407,187
2054 26,115,455 54,818,525
2053 25,724,306 54,220,761
2052 25,327,058 53,615,713
2051 24,928,787 53,002,852
2050 24,529,464 52,386,166
2049 24,128,830 51,762,174
2048 23,727,047 51,134,317
2047 23,325,128 50,502,162
2046 22,919,519 49,868,057
2045 22,510,298 49,233,860
2044 22,107,673 48,605,591
2043 21,702,786 47,984,479
2042 21,296,676 47,370,990
2041 20,893,690 46,766,713
2040 20,492,059 46,174,827
2039 20,092,542 45,591,616
2038 19,693,130 45,011,890
2037 19,301,544 44,436,551
2036 18,910,879 43,862,840
2035 18,521,401 43,287,434
2034 18,136,190 42,708,536
2033 17,755,302 42,122,973
2032 17,378,392 41,529,468
2031 17,004,065 40,928,141
2030 16,635,301 40,314,175
2029 16,265,440 39,688,984
2028 15,899,231 39,055,901
2027 15,534,984 38,407,447
2026 15,172,565 37,740,059
2025 14,814,460 37,053,428
2024 14,462,724 36,361,859
2023 14,111,034 35,652,307
2022 13,759,501 34,938,955
2021 13,413,417 34,243,696
2020 13,070,169 33,586,372
2019 12,726,755 32,964,701
2018 12,383,347 32,373,490
2017 12,039,780 31,819,178
2016 11,697,842 31,284,568
2015 11,360,681 30,749,346
2014 11,030,004 30,222,994
2013 10,708,834 29,724,065
2012 10,397,657 29,261,903
2011 10,093,623 28,823,196
2010 9,797,484 28,385,506
2009 9,509,423 27,939,328
2008 9,228,466 27,494,774
2007 8,953,969 27,076,008
2006 8,693,242 26,699,043
2005 8,426,144 26,356,975
2004 8,159,094 26,029,350
2003 7,913,070 25,711,259
2002 7,675,426 25,399,980
2001 7,445,596 25,090,283
2000 7,221,619 24,787,054
1999 7,002,818 24,476,008
1998 6,789,489 24,134,929
1997 6,583,365 23,758,960
1996 6,391,858 23,351,981
1995 6,226,773 22,917,589
1994 6,096,506 22,463,291
1993 5,872,706 21,987,955
1992 5,617,844 21,485,090
1991 5,446,932 20,962,910
1990 5,281,479 20,464,956
1989 5,121,657 19,977,183
1988 4,967,341 19,460,630
1987 4,818,486 18,930,070
1986 4,675,420 18,395,621
1985 4,538,012 17,875,339
1984 4,405,895 17,378,846
1983 4,278,978 16,908,400
1982 4,156,596 16,462,736
1981 4,038,307 16,035,032
1980 3,925,251 15,619,936
1979 3,818,528 15,215,587
1978 3,718,305 14,816,349
1977 3,623,202 14,408,822
1976 3,532,196 13,998,620
1975 3,445,407 13,598,521
1974 3,362,633 13,209,011
1973 3,283,496 12,831,047
1972 3,207,543 12,465,106
1971 3,134,767 12,111,511
1970 3,065,057 11,762,638
1969 2,998,222 11,403,150
1968 2,934,257 11,032,155
1967 2,872,997 10,659,180
1966 2,814,317 10,289,294
1965 2,757,936 9,921,681
1964 2,704,003 9,557,611
1963 2,652,908 9,202,246
1962 2,604,659 8,854,368
1961 2,559,223 8,517,711
1960 2,517,286 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,660,883 people (a 31.3% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Uzbekistan
2100 0.43% 0.35%
2099 0.45% 0.37%
2098 0.45% 0.39%
2097 0.49% 0.4%
2096 0.51% 0.42%
2095 0.54% 0.44%
2094 0.54% 0.46%
2093 0.56% 0.47%
2092 0.57% 0.49%
2091 0.59% 0.51%
2090 0.63% 0.53%
2089 0.65% 0.54%
2088 0.67% 0.55%
2087 0.68% 0.56%
2086 0.72% 0.58%
2085 0.73% 0.6%
2084 0.76% 0.61%
2083 0.8% 0.61%
2082 0.8% 0.63%
2081 0.83% 0.64%
2080 0.85% 0.65%
2079 0.88% 0.66%
2078 0.9% 0.68%
2077 0.92% 0.68%
2076 0.94% 0.69%
2075 0.99% 0.7%
2074 1.01% 0.71%
2073 1.05% 0.71%
2072 1.06% 0.73%
2071 1.1% 0.74%
2070 1.12% 0.75%
2069 1.13% 0.76%
2068 1.15% 0.77%
2067 1.18% 0.79%
2066 1.21% 0.8%
2065 1.24% 0.83%
2064 1.25% 0.85%
2063 1.28% 0.87%
2062 1.3% 0.89%
2061 1.33% 0.91%
2060 1.35% 0.94%
2059 1.37% 0.97%
2058 1.41% 0.99%
2057 1.42% 1.01%
2056 1.48% 1.04%
2055 1.51% 1.07%
2054 1.52% 1.1%
2053 1.57% 1.13%
2052 1.6% 1.16%
2051 1.63% 1.18%
2050 1.66% 1.21%
2049 1.69% 1.23%
2048 1.72% 1.25%
2047 1.77% 1.27%
2046 1.82% 1.29%
2045 1.82% 1.29%
2044 1.87% 1.29%
2043 1.91% 1.3%
2042 1.93% 1.29%
2041 1.96% 1.28%
2040 1.99% 1.28%
2039 2.03% 1.29%
2038 2.03% 1.29%
2037 2.07% 1.31%
2036 2.1% 1.33%
2035 2.12% 1.36%
2034 2.15% 1.39%
2033 2.17% 1.43%
2032 2.2% 1.47%
2031 2.22% 1.52%
2030 2.27% 1.58%
2029 2.3% 1.62%
2028 2.34% 1.69%
2027 2.39% 1.77%
2026 2.42% 1.85%
2025 2.43% 1.9%
2024 2.49% 1.99%
2023 2.55% 2.04%
2022 2.58% 2.03%
2021 2.63% 1.96%
2020 2.7% 1.89%
2019 2.77% 1.83%
2018 2.85% 1.74%
2017 2.92% 1.71%
2016 2.97% 1.74%
2015 3% 1.74%
2014 3% 1.68%
2013 2.99% 1.58%
2012 3.01% 1.52%
2011 3.02% 1.54%
2010 3.03% 1.6%
2009 3.04% 1.62%
2008 3.07% 1.55%
2007 3% 1.41%
2006 3.17% 1.3%
2005 3.27% 1.26%
2004 3.11% 1.24%
2003 3.1% 1.23%
2002 3.09% 1.23%
2001 3.1% 1.22%
2000 3.12% 1.27%
1999 3.14% 1.41%
1998 3.13% 1.58%
1997 3% 1.74%
1996 2.65% 1.9%
1995 2.14% 2.02%
1994 3.81% 2.16%
1993 4.54% 2.34%
1992 3.14% 2.49%
1991 3.13% 2.43%
1990 3.12% 2.44%
1989 3.11% 2.65%
1988 3.09% 2.8%
1987 3.06% 2.91%
1986 3.03% 2.91%
1985 3% 2.86%
1984 2.97% 2.78%
1983 2.94% 2.71%
1982 2.93% 2.67%
1981 2.88% 2.66%
1980 2.79% 2.66%
1979 2.7% 2.69%
1978 2.62% 2.83%
1977 2.58% 2.93%
1976 2.52% 2.94%
1975 2.46% 2.95%
1974 2.41% 2.95%
1973 2.37% 2.94%
1972 2.32% 2.92%
1971 2.27% 2.97%
1970 2.23% 3.15%
1969 2.18% 3.36%
1968 2.13% 3.5%
1967 2.09% 3.59%
1966 2.04% 3.71%
1965 1.99% 3.81%
1964 1.93% 3.86%
1963 1.85% 3.93%
1962 1.78% 3.95%
1961 1.67% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Benin grew by 2.43%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Benin Uzbekistan
Current population
15358725
38082870
Population rank 76/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 0.46%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
1.09 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +964 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +351,736 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 54/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -7,847 -6,987
Net migration rank 127/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -6,987
2024 357,359 -7,725 709,893 -7,066
2023 353,933 -192 722,280 -6,004
2022 349,518 -192 715,410 -5,007
2021 341,103 1,729 689,325 -9,205
2020 341,929 1,729 643,750 -9,208
2019 339,817 3,366 618,154 -9,341
2018 340,270 3,372 585,119 -11,516
2017 339,763 3,716 548,372 -13,352
2016 336,559 3,837 549,045 -14,839
2015 330,573 3,369 552,781 -16,545
2014 323,753 3,667 536,881 -20,381
2013 315,804 -887 501,742 -20,380
2012 306,180 1,260 463,333 -20,381
2011 296,348 4,283 454,858 -20,380
2010 287,703 3,947 461,293 -20,380
2009 280,204 4,279 471,839 -20,378
2008 274,242 3,198 461,665 -24,028
2007 271,305 241 426,880 -27,013
2006 265,040 -15,135 383,265 -29,197
2005 253,795 30,495 363,462 -33,386
2004 245,630 4,173 363,994 -38,834
2003 237,962 4,283 355,098 -44,092
2002 229,472 3,572 359,231 -47,679
2001 222,877 3,732 356,483 -48,642
2000 218,013 3,335 365,138 -66,547
1999 213,074 3,177 385,448 -61,955
1998 208,342 2,051 408,532 -49,862
1997 203,182 -1,322 441,631 -48,360
1996 197,643 -16,490 471,010 -50,314
1995 194,481 -45,469 493,966 -45,876
1994 196,637 -85,128 502,279 -41,788
1993 179,858 156,223 527,557 -37,377
1992 173,794 -138 548,793 -33,259
1991 168,174 0 557,886 -29,064
1990 163,055 -333 540,581 -73,478
1989 157,235 -315 522,323 -13,888
1988 153,580 -1,867 525,126 -473
1987 147,783 -1,792 537,292 -824
1986 142,039 -1,899 533,234 -802
1985 136,621 -1,953 508,893 -773
1984 131,590 -2,018 485,617 -752
1983 126,349 -2,090 454,464 1,568
1982 122,748 -2,253 431,389 3,897
1981 118,634 -2,543 413,897 6,223
1980 112,969 -2,946 401,557 8,540
1979 106,782 -3,365 387,754 10,864
1978 100,762 -3,731 372,068 27,783
1977 97,200 -4,022 369,572 45,622
1976 93,141 -4,308 363,110 42,094
1975 89,350 -4,607 357,382 37,611
1974 85,623 -4,814 350,422 33,600
1973 82,422 -4,960 341,807 30,094
1972 79,415 -4,970 333,230 26,748
1971 76,034 -4,921 323,171 24,030
1970 73,156 -4,851 313,216 37,324
1969 70,155 -4,792 302,833 65,596
1968 67,327 -4,756 295,651 77,914
1967 64,709 -4,756 298,350 74,030
1966 62,169 -4,764 297,844 69,537
1965 60,154 -4,793 302,264 65,579
1964 57,352 -4,839 298,790 61,512
1963 54,514 -4,847 293,432 57,002
1962 51,664 -4,844 292,788 52,532
1961 48,838 -4,791 279,841 48,168
1960 44,564 -4,722 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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