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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Benin was 14,462,724 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Benin's population is 15,272,847 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 6.7 times bigger than Benin's.
  • Benin is ranked the 76th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 0.18% for Benin vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Benin has had an average growth rate of +2.77% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Benin has increased from 8.69M people to 15.3M (75.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Benin vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Benin
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Benin Vietnam
2100 39,989,767 92,239,801
2099 39,818,651 92,735,968
2098 39,641,581 93,227,318
2097 39,464,242 93,703,343
2096 39,272,978 94,178,675
2095 39,075,428 94,640,859
2094 38,867,372 95,098,747
2093 38,660,011 95,558,233
2092 38,444,222 96,015,030
2091 38,224,975 96,474,248
2090 38,000,359 96,938,026
2089 37,763,731 97,399,661
2088 37,520,135 97,858,300
2087 37,269,361 98,324,127
2086 37,016,296 98,788,452
2085 36,753,367 99,249,444
2084 36,488,045 99,710,990
2083 36,211,897 100,178,339
2082 35,924,760 100,650,389
2081 35,638,090 101,120,279
2080 35,345,991 101,584,408
2079 35,047,534 102,046,677
2078 34,742,657 102,496,244
2077 34,432,036 102,944,347
2076 34,117,234 103,374,514
2075 33,800,615 103,799,405
2074 33,470,800 104,214,107
2073 33,135,539 104,623,307
2072 32,790,810 105,022,092
2071 32,445,869 105,401,255
2070 32,092,820 105,773,681
2069 31,736,135 106,126,787
2068 31,381,779 106,471,025
2067 31,024,548 106,811,324
2066 30,663,928 107,143,716
2065 30,295,913 107,459,475
2064 29,924,160 107,761,108
2063 29,553,482 108,055,355
2062 29,180,287 108,339,650
2061 28,807,049 108,607,597
2060 28,430,337 108,859,065
2059 28,050,530 109,104,391
2058 27,671,195 109,337,395
2057 27,287,039 109,546,926
2056 26,904,721 109,732,352
2055 26,513,228 109,903,830
2054 26,119,305 110,052,946
2053 25,728,099 110,173,868
2052 25,330,792 110,270,266
2051 24,932,463 110,338,539
2050 24,533,080 110,361,987
2049 24,132,387 110,356,819
2048 23,730,545 110,313,849
2047 23,328,567 110,228,852
2046 22,922,898 110,108,051
2045 22,513,616 109,943,449
2044 22,110,933 109,748,671
2043 21,705,986 109,514,717
2042 21,299,816 109,242,604
2041 20,896,770 108,936,706
2040 20,495,080 108,611,523
2039 20,095,504 108,254,640
2038 19,696,033 107,877,983
2037 19,304,390 107,480,286
2036 18,913,667 107,075,099
2035 18,524,132 106,647,378
2034 18,138,864 106,206,100
2033 17,757,920 105,762,219
2032 17,380,954 105,299,476
2031 17,006,572 104,826,346
2030 16,637,754 104,330,461
2029 16,267,838 103,835,790
2028 15,901,575 103,316,499
2027 15,537,274 102,775,814
2026 15,174,802 102,213,157
2025 14,816,644 101,614,413
2024 14,462,724 100,987,686
2023 14,111,034 100,352,192
2022 13,759,501 99,680,655
2021 13,413,417 98,935,098
2020 13,070,169 98,079,191
2019 12,726,755 97,173,776
2018 12,383,347 96,237,319
2017 12,039,780 95,176,977
2016 11,697,842 94,000,117
2015 11,360,681 92,823,254
2014 11,030,004 91,679,578
2013 10,708,834 90,573,104
2012 10,397,657 89,510,356
2011 10,093,623 88,468,314
2010 9,797,484 87,455,152
2009 9,509,423 86,460,018
2008 9,228,466 85,175,788
2007 8,953,969 83,633,375
2006 8,693,242 82,167,897
2005 8,426,144 81,088,313
2004 8,159,094 80,338,971
2003 7,913,070 79,563,777
2002 7,675,426 78,772,224
2001 7,445,596 77,969,361
2000 7,221,619 77,154,011
1999 7,002,818 76,287,452
1998 6,789,489 75,299,660
1997 6,583,365 74,226,889
1996 6,391,858 73,156,447
1995 6,226,773 72,049,940
1994 6,096,506 70,854,391
1993 5,872,706 69,586,384
1992 5,617,844 68,260,337
1991 5,446,932 66,891,775
1990 5,281,479 65,504,552
1989 5,121,657 64,147,348
1988 4,967,341 62,843,228
1987 4,818,486 61,584,651
1986 4,675,420 60,347,048
1985 4,538,012 59,060,622
1984 4,405,895 57,706,067
1983 4,278,978 56,337,921
1982 4,156,596 55,011,289
1981 4,038,307 53,738,141
1980 3,925,251 52,490,101
1979 3,818,528 51,378,211
1978 3,718,305 50,249,552
1977 3,623,202 48,954,872
1976 3,532,196 47,684,931
1975 3,445,407 46,482,903
1974 3,362,633 45,413,537
1973 3,283,496 44,409,861
1972 3,207,543 43,429,168
1971 3,134,767 42,449,276
1970 3,065,057 41,475,230
1969 2,998,222 40,582,096
1968 2,934,257 39,734,609
1967 2,872,997 38,895,080
1966 2,814,317 38,024,836
1965 2,757,936 37,129,656
1964 2,704,003 36,201,563
1963 2,652,908 35,249,101
1962 2,604,659 34,288,560
1961 2,559,223 33,409,059
1960 2,517,286 32,531,933

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Benin increased by 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Benin gained 3,575,005 people (a 30.6% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Benin was ranked 89th most populous country in 2006 and is 76th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Benin is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 40M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Benin
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Benin Vietnam
2100 0.43% -0.54%
2099 0.45% -0.53%
2098 0.45% -0.51%
2097 0.49% -0.5%
2096 0.51% -0.49%
2095 0.54% -0.48%
2094 0.54% -0.48%
2093 0.56% -0.48%
2092 0.57% -0.48%
2091 0.59% -0.48%
2090 0.63% -0.47%
2089 0.65% -0.47%
2088 0.67% -0.47%
2087 0.68% -0.47%
2086 0.72% -0.46%
2085 0.73% -0.46%
2084 0.76% -0.47%
2083 0.8% -0.47%
2082 0.8% -0.46%
2081 0.83% -0.46%
2080 0.85% -0.45%
2079 0.88% -0.44%
2078 0.9% -0.44%
2077 0.92% -0.42%
2076 0.94% -0.41%
2075 0.99% -0.4%
2074 1.01% -0.39%
2073 1.05% -0.38%
2072 1.06% -0.36%
2071 1.1% -0.35%
2070 1.12% -0.33%
2069 1.13% -0.32%
2068 1.15% -0.32%
2067 1.18% -0.31%
2066 1.21% -0.29%
2065 1.24% -0.28%
2064 1.25% -0.27%
2063 1.28% -0.26%
2062 1.3% -0.25%
2061 1.33% -0.23%
2060 1.35% -0.22%
2059 1.37% -0.21%
2058 1.41% -0.19%
2057 1.42% -0.17%
2056 1.48% -0.16%
2055 1.51% -0.14%
2054 1.52% -0.11%
2053 1.57% -0.09%
2052 1.6% -0.06%
2051 1.63% -0.02%
2050 1.66% 0.005%
2049 1.69% 0.04%
2048 1.72% 0.08%
2047 1.77% 0.11%
2046 1.82% 0.15%
2045 1.82% 0.18%
2044 1.87% 0.21%
2043 1.91% 0.25%
2042 1.93% 0.28%
2041 1.96% 0.3%
2040 1.99% 0.33%
2039 2.03% 0.35%
2038 2.03% 0.37%
2037 2.07% 0.38%
2036 2.1% 0.4%
2035 2.12% 0.42%
2034 2.15% 0.42%
2033 2.17% 0.44%
2032 2.2% 0.45%
2031 2.22% 0.48%
2030 2.27% 0.48%
2029 2.3% 0.5%
2028 2.34% 0.53%
2027 2.39% 0.55%
2026 2.42% 0.59%
2025 2.45% 0.62%
2024 2.49% 0.63%
2023 2.55% 0.67%
2022 2.58% 0.75%
2021 2.63% 0.87%
2020 2.7% 0.93%
2019 2.77% 0.97%
2018 2.85% 1.11%
2017 2.92% 1.25%
2016 2.97% 1.27%
2015 3% 1.25%
2014 3% 1.22%
2013 2.99% 1.19%
2012 3.01% 1.18%
2011 3.02% 1.16%
2010 3.03% 1.15%
2009 3.04% 1.51%
2008 3.07% 1.84%
2007 3% 1.78%
2006 3.17% 1.33%
2005 3.27% 0.93%
2004 3.11% 0.97%
2003 3.1% 1%
2002 3.09% 1.03%
2001 3.1% 1.06%
2000 3.12% 1.14%
1999 3.14% 1.31%
1998 3.13% 1.45%
1997 3% 1.46%
1996 2.65% 1.54%
1995 2.14% 1.69%
1994 3.81% 1.82%
1993 4.54% 1.94%
1992 3.14% 2.05%
1991 3.13% 2.12%
1990 3.12% 2.12%
1989 3.11% 2.08%
1988 3.09% 2.04%
1987 3.06% 2.05%
1986 3.03% 2.18%
1985 3% 2.35%
1984 2.97% 2.43%
1983 2.94% 2.41%
1982 2.93% 2.37%
1981 2.88% 2.38%
1980 2.79% 2.16%
1979 2.7% 2.25%
1978 2.62% 2.64%
1977 2.58% 2.66%
1976 2.52% 2.59%
1975 2.46% 2.35%
1974 2.41% 2.26%
1973 2.37% 2.26%
1972 2.32% 2.31%
1971 2.27% 2.35%
1970 2.23% 2.2%
1969 2.18% 2.13%
1968 2.13% 2.16%
1967 2.09% 2.29%
1966 2.04% 2.41%
1965 1.99% 2.56%
1964 1.93% 2.7%
1963 1.85% 2.8%
1962 1.78% 2.63%
1961 1.67% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Benin Vietnam
Current population
15272847
102365351
Population rank 76/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.18% 1.24%
One net population change
1.49 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.1 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.23 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +964 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +351,690 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.49% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 27/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.12 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -7,847 -48,171
Net migration rank 127/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 418,202 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 88/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.9% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 118/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Benin
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Benin Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,847 - -48,171
2024 - -7,725 - -59,645
2023 353,933 -192 727,955 -81,789
2022 349,518 -192 775,914 -78,977
2021 341,103 1,729 799,593 -5,418
2020 341,929 1,729 924,004 -6,457
2019 339,817 3,366 895,262 -2,051
2018 340,270 3,372 882,977 96,650
2017 339,763 3,716 1,001,833 139,245
2016 336,559 3,837 1,045,094 167,652
2015 330,573 3,369 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 323,753 3,667 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 315,804 -887 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 306,180 1,260 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 296,348 4,283 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 287,703 3,947 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 280,204 4,279 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 274,242 3,198 1,008,141 571,113
2007 271,305 241 981,689 523,784
2006 265,040 -15,135 943,041 482,399
2005 253,795 30,495 942,084 -208,337
2004 245,630 4,173 985,438 -220,458
2003 237,962 4,283 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 229,472 3,572 991,427 -193,766
2001 222,877 3,732 985,610 -177,586
2000 218,013 3,335 966,894 -144,298
1999 213,074 3,177 925,519 -15,010
1998 208,342 2,051 959,016 106,091
1997 203,182 -1,322 1,028,116 52,382
1996 197,643 -16,490 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 194,481 -45,469 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 196,637 -85,128 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 179,858 156,223 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 173,794 -138 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 168,174 0 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 163,055 -333 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 157,235 -315 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 153,580 -1,867 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 147,783 -1,792 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 142,039 -1,899 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 136,621 -1,953 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 131,590 -2,018 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 126,349 -2,090 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 122,748 -2,253 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 118,634 -2,543 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 112,969 -2,946 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 106,782 -3,365 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 100,762 -3,731 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 97,200 -4,022 1,259,315 49,655
1976 93,141 -4,308 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 89,350 -4,607 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 85,623 -4,814 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 82,422 -4,960 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 79,415 -4,970 921,524 -1,920
1971 76,034 -4,921 963,259 76,961
1970 73,156 -4,851 905,902 1,997
1969 70,155 -4,792 878,359 0
1968 67,327 -4,756 815,116 1,489
1967 64,709 -4,756 862,071 394
1966 62,169 -4,764 876,283 1,769
1965 60,154 -4,793 913,761 -1,438
1964 57,352 -4,839 950,219 -6,328
1963 54,514 -4,847 961,067 0
1962 51,664 -4,844 960,046 0
1961 48,838 -4,791 798,978 0
1960 44,564 -4,722 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/benin/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 418,202 residents or 2.9% of the population were not native-born in Benin, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Benin
City Population
Cotonou 780K
Porto-Novo 234K
Abomey 90.2K
Save 31.4K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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