Benin Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Benin population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Benin in 2022 is 12,784,726, a 2.68% increase from 2021.
- The population of Benin in 2021 was 12,451,040, a 2.7% increase from 2020.
- The population of Benin in 2020 was 12,123,200, a 2.73% increase from 2019.
- The population of Benin in 2019 was 11,801,151, a 2.75% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| Ethiopia |
120,812,698 |
| Tanzania |
63,298,550 |
| Uganda |
48,432,863 |
| Afghanistan |
40,754,388 |
| Mozambique |
33,089,461 |
| Yemen |
31,154,867 |
| Nepal |
30,225,582 |
| Madagascar |
29,178,077 |
| Niger |
26,083,660 |
| North Korea |
25,990,679 |
| Burkina Faso |
22,102,838 |
| Mali |
21,473,764 |
| Malawi |
20,180,839 |
| Senegal |
17,653,671 |
| Chad |
17,413,580 |
| Somalia |
16,841,795 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,331,428 |
| Guinea |
13,865,691 |
| Rwanda |
13,600,464 |
| Benin |
12,784,726 |
| Burundi |
12,624,840 |
| Haiti |
11,680,283 |
| South Sudan |
11,618,511 |
| Tajikistan |
9,957,464 |
| Togo |
8,680,837 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,306,436 |
| Liberia |
5,305,117 |
| Central African Republic |
5,016,678 |
| Eritrea |
3,662,244 |
| Gambia |
2,558,482 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,063,367 |
| Comoros |
907,419 |
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Benin - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
12,784,726 |
2.68% |
| 2021 |
12,451,040 |
2.70% |
| 2020 |
12,123,200 |
2.73% |
| 2019 |
11,801,151 |
2.75% |
| 2018 |
11,485,044 |
2.77% |
| 2017 |
11,175,198 |
2.79% |
| 2016 |
10,872,063 |
2.80% |
| 2015 |
10,575,952 |
2.81% |
| 2014 |
10,286,844 |
2.82% |
| 2013 |
10,004,591 |
2.83% |
| 2012 |
9,729,249 |
2.84% |
| 2011 |
9,460,831 |
2.84% |
| 2010 |
9,199,259 |
2.85% |
| 2009 |
8,944,708 |
2.85% |
| 2008 |
8,696,921 |
2.86% |
| 2007 |
8,454,793 |
2.90% |
| 2006 |
8,216,897 |
2.94% |
| 2005 |
7,982,225 |
3.00% |
| 2004 |
7,750,004 |
3.05% |
| 2003 |
7,520,555 |
3.09% |
| 2002 |
7,295,394 |
3.09% |
| 2001 |
7,076,733 |
3.07% |
| 2000 |
6,865,951 |
3.03% |
| 1999 |
6,664,098 |
3.00% |
| 1998 |
6,470,265 |
3.00% |
| 1997 |
6,281,639 |
3.07% |
| 1996 |
6,094,259 |
3.20% |
| 1995 |
5,905,558 |
3.35% |
| 1994 |
5,714,220 |
3.49% |
| 1993 |
5,521,763 |
3.56% |
| 1992 |
5,331,803 |
3.54% |
| 1991 |
5,149,499 |
3.43% |
| 1990 |
4,978,496 |
3.29% |
| 1989 |
4,820,016 |
3.15% |
| 1988 |
4,672,852 |
3.03% |
| 1987 |
4,535,263 |
2.97% |
| 1986 |
4,404,506 |
2.95% |
| 1985 |
4,278,501 |
2.93% |
| 1984 |
4,156,819 |
2.89% |
| 1983 |
4,039,949 |
2.86% |
| 1982 |
3,927,714 |
2.82% |
| 1981 |
3,820,128 |
2.77% |
| 1980 |
3,717,165 |
2.73% |
| 1979 |
3,618,526 |
2.68% |
| 1978 |
3,523,938 |
2.64% |
| 1977 |
3,433,439 |
2.58% |
| 1976 |
3,347,173 |
2.51% |
| 1975 |
3,265,165 |
2.44% |
| 1974 |
3,187,412 |
2.37% |
| 1973 |
3,113,675 |
2.30% |
| 1972 |
3,043,567 |
2.25% |
| 1971 |
2,976,572 |
2.21% |
| 1970 |
2,912,340 |
2.16% |
| 1969 |
2,850,661 |
2.12% |
| 1968 |
2,791,590 |
2.06% |
| 1967 |
2,735,307 |
1.98% |
| 1966 |
2,682,159 |
1.89% |
| 1965 |
2,632,356 |
1.79% |
| 1964 |
2,585,965 |
1.70% |
| 1963 |
2,542,859 |
1.60% |
| 1962 |
2,502,896 |
1.50% |
| 1961 |
2,465,867 |
1.41% |
| 1960 |
2,431,622 |
1.31% |
| 1959 |
2,400,127 |
1.21% |
| 1958 |
2,371,453 |
1.10% |
| 1957 |
2,345,717 |
0.98% |
| 1956 |
2,323,056 |
0.85% |
| 1955 |
2,303,587 |
0.71% |
| 1954 |
2,287,385 |
0.57% |
| 1953 |
2,274,476 |
0.42% |
| 1952 |
2,264,871 |
0.28% |
| 1951 |
2,258,476 |
0.14% |
| 1950 |
2,255,226 |
0.00% |
