Benin Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Benin rural population for 2023 was 6,842,701, a 1.54% increase from 2022.
  • Benin rural population for 2022 was 6,738,656, a 1.61% increase from 2021.
  • Benin rural population for 2021 was 6,632,056, a 1.69% increase from 2020.
  • Benin rural population for 2020 was 6,521,955, a 1.78% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Benin Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 6,842,701 49.90 1.53%
2022 6,738,656 50.47 1.59%
2021 6,632,056 51.03 1.67%
2020 6,521,955 51.59 1.76%
2019 6,408,115 52.14 1.84%
2018 6,291,307 52.69 1.90%
2017 6,173,197 53.23 1.94%
2016 6,054,660 53.77 1.96%
2015 5,937,048 54.31 1.98%
2014 5,820,544 54.83 1.98%
2013 5,706,707 55.36 1.97%
2012 5,595,366 55.88 1.99%
2011 5,484,900 56.39 2.02%
2010 5,375,270 56.91 2.04%
2009 5,266,858 57.42 2.06%
2008 5,159,607 57.93 2.07%
2007 5,053,924 58.44 2.01%
2006 4,953,435 58.95 2.21%
2005 4,845,400 59.46 2.33%
2004 4,733,654 59.96 2.19%
2003 4,631,064 60.46 2.19%
2002 4,530,712 60.96 2.37%
2001 4,424,587 61.35 2.50%
2000 4,315,471 61.67 2.52%
1999 4,207,907 61.99 2.55%
1998 4,102,012 62.30 2.54%
1997 3,999,236 62.62 2.41%
1996 3,904,027 62.93 2.07%
1995 3,823,934 63.24 1.57%
1994 3,764,495 63.55 3.25%
1993 3,644,195 63.86 3.97%
1992 3,502,420 64.17 2.17%
1991 3,427,406 64.75 1.89%
1990 3,363,159 65.52 1.89%
1989 3,300,034 66.27 1.90%
1988 3,237,913 67.02 1.90%
1987 3,176,841 67.75 1.90%
1986 3,116,923 68.48 1.89%
1985 3,058,507 69.20 1.88%
1984 3,001,457 69.91 1.87%
1983 2,945,765 70.62 1.87%
1982 2,891,101 71.31 1.87%
1981 2,837,536 71.99 1.84%
1980 2,785,778 72.66 1.78%
1979 2,736,741 73.32 1.07%
1978 2,707,619 74.45 0.84%
1977 2,684,914 75.71 0.87%
1976 2,661,720 76.92 0.87%
1975 2,638,632 78.10 0.88%
1974 2,615,436 79.23 0.90%
1973 2,591,941 80.31 0.94%
1972 2,567,801 81.35 0.96%
1971 2,543,374 82.35 0.97%
1970 2,518,800 83.31 0.99%
1969 2,494,012 84.22 1.01%
1968 2,468,849 85.10 1.03%
1967 2,443,653 85.93 1.04%
1966 2,418,450 86.73 1.04%
1965 2,393,343 87.48 1.04%
1964 2,368,689 88.20 1.01%
1963 2,344,780 88.88 0.99%
1962 2,321,783 89.53 0.95%
1961 2,299,768 90.14 0.90%
1960 2,279,270 90.73 %