Benin vs Ethiopia: Natural population growth rate
Benin
2.5%
in 2023
Ethiopia
2.6%
in 2023
Benin rank
21st
Ethiopia rank
20th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Benin
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Benin ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Benin or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Benin and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Benin ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.