Benin vs Reunion: Population density

Benin
351.08 people per km²
in 2100
Reunion
339.53 people per km²
in 2100
Benin rank
44th
Reunion rank
46th

Population density over time

  • Benin
  • Reunion
0100200300400100015502100

How they compare

Benin currently reports 351.08 people per km² against 339.53 people per km² in Reunion, a difference of 11.55 people per km².

The two have swapped places 2 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 44th and Reunion ranks 46th of 235 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 13 and Reunion in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Reunion Difference Ahead
1500s 26.61 people per km² 0.1486 people per km² 26.46 people per km² Benin
1600s 27.49 people per km² 0.1861 people per km² 27.31 people per km² Benin
1700s 55.54 people per km² 0.2327 people per km² 55.31 people per km² Benin
1710s 51.27 people per km² 0.3928 people per km² 50.87 people per km² Benin
1720s 47.32 people per km² 0.6641 people per km² 46.66 people per km² Benin
1730s 43.68 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 42.56 people per km² Benin
1740s 40.32 people per km² 1.9 people per km² 38.43 people per km² Benin
1750s 37.22 people per km² 3.2 people per km² 34.02 people per km² Benin
1760s 34.36 people per km² 5.41 people per km² 28.94 people per km² Benin
1770s 31.71 people per km² 9.15 people per km² 22.57 people per km² Benin
1780s 29.28 people per km² 15.46 people per km² 13.82 people per km² Benin
1790s 27.02 people per km² 19.84 people per km² 7.18 people per km² Benin
1800s 5.65 people per km² 24.22 people per km² 18.58 people per km² Reunion
1810s 5.65 people per km² 28.37 people per km² 22.72 people per km² Reunion
1820s 5.67 people per km² 32.35 people per km² 26.68 people per km² Reunion
1830s 6.07 people per km² 35.46 people per km² 29.39 people per km² Reunion
1840s 6.53 people per km² 41.4 people per km² 34.88 people per km² Reunion
1850s 7 people per km² 43.47 people per km² 36.46 people per km² Reunion
1860s 7.45 people per km² 65.32 people per km² 57.87 people per km² Reunion
1870s 8.2 people per km² 72.79 people per km² 64.59 people per km² Reunion
1880s 9.07 people per km² 72.03 people per km² 62.96 people per km² Reunion
1890s 9.82 people per km² 66.56 people per km² 56.75 people per km² Reunion
1900s 10.53 people per km² 68.76 people per km² 58.23 people per km² Reunion
1910s 11.59 people per km² 69.22 people per km² 57.63 people per km² Reunion
1920s 12.68 people per km² 69.03 people per km² 56.35 people per km² Reunion
1930s 14.64 people per km² 77.86 people per km² 63.22 people per km² Reunion
1940s 16.88 people per km² 87.13 people per km² 70.25 people per km² Reunion
1950s 20.85 people per km² 117.96 people per km² 97.11 people per km² Reunion
1960s 24.31 people per km² 164.03 people per km² 139.72 people per km² Reunion
1970s 30.32 people per km² 202.08 people per km² 171.76 people per km² Reunion
1980s 39.84 people per km² 237.37 people per km² 197.52 people per km² Reunion
1990s 54.37 people per km² 280.63 people per km² 226.26 people per km² Reunion
2000s 73.81 people per km² 318.68 people per km² 244.87 people per km² Reunion
2010s 99.54 people per km² 340.38 people per km² 240.84 people per km² Reunion
2020s 129.9 people per km² 350.79 people per km² 220.89 people per km² Reunion
2030s 162.42 people per km² 364.48 people per km² 202.06 people per km² Reunion
2040s 197.26 people per km² 373.32 people per km² 176.06 people per km² Reunion
2050s 232.19 people per km² 373.17 people per km² 140.98 people per km² Reunion
2060s 265.31 people per km² 366.12 people per km² 100.81 people per km² Reunion
2070s 295.87 people per km² 359.55 people per km² 63.68 people per km² Reunion
2080s 321.76 people per km² 353.76 people per km² 32 people per km² Reunion
2090s 342.09 people per km² 345.53 people per km² 3.43 people per km² Reunion
2100s 351.08 people per km² 339.53 people per km² 11.55 people per km² Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Benin or Reunion?
Benin, at 351.08 people per km² against 339.53 people per km² in Reunion as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Benin and Reunion?
11.55 people per km², with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Reunion?
178 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2100.
How do Benin and Reunion rank globally for population density?
Benin ranks 44th and Reunion ranks 46th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.