Benin vs Bolivia: Population
Benin
14.11 million people
in 2023
Bolivia
12.24 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
77th
Bolivia rank
80th
Population over time
- Benin
- Bolivia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 14.11 million people against 12.24 million people in Bolivia, a difference of 1.87 million people.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Bolivia ranks 80th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 19 and Bolivia in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 600,000 people | 1.01 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 660,000 people | 1.18 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 720,000 people | 1.38 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 780,000 people | 1.62 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 840,000 people | 1.86 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 900,000 people | 2.10 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 800,000 people | 2.30 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 800,057 people | 5.46 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 815,296 people | 4.97 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 830,825 people | 4.51 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 846,651 people | 4.08 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 862,777 people | 3.68 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 879,211 people | 3.32 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 895,958 people | 2.98 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 913,024 people | 2.66 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 930,415 people | 2.37 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 948,137 people | 2.10 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 931,454 people | 294,895 people | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 1.04 million people | 400,674 people | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 1.14 million people | 479,142 people | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 1.23 million people | 517,905 people | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 1.32 million people | 558,996 people | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 1.41 million people | 598,097 people | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 1.49 million people | 616,200 people | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 1.35 million people | 384,761 people | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 1.28 million people | 222,874 people | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 1.61 million people | 470,819 people | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 1.91 million people | 666,791 people | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 2.17 million people | 805,008 people | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 2.49 million people | 961,232 people | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 2.79 million people | 1.03 million people | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 3.01 million people | 947,049 people | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 3.34 million people | 989,905 people | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 4.08 million people | 1.34 million people | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 5.09 million people | 1.67 million people | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 6.36 million people | 1.86 million people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 7.80 million people | 1.67 million people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 9.29 million people | 972,392 people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 10.93 million people | 293,839 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.59 million people | 12.02 million people | 1.57 million people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Benin or Bolivia?
- Benin, at 14.11 million people against 12.24 million people in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Benin and Bolivia?
- 1.87 million people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bolivia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Bolivia rank globally for population?
- Benin ranks 77th and Bolivia ranks 80th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.