Benin vs Burundi: Has the population peaked?

Benin

14.11 million people

in 2023

Burundi

13.69 million people

in 2023

Benin rank

76th

Burundi rank

78th

Has the population peaked? over time

Benin currently reports 14.11 million people against 13.69 million people in Burundi, a difference of 421,500 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Benin ranks 76th and Burundi ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.