Benin vs Zimbabwe: Has the population peaked?
Benin
14.11 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
76th
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Benin
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.34 million people against 14.11 million people in Benin, a difference of 2.23 million people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 3.22 million people | 874,245 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.67 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 5.98 million people | 2.56 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 8.52 million people | 4.03 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 10.99 million people | 4.85 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 12.46 million people | 4.13 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 14.31 million people | 3.09 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.59 million people | 15.93 million people | 2.34 million people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Benin or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.34 million people against 14.11 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 2.23 million people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Benin ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.