Australia vs Benin: Population by world region
Australia
43.14 million people
in 2100
Benin
39.59 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
53rd
Benin rank
54th
Population by world region over time
- Australia
- Benin
How they compare
Australia currently reports 43.14 million people against 39.59 million people in Benin, a difference of 3.56 million people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Australia ranks 53rd and Benin ranks 54th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 26 and Benin in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 314,851 people | 1.61 million people | 1.29 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 315,026 people | 1.84 million people | 1.52 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 315,290 people | 2.10 million people | 1.78 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 315,685 people | 2.40 million people | 2.08 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 316,277 people | 2.70 million people | 2.38 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 317,166 people | 3.00 million people | 2.68 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 318,500 people | 3.10 million people | 2.78 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 314,500 people | 6.26 million people | 5.95 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 314,500 people | 5.78 million people | 5.47 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 314,500 people | 5.34 million people | 5.02 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 314,500 people | 4.93 million people | 4.61 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 314,500 people | 4.55 million people | 4.23 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 314,500 people | 4.20 million people | 3.88 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 314,500 people | 3.87 million people | 3.56 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 314,667 people | 3.58 million people | 3.26 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 315,087 people | 3.30 million people | 2.99 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 316,556 people | 3.05 million people | 2.73 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 225,070 people | 636,559 people | 411,488 people | Benin |
| 1810s | 290,865 people | 636,652 people | 345,787 people | Benin |
| 1820s | 331,661 people | 658,204 people | 326,543 people | Benin |
| 1830s | 369,690 people | 707,281 people | 337,591 people | Benin |
| 1840s | 499,291 people | 760,386 people | 261,096 people | Benin |
| 1850s | 888,154 people | 811,911 people | 76,243 people | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.51 million people | 876,626 people | 631,766 people | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.95 million people | 968,886 people | 978,091 people | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.56 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.50 million people | Australia |
| 1890s | 3.35 million people | 1.14 million people | 2.20 million people | Australia |
| 1900s | 3.97 million people | 1.24 million people | 2.73 million people | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.73 million people | 1.36 million people | 3.37 million people | Australia |
| 1920s | 5.75 million people | 1.52 million people | 4.23 million people | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.62 million people | 1.76 million people | 4.86 million people | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.47 million people | 2.06 million people | 5.41 million people | Australia |
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 2.35 million people | 6.77 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 2.74 million people | 8.52 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 3.42 million people | 10.30 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 4.49 million people | 11.27 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 6.13 million people | 11.89 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 8.32 million people | 11.97 million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 11.22 million people | 12.57 million people | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.84 million people | 14.65 million people | 12.19 million people | Australia |
| 2030s | 29.18 million people | 18.31 million people | 10.87 million people | Australia |
| 2040s | 31.33 million people | 22.24 million people | 9.08 million people | Australia |
| 2050s | 33.44 million people | 26.18 million people | 7.25 million people | Australia |
| 2060s | 35.48 million people | 29.92 million people | 5.57 million people | Australia |
| 2070s | 37.56 million people | 33.36 million people | 4.20 million people | Australia |
| 2080s | 39.66 million people | 36.28 million people | 3.38 million people | Australia |
| 2090s | 41.91 million people | 38.57 million people | 3.33 million people | Australia |
| 2100s | 43.14 million people | 39.59 million people | 3.56 million people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Australia or Benin?
- Australia, at 43.14 million people against 39.59 million people in Benin as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Australia and Benin?
- 3.56 million people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Benin?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Australia and Benin rank globally for population by world region?
- Australia ranks 53rd and Benin ranks 54th of 238 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 by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.