Benin vs Morocco: Population by world region

Benin
39.59 million people
in 2100
Morocco
37.88 million people
in 2100
Benin rank
55th
Morocco rank
58th

Population by world region over time

  • Benin
  • Morocco
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015502100

How they compare

Benin currently reports 39.59 million people against 37.88 million people in Morocco, a difference of 1.70 million people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.

Benin ranks 55th and Morocco ranks 58th of 239 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 16 and Morocco in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Morocco Difference Ahead
1000s 1.61 million people 2.00 million people 392,190 people Morocco
1100s 1.84 million people 1.90 million people 62,500 people Morocco
1200s 2.10 million people 1.80 million people 300,000 people Benin
1300s 2.40 million people 2.01 million people 390,000 people Benin
1400s 2.70 million people 1.80 million people 900,000 people Benin
1500s 3.00 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people Benin
1600s 3.10 million people 2.25 million people 850,000 people Benin
1700s 6.26 million people 1.75 million people 4.51 million people Benin
1710s 5.78 million people 1.83 million people 3.95 million people Benin
1720s 5.34 million people 1.91 million people 3.43 million people Benin
1730s 4.93 million people 1.98 million people 2.94 million people Benin
1740s 4.55 million people 2.06 million people 2.48 million people Benin
1750s 4.20 million people 2.14 million people 2.06 million people Benin
1760s 3.87 million people 2.22 million people 1.65 million people Benin
1770s 3.58 million people 2.30 million people 1.28 million people Benin
1780s 3.30 million people 2.38 million people 925,070 people Benin
1790s 3.05 million people 2.45 million people 592,890 people Benin
1800s 636,559 people 2.54 million people 1.90 million people Morocco
1810s 636,652 people 2.64 million people 2.00 million people Morocco
1820s 658,204 people 2.71 million people 2.05 million people Morocco
1830s 707,281 people 2.76 million people 2.06 million people Morocco
1840s 760,386 people 2.82 million people 2.06 million people Morocco
1850s 811,911 people 2.98 million people 2.17 million people Morocco
1860s 876,626 people 3.29 million people 2.41 million people Morocco
1870s 968,886 people 3.63 million people 2.66 million people Morocco
1880s 1.06 million people 4.01 million people 2.95 million people Morocco
1890s 1.14 million people 4.43 million people 3.28 million people Morocco
1900s 1.24 million people 5.02 million people 3.78 million people Morocco
1910s 1.36 million people 5.59 million people 4.23 million people Morocco
1920s 1.52 million people 6.05 million people 4.53 million people Morocco
1930s 1.76 million people 6.96 million people 5.20 million people Morocco
1940s 2.06 million people 8.19 million people 6.13 million people Morocco
1950s 2.35 million people 10.07 million people 7.72 million people Morocco
1960s 2.74 million people 13.12 million people 10.38 million people Morocco
1970s 3.42 million people 16.98 million people 13.56 million people Morocco
1980s 4.49 million people 21.78 million people 17.29 million people Morocco
1990s 6.13 million people 26.21 million people 20.08 million people Morocco
2000s 8.32 million people 30.19 million people 21.87 million people Morocco
2010s 11.22 million people 34.39 million people 23.16 million people Morocco
2020s 14.65 million people 38.20 million people 23.55 million people Morocco
2030s 18.31 million people 41.03 million people 22.72 million people Morocco
2040s 22.24 million people 42.82 million people 20.58 million people Morocco
2050s 26.18 million people 43.65 million people 17.47 million people Morocco
2060s 29.92 million people 43.48 million people 13.57 million people Morocco
2070s 33.36 million people 42.55 million people 9.19 million people Morocco
2080s 36.28 million people 41.05 million people 4.77 million people Morocco
2090s 38.57 million people 39.10 million people 527,540 people Morocco
2100s 39.59 million people 37.88 million people 1.70 million people Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Benin or Morocco?
Benin, at 39.59 million people against 37.88 million people in Morocco as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Benin and Morocco?
1.70 million people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Morocco?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Benin and Morocco rank globally for population by world region?
Benin ranks 55th and Morocco ranks 58th 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.