Benin vs Peru: Population by world region
Benin
39.59 million people
in 2100
Peru
38.16 million people
in 2100
Benin rank
55th
Peru rank
57th
Population by world region over time
- Benin
- Peru
How they compare
Benin currently reports 39.59 million people against 38.16 million people in Peru, a difference of 1.42 million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Benin ranks 55th and Peru ranks 57th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 12 and Peru in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.39 million people | Peru |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.36 million people | Peru |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 3.40 million people | 1.30 million people | Peru |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 3.60 million people | 1.20 million people | Peru |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 3.80 million people | 1.10 million people | Peru |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.00 million people | Peru |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 1.30 million people | 1.80 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 1.50 million people | 4.76 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 1.48 million people | 4.30 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 1.47 million people | 3.87 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 1.45 million people | 3.47 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 1.44 million people | 3.11 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 1.42 million people | 2.78 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 1.41 million people | 2.47 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 1.39 million people | 2.19 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.93 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.69 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 1.28 million people | 644,666 people | Peru |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 1.30 million people | 667,621 people | Peru |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 1.34 million people | 685,674 people | Peru |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 1.70 million people | 996,404 people | Peru |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 2.66 million people | 1.90 million people | Peru |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 2.94 million people | 2.13 million people | Peru |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 2.55 million people | 1.67 million people | Peru |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 2.76 million people | 1.79 million people | Peru |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 3.13 million people | 2.06 million people | Peru |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 3.48 million people | 2.34 million people | Peru |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 3.86 million people | 2.63 million people | Peru |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 4.38 million people | 3.02 million people | Peru |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 5.04 million people | 3.51 million people | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 5.90 million people | 4.14 million people | Peru |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 6.96 million people | 4.90 million people | Peru |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 8.73 million people | 6.38 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 11.62 million people | 8.88 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 15.17 million people | 11.75 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 19.42 million people | 14.93 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 24.11 million people | 17.98 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 27.89 million people | 19.56 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 30.49 million people | 19.26 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 14.65 million people | 34.38 million people | 19.73 million people | Peru |
| 2030s | 18.31 million people | 37.43 million people | 19.11 million people | Peru |
| 2040s | 22.24 million people | 39.67 million people | 17.43 million people | Peru |
| 2050s | 26.18 million people | 41.08 million people | 14.90 million people | Peru |
| 2060s | 29.92 million people | 41.65 million people | 11.74 million people | Peru |
| 2070s | 33.36 million people | 41.40 million people | 8.04 million people | Peru |
| 2080s | 36.28 million people | 40.46 million people | 4.18 million people | Peru |
| 2090s | 38.57 million people | 39.05 million people | 473,100 people | Peru |
| 2100s | 39.59 million people | 38.16 million people | 1.42 million people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Benin or Peru?
- Benin, at 39.59 million people against 38.16 million people in Peru as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Benin and Peru?
- 1.42 million people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Peru?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Benin and Peru rank globally for population by world region?
- Benin ranks 55th and Peru ranks 57th 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.