Benin vs Chad: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Benin
435,706 people
in 2023
Chad
400,711 people
in 2023
Benin rank
116th
Chad rank
119th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Benin
- Chad
How they compare
Benin currently reports 435,706 people against 400,711 people in Chad, a difference of 34,995 people.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 116th and Chad ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Chad in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161,605 people | 113,813 people | 47,792 people | Benin |
| 1960s | 151,707 people | 133,192 people | 18,515 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 161,823 people | 158,485 people | 3,338 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 178,080 people | 186,400 people | 8,320 people | Chad |
| 1990s | 205,998 people | 222,477 people | 16,478 people | Chad |
| 2000s | 256,740 people | 256,491 people | 248.6 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 341,529 people | 302,250 people | 39,278 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 415,763 people | 374,414 people | 41,349 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Benin or Chad?
- Benin, at 435,706 people against 400,711 people in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Benin and Chad?
- 34,995 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chad?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Chad rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Benin ranks 116th and Chad ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.