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
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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.