Benin vs Guinea: Population (Our World)

Benin
14.11 million
in 2023
Guinea
14.41 million
in 2023
Benin rank
77th
Guinea rank
76th

Population (Our World) over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M100015112023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 14.41 million against 14.11 million in Benin, a difference of 294,500.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 77th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 17 and Guinea in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 1.61 million 546,408 1.06 million Benin
1100s 1.84 million 624,466 1.21 million Benin
1200s 2.10 million 713,676 1.39 million Benin
1300s 2.40 million 815,629 1.58 million Benin
1400s 2.70 million 932,148 1.77 million Benin
1500s 3.00 million 1.07 million 1.93 million Benin
1600s 3.10 million 1.22 million 1.88 million Benin
1700s 6.26 million 1.39 million 4.87 million Benin
1710s 5.78 million 1.40 million 4.38 million Benin
1720s 5.34 million 1.41 million 3.92 million Benin
1730s 4.93 million 1.43 million 3.50 million Benin
1740s 4.55 million 1.44 million 3.11 million Benin
1750s 4.20 million 1.45 million 2.74 million Benin
1760s 3.87 million 1.47 million 2.41 million Benin
1770s 3.58 million 1.48 million 2.09 million Benin
1780s 3.30 million 1.50 million 1.80 million Benin
1790s 3.05 million 1.52 million 1.53 million Benin
1800s 636,559 983,959 347,400 Guinea
1810s 636,652 983,988 347,337 Guinea
1820s 658,204 990,668 332,464 Guinea
1830s 707,281 1.01 million 298,054 Guinea
1840s 760,386 1.02 million 260,025 Guinea
1850s 811,911 1.06 million 250,478 Guinea
1860s 876,626 1.14 million 268,034 Guinea
1870s 968,886 1.25 million 276,461 Guinea
1880s 1.06 million 1.36 million 300,231 Guinea
1890s 1.14 million 1.47 million 332,483 Guinea
1900s 1.24 million 1.59 million 354,800 Guinea
1910s 1.36 million 1.75 million 387,279 Guinea
1920s 1.52 million 1.98 million 459,432 Guinea
1930s 1.76 million 2.31 million 554,235 Guinea
1940s 2.06 million 2.71 million 649,401 Guinea
1950s 2.35 million 3.25 million 895,895 Guinea
1960s 2.74 million 3.86 million 1.12 million Guinea
1970s 3.42 million 4.62 million 1.20 million Guinea
1980s 4.49 million 5.58 million 1.09 million Guinea
1990s 6.13 million 7.41 million 1.28 million Guinea
2000s 8.32 million 9.20 million 874,197 Guinea
2010s 11.22 million 11.66 million 436,821 Guinea
2020s 13.59 million 13.89 million 297,050 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Benin or Guinea?
Guinea, at 14.41 million against 14.11 million in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Benin and Guinea?
294,500, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for population?
Benin ranks 77th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed