Angola vs Benin: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Angola
5.39 million people
in 2050
Benin
5.02 million people
in 2050
Angola rank
71st
Benin rank
74th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Angola
- Benin
How they compare
Angola currently reports 5.39 million people against 5.02 million people in Benin, a difference of 370,100 people.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Angola ranks 71st and Benin ranks 74th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 14 and Benin in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million people | 1.61 million people | 603,810 people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.17 million people | 1.84 million people | 666,180 people | Benin |
| 1200s | 1.34 million people | 2.10 million people | 761,350 people | Benin |
| 1300s | 1.51 million people | 2.40 million people | 894,070 people | Benin |
| 1400s | 1.76 million people | 2.70 million people | 943,250 people | Benin |
| 1500s | 2.01 million people | 3.00 million people | 992,870 people | Benin |
| 1600s | 2.13 million people | 3.10 million people | 969,340 people | Benin |
| 1700s | 2.24 million people | 6.25 million people | 4.01 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 1.17 million people | 5.77 million people | 4.60 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 1.18 million people | 5.32 million people | 4.14 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 1.20 million people | 4.91 million people | 3.71 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 1.22 million people | 4.53 million people | 3.32 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 1.23 million people | 4.18 million people | 2.95 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 1.25 million people | 3.86 million people | 2.61 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 1.27 million people | 3.56 million people | 2.29 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 1.30 million people | 3.29 million people | 1.99 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 1.32 million people | 3.03 million people | 1.71 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 1.35 million people | 2.80 million people | 1.45 million people | Benin |
| 1810s | 1.37 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.20 million people | Benin |
| 1820s | 1.40 million people | 2.41 million people | 1.01 million people | Benin |
| 1830s | 1.44 million people | 2.26 million people | 823,240 people | Benin |
| 1840s | 1.48 million people | 2.12 million people | 641,810 people | Benin |
| 1850s | 1.52 million people | 1.98 million people | 464,670 people | Benin |
| 1860s | 1.56 million people | 1.85 million people | 290,110 people | Benin |
| 1870s | 1.62 million people | 1.89 million people | 269,550 people | Benin |
| 1880s | 1.68 million people | 1.92 million people | 239,650 people | Benin |
| 1890s | 1.76 million people | 1.96 million people | 196,940 people | Benin |
| 1900s | 1.86 million people | 1.99 million people | 135,940 people | Benin |
| 1910s | 1.98 million people | 2.03 million people | 47,270 people | Benin |
| 1920s | 2.15 million people | 2.06 million people | 86,900 people | Angola |
| 1930s | 2.40 million people | 2.09 million people | 306,660 people | Angola |
| 1940s | 2.85 million people | 2.12 million people | 731,980 people | Angola |
| 1950s | 4.43 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.27 million people | Angola |
| 1960s | 4.83 million people | 2.39 million people | 2.44 million people | Angola |
| 1970s | 5.52 million people | 2.65 million people | 2.87 million people | Angola |
| 1980s | 6.68 million people | 3.10 million people | 3.58 million people | Angola |
| 1990s | 7.60 million people | 3.88 million people | 3.71 million people | Angola |
| 2000s | 8.48 million people | 4.97 million people | 3.51 million people | Angola |
| 2010s | 10.12 million people | 6.08 million people | 4.04 million people | Angola |
| 2020s | 11.07 million people | 6.86 million people | 4.22 million people | Angola |
| 2030s | 10.51 million people | 6.92 million people | 3.59 million people | Angola |
| 2040s | 7.87 million people | 6.01 million people | 1.86 million people | Angola |
| 2050s | 5.39 million people | 5.02 million people | 370,100 people | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Angola or Benin?
- Angola, at 5.39 million people against 5.02 million people in Benin as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Angola and Benin?
- 370,100 people, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Benin?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Angola and Benin rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Angola ranks 71st and Benin ranks 74th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.