Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Benin
Benin: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Benin peaked at 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0455 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Benin 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0528 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0455 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0602 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0714 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0621 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0813 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0959 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0838 Persons per square kilometre | 0.109 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1169 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1121 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 63 Jordan 0.1277 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 0.126 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 65 Sierra Leone 0.1218 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 67 France 0.1202 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 68 Egypt 0.1132 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Portugal 0.1119 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Benin
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.41 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.95 million (2100)
- Population density 351.08 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.41 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1997 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.48 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,264 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 16,232 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Benin?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Benin was 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0455 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Benin ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.