Population growth rate in Benin
Benin: Population growth rate was 0.41 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.41
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
33rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.72
in 1993
All-time low
-0.4002
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Benin, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Benin stood at 0.41.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Benin peaked at 5.72 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.4002, in 1800.
That places Benin 33rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.7032 | — |
| 1800 | -0.4002 | -156.9% |
| 1900 | 0.8001 | -299.9% |
| 1905 | 0.9792 | +22.4% |
| 1910 | 0.9473 | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 0.901 | -4.9% |
| 1920 | 1.04 | +15.0% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +43.6% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 0.717 | -59.8% |
| 1951 | 0.773 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 0.849 | +9.8% |
| 1953 | 0.93 | +9.5% |
| 1954 | 1.02 | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | +8.5% |
| 1956 | 1.2 | +8.2% |
| 1957 | 1.3 | +8.4% |
| 1958 | 1.39 | +7.5% |
| 1959 | 1.49 | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 1.58 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 1.72 | +8.8% |
| 1962 | 1.8 | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.87 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1.94 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2.01 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.04 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 2.09 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.13 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.18 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.23 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2.27 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.32 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.36 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.4 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.46 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.52 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.57 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.61 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.71 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.8 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.88 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.9 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.94 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.97 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 3 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.03 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.06 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.06 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.08 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.09 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.09 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.72 | +85.2% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | -68.0% |
| 1995 | 2.39 | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 2.83 | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.09 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.06 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.04 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.04 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.06 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.37 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 2.88 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 3.03 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.01 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.99 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.96 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.94 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.97 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.94 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.91 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.85 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.77 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.63 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.56 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.54 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.51 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.42 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.39 | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 2.36 | -1.2% |
| 2027 | 2.32 | -1.8% |
| 2028 | 2.28 | -1.8% |
| 2029 | 2.25 | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 2.19 | -2.4% |
| 2031 | 2.18 | -0.7% |
| 2032 | 2.15 | -1.5% |
| 2033 | 2.12 | -1.1% |
| 2034 | 2.1 | -1.0% |
| 2035 | 2.08 | -1.0% |
| 2036 | 2.04 | -1.7% |
| 2037 | 2.01 | -1.8% |
| 2038 | 2.01 | +0.0% |
| 2039 | 1.97 | -1.9% |
| 2040 | 1.94 | -1.4% |
| 2041 | 1.91 | -1.6% |
| 2042 | 1.89 | -1.1% |
| 2043 | 1.85 | -2.2% |
| 2044 | 1.8 | -2.3% |
| 2045 | 1.8 | -0.2% |
| 2046 | 1.75 | -2.7% |
| 2047 | 1.71 | -2.6% |
| 2048 | 1.68 | -1.7% |
| 2049 | 1.65 | -1.9% |
| 2050 | 1.61 | -1.9% |
| 2051 | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 2052 | 1.56 | -1.8% |
| 2053 | 1.51 | -3.0% |
| 2054 | 1.5 | -0.8% |
| 2055 | 1.47 | -2.1% |
| 2056 | 1.41 | -3.8% |
| 2057 | 1.4 | -0.9% |
| 2058 | 1.36 | -2.6% |
| 2059 | 1.34 | -1.2% |
| 2060 | 1.32 | -2.2% |
| 2061 | 1.29 | -2.2% |
| 2062 | 1.27 | -1.2% |
| 2063 | 1.25 | -2.0% |
| 2064 | 1.24 | -0.9% |
| 2065 | 1.21 | -2.3% |
| 2066 | 1.17 | -3.1% |
| 2067 | 1.15 | -2.1% |
| 2068 | 1.12 | -1.9% |
| 2069 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2070 | 1.09 | -2.1% |
| 2071 | 1.06 | -3.3% |
| 2072 | 1.05 | -1.1% |
| 2073 | 1.01 | -3.7% |
| 2074 | 0.981 | -2.6% |
| 2075 | 0.932 | -5.0% |
| 2076 | 0.918 | -1.5% |
| 2077 | 0.898 | -2.2% |
| 2078 | 0.874 | -2.7% |
| 2079 | 0.848 | -3.0% |
| 2080 | 0.823 | -2.9% |
| 2081 | 0.801 | -2.7% |
| 2082 | 0.796 | -0.6% |
| 2083 | 0.76 | -4.5% |
| 2084 | 0.725 | -4.6% |
| 2085 | 0.713 | -1.7% |
| 2086 | 0.681 | -4.5% |
| 2087 | 0.671 | -1.5% |
| 2088 | 0.647 | -3.6% |
| 2089 | 0.625 | -3.4% |
| 2090 | 0.589 | -5.8% |
| 2091 | 0.572 | -2.9% |
| 2092 | 0.56 | -2.1% |
| 2093 | 0.535 | -4.5% |
| 2094 | 0.534 | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 0.504 | -5.6% |
| 2096 | 0.486 | -3.6% |
| 2097 | 0.448 | -7.8% |
| 2098 | 0.446 | -0.4% |
| 2099 | 0.429 | -3.8% |
| 2100 | 0.41 | -4.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.41 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 10.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.41 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +299.9% | -0.4002 | 0.8001 |
| 1800 | -156.9% | 0.7032 | -0.4002 |
| 1993 | +85.2% | 3.09 | 5.72 |
| 1994 | -68.0% | 5.72 | 1.83 |
| 1950 | -59.8% | 1.78 | 0.717 |
| 1925 | +43.6% | 1.04 | 1.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.7032 | 0.7032 | 0.7032 | 1 |
| 1800s | -0.4002 | -0.4002 | -0.4002 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8896 | 0.8001 | 0.9792 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9241 | 0.901 | 0.9473 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.26 | 1.04 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.08 | 0.717 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.94 | 1.58 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 | 2.23 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.95 | 2.8 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 | 1.83 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 | 2.88 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.25 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.09 | 1.97 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.8 | 1.65 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.9656 | 0.848 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.7242 | 0.625 | 0.823 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.5103 | 0.429 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Benin?
- Population growth rate in Benin was 0.41 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 in 1993.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4002 in 1800.
- How does Benin rank for population growth rate?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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