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Population by world region in Benin

Benin: Population by world region was 39.59 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
39.59 million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 238 countries
All-time high
39.59 million people
in 2100
All-time low
636,559 people
in 1800
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Benin, 1000–2100

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2100, population by world region in Benin stood at 39.59 million people. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Benin peaked at 39.59 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 636,559 people, in 1800.

That places Benin 54th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1
1100s 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1
1200s 2.10 million people 2.10 million people 2.10 million people 1
1300s 2.40 million people 2.40 million people 2.40 million people 1
1400s 2.70 million people 2.70 million people 2.70 million people 1
1500s 3.00 million people 3.00 million people 3.00 million people 1
1600s 3.10 million people 3.10 million people 3.10 million people 1
1700s 6.26 million people 6.26 million people 6.26 million people 1
1710s 5.78 million people 5.78 million people 5.78 million people 1
1720s 5.34 million people 5.34 million people 5.34 million people 1
1730s 4.93 million people 4.93 million people 4.93 million people 1
1740s 4.55 million people 4.55 million people 4.55 million people 1
1750s 4.20 million people 4.20 million people 4.20 million people 1
1760s 3.87 million people 3.87 million people 3.87 million people 1
1770s 3.58 million people 3.58 million people 3.58 million people 1
1780s 3.30 million people 3.30 million people 3.30 million people 1
1790s 3.05 million people 3.05 million people 3.05 million people 1
1800s 636,559 people 636,559 people 636,559 people 10
1810s 636,652 people 636,559 people 637,485 people 10
1820s 658,204 people 639,344 people 679,497 people 10
1830s 707,281 people 684,439 people 730,569 people 10
1840s 760,386 people 735,882 people 784,933 people 10
1850s 811,911 people 789,547 people 833,930 people 10
1860s 876,626 people 840,120 people 915,682 people 10
1870s 968,886 people 924,897 people 1.01 million people 10
1880s 1.06 million people 1.02 million people 1.10 million people 10
1890s 1.14 million people 1.11 million people 1.18 million people 10
1900s 1.24 million people 1.19 million people 1.29 million people 10
1910s 1.36 million people 1.31 million people 1.42 million people 10
1920s 1.52 million people 1.43 million people 1.63 million people 10
1930s 1.76 million people 1.65 million people 1.87 million people 10
1940s 2.06 million people 1.90 million people 2.23 million people 10
1950s 2.35 million people 2.25 million people 2.48 million people 10
1960s 2.74 million people 2.52 million people 3.00 million people 10
1970s 3.42 million people 3.07 million people 3.82 million people 10
1980s 4.49 million people 3.93 million people 5.12 million people 10
1990s 6.13 million people 5.28 million people 7.00 million people 10
2000s 8.32 million people 7.22 million people 9.51 million people 10
2010s 11.22 million people 9.80 million people 12.73 million people 10
2020s 14.65 million people 13.07 million people 16.25 million people 10
2030s 18.31 million people 16.62 million people 20.05 million people 10
2040s 22.24 million people 20.45 million people 24.04 million people 10
2050s 26.18 million people 24.43 million people 27.90 million people 10
2060s 29.92 million people 28.27 million people 31.53 million people 10
2070s 33.36 million people 31.88 million people 34.77 million people 10
2080s 36.28 million people 35.06 million people 37.42 million people 10
2090s 38.57 million people 37.65 million people 39.42 million people 10
2100s 39.59 million people 39.59 million people 39.59 million people 1

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  5. 56 Peru 38.16 million people compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Benin?
Population by world region in Benin was 39.59 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 39.59 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 636,559 people in 1800.
How does Benin rank for population by world region?
Benin ranks 54th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.