Population regions with projections in Benin

Benin: Population regions with projections was 39.59 million in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
39.59 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
55th
of 239 countries
All-time high
39.59 million
in 2100
All-time low
636,559
in 1800
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population regions with projections in Benin, 1000–2100

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2100, population regions with projections in Benin stood at 39.59 million. 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 regions with projections in Benin peaked at 39.59 million in 2100 and was at its lowest, 636,559, in 1800.

That places Benin 55th out of 239 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.

Population regions with projections in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections in Benin, 1000 to 2100.
Year Value Change
1000 1.61 million —
1100 1.84 million +14.3%
1200 2.10 million +14.3%
1300 2.40 million +14.3%
1400 2.70 million +12.5%
1500 3.00 million +11.1%
1600 3.10 million +3.3%
1700 6.26 million +102.0%
1710 5.78 million -7.7%
1720 5.34 million -7.7%
1730 4.93 million -7.7%
1740 4.55 million -7.7%
1750 4.20 million -7.7%
1760 3.87 million -7.7%
1770 3.58 million -7.7%
1780 3.30 million -7.7%
1790 3.05 million -7.7%
1800 636,559 -79.1%
1801 636,559 +0.0%
1802 636,559 +0.0%
1803 636,559 +0.0%
1804 636,559 +0.0%
1805 636,559 +0.0%
1806 636,559 +0.0%
1807 636,559 +0.0%
1808 636,559 +0.0%
1809 636,559 +0.0%
1810 636,559 +0.0%
1811 636,559 +0.0%
1812 636,559 +0.0%
1813 636,559 +0.0%
1814 636,559 +0.0%
1815 636,559 +0.0%
1816 636,559 +0.0%
1817 636,559 +0.0%
1818 636,559 +0.0%
1819 637,485 +0.1%
1820 639,344 +0.3%
1821 642,142 +0.4%
1822 645,886 +0.6%
1823 650,584 +0.7%
1824 655,316 +0.7%
1825 660,082 +0.7%
1826 664,884 +0.7%
1827 669,719 +0.7%
1828 674,591 +0.7%
1829 679,497 +0.7%
1830 684,439 +0.7%
1831 689,417 +0.7%
1832 694,432 +0.7%
1833 699,483 +0.7%
1834 704,570 +0.7%
1835 709,695 +0.7%
1836 714,857 +0.7%
1837 720,056 +0.7%
1838 725,293 +0.7%
1839 730,569 +0.7%
1840 735,882 +0.7%
1841 741,235 +0.7%
1842 746,626 +0.7%
1843 752,057 +0.7%
1844 757,526 +0.7%
1845 763,036 +0.7%
1846 768,586 +0.7%
1847 774,176 +0.7%
1848 779,807 +0.7%
1849 784,933 +0.7%
1850 789,547 +0.6%
1851 795,201 +0.7%
1852 800,346 +0.6%
1853 804,973 +0.6%
1854 809,625 +0.6%
1855 814,299 +0.6%
1856 818,998 +0.6%
1857 823,721 +0.6%
1858 828,468 +0.6%
1859 833,930 +0.7%
1860 840,120 +0.7%
1861 847,051 +0.8%
1862 854,734 +0.9%
1863 863,183 +1.0%
1864 871,712 +1.0%
1865 880,323 +1.0%
1866 889,015 +1.0%
1867 897,789 +1.0%
1868 906,647 +1.0%
1869 915,682 +1.0%
1870 924,897 +1.0%
1871 934,295 +1.0%
1872 943,878 +1.0%
1873 953,650 +1.0%
1874 963,519 +1.0%
1875 973,488 +1.0%
1876 983,556 +1.0%
1877 993,724 +1.0%
1878 1.00 million +1.0%
1879 1.01 million +1.0%
1880 1.02 million +0.9%
1881 1.03 million +0.9%
1882 1.04 million +0.8%
1883 1.05 million +0.8%
1884 1.06 million +0.8%
1885 1.07 million +0.8%
1886 1.07 million +0.8%
1887 1.08 million +0.8%
1888 1.09 million +0.8%
1889 1.10 million +0.8%
1890 1.11 million +0.7%
1891 1.11 million +0.7%
1892 1.12 million +0.7%
1893 1.13 million +0.7%
1894 1.14 million +0.7%
1895 1.15 million +0.7%
1896 1.15 million +0.7%
1897 1.16 million +0.7%
1898 1.17 million +0.7%
1899 1.18 million +0.7%
1900 1.19 million +0.8%
1901 1.20 million +0.9%
1902 1.21 million +0.9%
1903 1.22 million +1.0%
1904 1.23 million +1.0%
1905 1.24 million +1.0%
1906 1.26 million +1.0%
1907 1.27 million +1.0%
1908 1.28 million +1.0%
1909 1.29 million +1.0%
1910 1.31 million +1.0%
1911 1.32 million +0.9%
1912 1.33 million +0.9%
1913 1.34 million +0.9%
1914 1.36 million +0.9%
1915 1.37 million +0.9%
1916 1.38 million +0.9%
1917 1.39 million +0.9%
1918 1.40 million +0.7%
1919 1.42 million +0.9%
1920 1.43 million +1.0%
1921 1.45 million +1.2%
1922 1.47 million +1.3%
1923 1.49 million +1.5%
1924 1.51 million +1.5%
1925 1.53 million +1.5%
1926 1.56 million +1.5%
1927 1.58 million +1.5%
1928 1.60 million +1.5%
1929 1.63 million +1.5%
1930 1.65 million +1.5%
1931 1.67 million +1.4%
1932 1.70 million +1.4%
1933 1.72 million +1.4%
1934 1.75 million +1.4%
1935 1.77 million +1.4%
1936 1.80 million +1.4%
1937 1.82 million +1.4%
1938 1.85 million +1.4%
1939 1.87 million +1.5%
1940 1.90 million +1.6%
1941 1.93 million +1.6%
1942 1.97 million +1.7%
1943 2.00 million +1.8%
1944 2.04 million +1.8%
1945 2.08 million +1.8%
1946 2.11 million +1.8%
1947 2.15 million +1.8%
1948 2.19 million +1.8%
1949 2.23 million +1.7%
1950 2.25 million +1.0%
1951 2.27 million +0.7%
1952 2.29 million +0.8%
1953 2.31 million +0.9%
1954 2.33 million +1.0%
1955 2.35 million +1.1%
1956 2.38 million +1.2%
1957 2.41 million +1.3%
1958 2.44 million +1.4%
1959 2.48 million +1.5%
1960 2.52 million +1.5%
1961 2.56 million +1.7%
1962 2.60 million +1.8%
1963 2.65 million +1.9%
1964 2.70 million +1.9%
1965 2.76 million +2.0%
1966 2.81 million +2.0%
1967 2.87 million +2.1%
1968 2.93 million +2.1%
1969 3.00 million +2.2%
1970 3.07 million +2.2%
1971 3.13 million +2.3%
1972 3.21 million +2.3%
1973 3.28 million +2.4%
1974 3.36 million +2.4%
1975 3.45 million +2.5%
1976 3.53 million +2.5%
1977 3.62 million +2.6%
1978 3.72 million +2.6%
1979 3.82 million +2.7%
1980 3.93 million +2.8%
1981 4.04 million +2.9%
1982 4.16 million +2.9%
1983 4.28 million +2.9%
1984 4.41 million +3.0%
1985 4.54 million +3.0%
1986 4.68 million +3.0%
1987 4.82 million +3.1%
1988 4.97 million +3.1%
1989 5.12 million +3.1%
1990 5.28 million +3.1%
1991 5.45 million +3.1%
1992 5.62 million +3.1%
1993 5.87 million +4.5%
1994 6.10 million +3.8%
1995 6.23 million +2.1%
1996 6.39 million +2.7%
1997 6.58 million +3.0%
1998 6.79 million +3.1%
1999 7.00 million +3.1%
2000 7.22 million +3.1%
2001 7.45 million +3.1%
2002 7.68 million +3.1%
2003 7.91 million +3.1%
2004 8.16 million +3.1%
2005 8.43 million +3.3%
2006 8.69 million +3.2%
2007 8.95 million +3.0%
2008 9.23 million +3.1%
2009 9.51 million +3.0%
2010 9.80 million +3.0%
2011 10.09 million +3.0%
2012 10.40 million +3.0%
2013 10.71 million +3.0%
2014 11.03 million +3.0%
2015 11.36 million +3.0%
2016 11.70 million +3.0%
2017 12.04 million +2.9%
2018 12.38 million +2.9%
2019 12.73 million +2.8%
2020 13.07 million +2.7%
2021 13.41 million +2.6%
2022 13.76 million +2.6%
2023 14.11 million +2.6%
2024 14.46 million +2.5%
2025 14.81 million +2.4%
2026 15.17 million +2.4%
2027 15.53 million +2.4%
2028 15.89 million +2.3%
2029 16.25 million +2.3%
2030 16.62 million +2.2%
2031 16.99 million +2.2%
2032 17.36 million +2.2%
2033 17.73 million +2.2%
2034 18.11 million +2.1%
2035 18.49 million +2.1%
2036 18.88 million +2.1%
2037 19.26 million +2.0%
2038 19.66 million +2.0%
2039 20.05 million +2.0%
2040 20.45 million +2.0%
2041 20.84 million +1.9%
2042 21.24 million +1.9%
2043 21.64 million +1.9%
2044 22.04 million +1.8%
2045 22.44 million +1.8%
2046 22.85 million +1.8%
2047 23.25 million +1.7%
2048 23.64 million +1.7%
2049 24.04 million +1.7%
2050 24.43 million +1.6%
2051 24.83 million +1.6%
2052 25.22 million +1.6%
2053 25.61 million +1.5%
2054 26.00 million +1.5%
2055 26.39 million +1.5%
2056 26.77 million +1.4%
2057 27.15 million +1.4%
2058 27.52 million +1.4%
2059 27.90 million +1.4%
2060 28.27 million +1.3%
2061 28.64 million +1.3%
2062 29.01 million +1.3%
2063 29.38 million +1.3%
2064 29.75 million +1.2%
2065 30.11 million +1.2%
2066 30.47 million +1.2%
2067 30.83 million +1.2%
2068 31.18 million +1.1%
2069 31.53 million +1.1%
2070 31.88 million +1.1%
2071 32.22 million +1.1%
2072 32.56 million +1.1%
2073 32.90 million +1.0%
2074 33.23 million +1.0%
2075 33.55 million +1.0%
2076 33.86 million +0.9%
2077 34.17 million +0.9%
2078 34.47 million +0.9%
2079 34.77 million +0.9%
2080 35.06 million +0.8%
2081 35.35 million +0.8%
2082 35.63 million +0.8%
2083 35.91 million +0.8%
2084 36.18 million +0.7%
2085 36.44 million +0.7%
2086 36.69 million +0.7%
2087 36.94 million +0.7%
2088 37.19 million +0.7%
2089 37.42 million +0.6%
2090 37.65 million +0.6%
2091 37.87 million +0.6%
2092 38.09 million +0.6%
2093 38.30 million +0.5%
2094 38.50 million +0.5%
2095 38.70 million +0.5%
2096 38.89 million +0.5%
2097 39.07 million +0.5%
2098 39.25 million +0.4%
2099 39.42 million +0.4%
2100 39.59 million +0.4%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 39.59 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.20 million, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 39.59 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.52 million, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population regions with projections 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.

YearChange FromTo
1700 +102.0% 3.10 million 6.26 million
1800 -79.1% 3.05 million 636,559

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections in Benin?
Population regions with projections in Benin was 39.59 million in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population regions with projections recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 39.59 million in 2100.
What is the lowest population regions with projections recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 636,559 in 1800.
How does Benin rank for population regions with projections?
Benin ranks 55th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
Is population regions with projections 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population regions with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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