Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin
Benin: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 2.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin is 2.17 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin peaked at 2.74 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 956,607, in 2014.
That places Benin 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.26 million | — |
| 2011 | 2.33 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 956,607 | -61.2% |
| 2015 | 990,087 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million | +135.9% |
| 2017 | 2.43 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.27 million | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.36 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.30 million | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 2.74 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.11 million | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million | +2.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.17 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09 million, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.17 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +135.9% | 990,087 | 2.34 million |
| 2014 | -61.2% | 2.46 million | 956,607 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.08 million | 956,607 | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million | 2.11 million | 2.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More population data for Benin
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6566 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,264 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.48 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1997 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.41 (2100)
- Population density 351.08 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.95 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Benin was 2.17 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 956,607 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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