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Population in Benin

Benin: Population was 14.11 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
14.11 million people
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
76th
of 238 countries
All-time high
14.11 million people
in 2023
All-time low
636,559 people
in 1800
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Benin, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Benin stood at 14.11 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Benin peaked at 14.11 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 636,559 people, in 1800.

Benin ranks 76th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 13.59 million people 13.07 million people 14.11 million people 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 73 Cambodia 17.42 million people compare
  2. 74 Zimbabwe 16.34 million people compare
  3. 75 Guinea 14.41 million people compare
  4. 77 Rwanda 13.95 million people compare
  5. 78 Burundi 13.69 million people compare
  6. 79 Bolivia 12.24 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Benin?
Population in Benin was 14.11 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 14.11 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 636,559 people in 1800.
How does Benin rank for population?
Benin ranks 76th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.