Urban and rural population 2050 in Benin
Benin: Urban and rural population 2050 was 5.02 million in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
5.02 million
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
74th
of 238 countries
All-time high
7.03 million
in 2030
All-time low
1.61 million
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population 2050 in Benin, 1000–2050
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population 2050 in Benin stood at 5.02 million.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in Benin peaked at 7.03 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million, in 1000.
Benin ranks 74th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050 in Benin, year by year
| 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 | 6.25 million | +101.7% |
| 1710 | 5.77 million | -7.7% |
| 1720 | 5.32 million | -7.7% |
| 1730 | 4.91 million | -7.7% |
| 1740 | 4.53 million | -7.7% |
| 1750 | 4.18 million | -7.7% |
| 1760 | 3.86 million | -7.7% |
| 1770 | 3.56 million | -7.7% |
| 1780 | 3.29 million | -7.7% |
| 1790 | 3.03 million | -7.8% |
| 1800 | 2.80 million | -7.8% |
| 1810 | 2.58 million | -7.8% |
| 1820 | 2.41 million | -6.3% |
| 1830 | 2.26 million | -6.4% |
| 1840 | 2.12 million | -6.4% |
| 1850 | 1.98 million | -6.4% |
| 1860 | 1.85 million | -6.4% |
| 1870 | 1.89 million | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 1.92 million | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 1.96 million | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 1.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 2.03 million | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 2.06 million | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 2.09 million | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 2.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 2.10 million | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 2.11 million | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 2.13 million | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.14 million | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 2.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 2.17 million | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.19 million | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.20 million | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 2.22 million | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 2.25 million | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 2.27 million | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.30 million | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.37 million | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.43 million | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.45 million | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.47 million | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.50 million | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.52 million | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.55 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.57 million | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.60 million | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.63 million | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.66 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.69 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.72 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.76 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.81 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.90 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.95 million | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.01 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.06 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.11 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.17 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.23 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.30 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.37 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.44 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.52 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.61 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.75 million | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 3.87 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.93 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.12 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.23 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.46 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.68 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.03 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.26 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.14 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.44 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.53 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 6.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 6.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 6.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2028 | 7.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 7.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 7.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2031 | 7.03 million | -0.0% |
| 2032 | 7.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2033 | 7.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2034 | 6.98 million | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 6.94 million | -0.5% |
| 2036 | 6.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2037 | 6.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2038 | 6.77 million | -1.0% |
| 2039 | 6.70 million | -1.1% |
| 2040 | 6.61 million | -1.3% |
| 2041 | 6.51 million | -1.5% |
| 2042 | 6.40 million | -1.7% |
| 2043 | 6.27 million | -1.9% |
| 2044 | 6.14 million | -2.2% |
| 2045 | 5.99 million | -2.4% |
| 2046 | 5.82 million | -2.7% |
| 2047 | 5.65 million | -3.1% |
| 2048 | 5.45 million | -3.4% |
| 2049 | 5.25 million | -3.8% |
| 2050 | 5.02 million | -4.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 5.02 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39 million, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 5.02 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +101.7% | 3.10 million | 6.25 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 6.25 million | 6.25 million | 6.25 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.77 million | 5.77 million | 5.77 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.32 million | 5.32 million | 5.32 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.91 million | 4.91 million | 4.91 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.53 million | 4.53 million | 4.53 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.18 million | 4.18 million | 4.18 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.86 million | 3.86 million | 3.86 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.56 million | 3.56 million | 3.56 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.29 million | 3.29 million | 3.29 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.03 million | 3.03 million | 3.03 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.80 million | 2.80 million | 2.80 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.58 million | 2.58 million | 2.58 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.41 million | 2.41 million | 2.41 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.26 million | 2.26 million | 2.26 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.98 million | 1.98 million | 1.98 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.89 million | 1.89 million | 1.89 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.92 million | 1.92 million | 1.92 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.96 million | 1.96 million | 1.96 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.99 million | 1.99 million | 1.99 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.06 million | 2.06 million | 2.06 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.09 million | 2.09 million | 2.09 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.17 million | 2.10 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.39 million | 2.27 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.65 million | 2.52 million | 2.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.10 million | 2.85 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 million | 3.44 million | 4.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 million | 4.46 million | 5.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 million | 5.60 million | 6.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 million | 6.61 million | 7.02 million | 10 |
| 2030s | 6.92 million | 6.70 million | 7.03 million | 10 |
| 2040s | 6.01 million | 5.25 million | 6.61 million | 10 |
| 2050s | 5.02 million | 5.02 million | 5.02 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050 in Benin?
- Urban and rural population 2050 in Benin was 5.02 million in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million in 1000.
- How does Benin rank for urban and rural population 2050?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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