Benin Population

Population now

13,955,976

World: 75th
Africa: 28th

Male:	6,980,749	(50.02 %)
Female:	6,975,227	(49.98 %)

Births in 2025:	643,091
Deaths in 2025:	150,755

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	61.89 years
Female:	65.18 years
Total:	63.53 years
Median Age:	18.39 years

Birth Rate:	33.70
Death Rate:	7.90
Growth Rate:	3.27 %
Fertility Rate:	4.40

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Benin Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	1M	1M	0.91	0.54%	44.30	28.85	6.28	37.27	36.82	37.77	19.92	9.28%	21.59
1961	2M	1M	1M	0.91	0.58%	44.73	28.29	6.34	37.73	37.23	38.27	19.69	9.86%	21.90
1962	3M	1M	1M	0.91	0.63%	45.13	27.73	6.39	38.19	37.64	38.77	19.50	10.47%	22.22
1963	3M	1M	1M	0.91	0.67%	45.49	27.17	6.45	38.66	38.05	39.29	19.33	11.12%	22.58
1964	3M	1M	1M	0.92	0.72%	45.81	26.61	6.50	39.13	38.46	39.82	19.17	11.80%	22.96
1965	3M	1M	1M	0.92	0.77%	46.08	26.04	6.54	39.62	38.86	40.38	18.99	12.52%	23.37
1966	3M	1M	1M	0.92	0.82%	46.30	25.48	6.59	40.11	39.26	40.96	18.78	13.28%	23.82
1967	3M	1M	1M	0.92	0.86%	46.48	24.94	6.63	40.61	39.64	41.57	18.58	14.07%	24.29
1968	3M	1M	1M	0.92	0.91%	46.62	24.44	6.67	41.12	40.01	42.21	18.39	14.90%	24.79
1969	3M	1M	1M	0.93	0.95%	46.74	23.97	6.71	41.63	40.37	42.87	18.22	15.78%	25.31
1970	3M	1M	2M	0.93	0.99%	46.84	23.53	6.75	42.15	40.73	43.56	18.07	16.69%	25.86
1971	3M	1M	2M	0.93	1.03%	46.92	23.10	6.79	42.68	41.09	44.27	17.85	17.65%	26.43
1972	3M	1M	2M	0.93	1.07%	47.00	22.68	6.82	43.23	41.46	44.99	17.68	18.65%	27.03
1973	3M	1M	2M	0.93	1.11%	47.07	22.26	6.86	43.78	41.84	45.71	17.53	19.69%	27.65
1974	3M	2M	2M	0.93	1.16%	47.14	21.83	6.90	44.34	42.24	46.43	17.40	20.78%	28.30
1975	3M	2M	2M	0.93	1.21%	47.20	21.40	6.93	44.88	42.65	47.12	17.28	21.90%	28.99
1976	3M	2M	2M	0.93	1.25%	47.26	20.98	6.96	45.40	43.03	47.77	17.11	23.08%	29.72
1977	3M	2M	2M	0.93	1.30%	47.31	20.58	6.98	45.88	43.40	48.38	16.96	24.29%	30.49
1978	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.34%	47.34	20.20	7.00	46.34	43.75	48.93	16.84	25.55%	31.29
1979	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.39%	47.35	19.84	7.02	46.76	44.10	49.45	16.74	26.68%	32.13
1980	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.43%	47.34	19.48	7.03	47.19	44.46	49.93	16.66	27.34%	33.01
1981	4M	2M	2M	0.93	1.48%	47.31	19.11	7.03	47.64	44.87	50.42	16.53	28.01%	33.92
1982	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.53%	47.26	18.71	7.02	48.15	45.36	50.93	16.43	28.69%	34.88
1983	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.58%	47.19	18.27	7.01	48.71	45.94	51.48	16.36	29.38%	35.87
1984	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.64%	47.10	17.81	6.99	49.34	46.60	52.06	16.30	30.09%	36.91
1985	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.72%	46.99	17.30	6.97	50.03	47.36	52.68	16.26	30.80%	37.99
1986	4M	2M	2M	0.94	1.79%	46.86	16.77	6.94	50.79	48.20	53.33	16.18	31.52%	39.11
1987	5M	2M	2M	0.94	1.88%	46.69	16.22	6.90	51.58	49.11	54.00	16.12	32.25%	40.27
1988	5M	2M	2M	0.94	1.97%	46.50	15.68	6.86	52.37	50.02	54.65	16.08	32.99%	41.49
1989	5M	2M	2M	0.95	2.05%	46.28	15.16	6.81	53.13	50.92	55.26	16.06	33.73%	42.80
1990	5M	2M	3M	0.95	2.14%	46.03	14.68	6.74	53.81	51.73	55.80	16.05	34.49%	44.21
1991	5M	3M	3M	0.95	2.21%	45.75	14.27	6.68	54.37	52.40	56.23	16.04	35.25%	45.72
1992	5M	3M	3M	0.95	2.26%	45.43	13.94	6.60	54.78	52.91	56.54	16.06	35.83%	47.34
1993	6M	3M	3M	0.96	2.30%	45.09	13.68	6.53	55.04	53.24	56.74	16.10	36.14%	49.03
1994	6M	3M	3M	0.96	2.32%	44.73	13.49	6.45	55.17	53.41	56.83	16.15	36.45%	50.74
1995	6M	3M	3M	0.96	2.32%	44.36	13.36	6.36	55.20	53.46	56.85	16.22	36.76%	52.44
1996	6M	3M	3M	0.96	2.32%	43.97	13.26	6.28	55.17	53.43	56.82	16.20	37.07%	54.11
1997	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.31%	43.56	13.16	6.20	55.13	53.39	56.79	16.20	37.39%	55.78
1998	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.31%	43.16	13.04	6.12	55.14	53.40	56.79	16.22	37.70%	57.45
1999	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.32%	42.76	12.88	6.04	55.22	53.50	56.85	16.26	38.02%	59.17
2000	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.34%	42.37	12.69	5.96	55.39	53.70	57.00	16.31	38.33%	60.97
2001	7M	3M	4M	0.97	2.37%	42.00	12.45	5.89	55.67	54.02	57.24	16.34	38.65%	62.84
2002	7M	4M	4M	0.98	2.42%	41.65	12.18	5.82	56.03	54.42	57.56	16.39	39.04%	64.78
2003	8M	4M	4M	0.98	2.48%	41.33	11.89	5.75	56.44	54.87	57.93	16.46	39.54%	66.78
2004	8M	4M	4M	0.98	2.54%	41.02	11.59	5.69	56.89	55.35	58.35	16.53	40.04%	68.82
2005	8M	4M	4M	0.98	2.61%	40.73	11.29	5.63	57.36	55.85	58.79	16.62	40.54%	70.88
2006	8M	4M	4M	0.98	2.67%	40.45	11.01	5.58	57.82	56.33	59.24	16.65	41.05%	72.96
2007	8M	4M	4M	0.98	2.74%	40.17	10.74	5.52	58.26	56.79	59.66	16.69	41.56%	75.07
2008	9M	4M	4M	0.99	2.80%	39.88	10.50	5.47	58.65	57.20	60.05	16.74	42.07%	77.22
2009	9M	4M	5M	0.99	2.85%	39.59	10.28	5.42	59.01	57.56	60.40	16.80	42.58%	79.42
2010	9M	5M	5M	0.99	2.89%	39.28	10.09	5.36	59.32	57.87	60.72	16.87	43.09%	81.68
2011	9M	5M	5M	0.99	2.92%	38.95	9.93	5.31	59.59	58.14	61.00	16.92	43.61%	84.01
2012	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.95%	38.59	9.78	5.25	59.84	58.38	61.26	16.98	44.13%	86.39
2013	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.97%	38.22	9.63	5.18	60.09	58.62	61.53	17.06	44.64%	88.83
2014	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.99%	37.83	9.48	5.12	60.35	58.85	61.80	17.15	45.17%	91.34
2015	11M	5M	5M	0.99	3.01%	37.43	9.33	5.05	60.61	59.10	62.08	17.25	45.70%	93.91
2016	11M	5M	5M	0.99	3.03%	37.03	9.18	4.98	60.89	59.36	62.38	17.33	46.23%	96.54
2017	11M	6M	6M	1	3.06%	36.62	9.03	4.91	61.17	59.63	62.69	17.43	46.77%	99.23
2018	11M	6M	6M	1	3.08%	36.22	8.87	4.84	61.47	59.91	63.00	17.54	47.31%	101.98
2019	12M	6M	6M	1	3.11%	35.83	8.72	4.77	61.77	60.20	63.32	17.66	47.86%	104.79
2020	12M	6M	6M	1	3.14%	35.45	8.57	4.70	62.08	60.49	63.65	17.78	48.42%	107.65
2021	12M	6M	6M	1	3.14%	35.45	8.57	4.70	62.08	60.49	63.65	17.89	48.97%	110.56
2022	13M	6M	6M	1	3.14%	35.45	8.57	4.70	62.08	60.49	63.65	18.00	49.53%	113.52
2023	13M	7M	7M	1	3.21%	34.40	8.17	4.52	62.95	61.33	64.57	18.12	50.10%	116.53
2024	13M	7M	7M	1	3.24%	34.05	8.03	4.46	63.24	61.61	64.87	18.24	50.67%	119.61
2025	14M	7M	7M	1	3.27%	33.70	7.90	4.40	63.53	61.89	65.18	18.39	51.24%	122.73

Benin Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	14M	7M	7M	1	3.28%	33.37	7.80	4.35	63.77	62.12	65.44	18.50	51.82%	125.91
2027	15M	7M	7M	1	3.29%	33.04	7.71	4.29	64.02	62.35	65.70	18.62	52.39%	129.14
2028	15M	7M	7M	1	3.30%	32.72	7.61	4.24	64.26	62.57	65.96	18.76	52.97%	132.44
2029	15M	8M	8M	1	3.31%	32.39	7.52	4.18	64.51	62.80	66.22	18.91	53.56%	135.78
2030	16M	8M	8M	1	3.32%	32.06	7.42	4.13	64.75	63.03	66.48	19.06	54.14%	139.16
2031	16M	8M	8M	1	3.32%	31.74	7.35	4.08	64.96	63.23	66.71	19.21	54.72%	142.60
2032	16M	8M	8M	1	3.31%	31.41	7.29	4.03	65.17	63.42	66.94	19.37	55.31%	146.09
2033	17M	8M	8M	1	3.31%	31.09	7.22	3.98	65.37	63.62	67.16	19.53	55.89%	149.63
2034	17M	9M	9M	1	3.30%	30.76	7.16	3.93	65.58	63.81	67.39	19.70	56.48%	153.21
2035	18M	9M	9M	1	3.29%	30.44	7.09	3.88	65.79	64.01	67.62	19.87	57.06%	156.84
2036	18M	9M	9M	1	3.27%	30.12	7.05	3.84	65.97	64.18	67.82	20.02	57.64%	160.50
2037	18M	9M	9M	1	3.26%	29.80	7.00	3.79	66.16	64.35	68.02	20.17	58.22%	164.22
2038	19M	9M	9M	1	3.24%	29.49	6.96	3.75	66.34	64.51	68.21	20.34	58.79%	167.97
2039	19M	10M	10M	1	3.22%	29.17	6.91	3.70	66.53	64.68	68.41	20.50	59.36%	171.76
2040	20M	10M	10M	1	3.20%	28.85	6.87	3.66	66.71	64.85	68.61	20.67	59.93%	175.59
2041	20M	10M	10M	1	3.17%	28.55	6.84	3.62	66.88	65.00	68.80	20.82	60.50%	179.45
2042	21M	10M	10M	1	3.14%	28.24	6.82	3.58	67.04	65.16	68.98	20.99	61.06%	183.35
2043	21M	11M	11M	1	3.11%	27.94	6.79	3.54	67.21	65.31	69.17	21.15	61.62%	187.28
2044	22M	11M	11M	1	3.08%	27.63	6.77	3.50	67.37	65.47	69.35	21.32	62.18%	191.24
2045	22M	11M	11M	1	3.05%	27.33	6.74	3.46	67.54	65.62	69.54	21.50	62.73%	195.22
2046	22M	11M	11M	1	3.02%	27.05	6.73	3.43	67.70	65.76	69.71	21.66	63.28%	199.25
2047	23M	11M	11M	1	2.99%	26.78	6.72	3.39	67.85	65.90	69.88	21.82	63.83%	203.29
2048	23M	12M	12M	1	2.95%	26.50	6.71	3.36	68.01	66.04	70.06	21.99	64.37%	207.37
2049	24M	12M	12M	1	2.91%	26.23	6.70	3.32	68.16	66.18	70.23	22.17	64.91%	211.47
2050	24M	12M	12M	1	2.88%	25.95	6.69	3.29	68.32	66.32	70.40	22.35	65.45%	215.59

Highest City Populations in Benin

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Abomey-Calavi	1,214,120	385,755
2	Cotonou	712,806	709,000
3	Parakou	397,090	163,753
4	Djougou	373,948	237,040

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