Benin — statistics
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Explore the most comprehensive statistical analysis of Benin for the year 2025, extending to projections up to 2100. Our platform provides in-depth data across various metrics, catering to diverse informational needs.
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FAQ about Benin
What area of the Benin ?
Area Benin is 112620 km2
What is the population of the Benin ?
As of today, in the Benin reside 11485048 person
What is the GDP in the Benin ?
As of today, GDP Benin is 10354 billion $
What is the national currency code of Benin ?
International ISO code for the national currency of Benin - xof
How many men in the Benin ?
Today in Benin lives 6928223 men
How many women in Benin ?
Today in Benin lives 6923472 women
What is the average age of a resident of Benin ?
Average age of a resident Benin as of today - 19 years old
How many babies are there in Benin ?
Today in Benin 2092959 babies. Of which the girls - 1030900, the boys - 1062059. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age
How many young children in Benin ?
As of today in Benin 1862952 young children. Of these, the boys are - 944311 and girls 918641. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.
How many children are there in Benin ?
Today in Benin live 1672904 children. Of these, the boys are - 847890 and girls - 825014. These are children from 10 to 14 years old
How many teenagers there are in Benin ?
Today in Benin live 1476684 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 728763 , young men - 747920.
How many long-livers there are in Benin ?
Today in Benin 51 of long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 14 and women 37
What are the biggest cities in Benin ?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top 100 largest cities in Benin. It is always available at the link. The list is presented in a table sorted from largest to smallest.
What are the largest regions in Benin?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top regions in Benin. It is where the largest number of people in the country live. It is always available by link. The list is presented in a table sorted from the largest to the smallest.
Population
13,851,695
Male
6,928,223
Female
6,923,472
Median age
19
Countries area in km2
112,620
Density per km2
123
GDP (millions $)
10,354
GDP per capita ($)
747
Population by age
0-14 years old 5,628,815
15-29 years old 3,851,732
30-44 years old 2,338,428
45-59 years old 1,295,840
60-74 years old 592,304
75-89 years old 141,102
90+ years old 4,449
Male by age
0-14 years old 2,854,260
15-29 years old 1,945,394
30-44 years old 1,164,648
45-59 years old 630,236
60-74 years old 276,023
75-89 years old 56,680
90+ years old 1,456
Female by age
0-14 years old 2,774,555
15-29 years old 1,906,336
30-44 years old 1,173,778
45-59 years old 665,603
60-74 years old 316,281
75-89 years old 84,420
90+ years old 2,993
Top 7 locations in Benin
| Cotonou | 679,012 |
| Abomey-Calavi | 385,755 |
| Porto-Novo | 264,320 |
| Parakou | 255,478 |
| Godomè | 253,262 |
| Abomey | 117,824 |
| Djougou | 94,773 |
List of the largest cities in Benin (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in Benin?" you've come to the right place!
Top 7 largest regions in Benin
| Atlantique Department | 896,901 |
| Borgou Department | 802,503 |
| Ouémé Department | 773,421 |
| Littoral Department | 690,584 |
| Zou Department | 628,684 |
| Collines Department | 602,066 |
| Atakora Department | 586,734 |
List of the largest regions in Benin (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest regions in Benin?" you've come to the right place!
XOF exchange rate
Exchange rates represented by the ExchangesBoard
The main milestones of Benin population
| 1972 | 3,000,000 |
| 1983 | 4,000,000 |
| 1991 | 5,000,000 |
| 1996 | 6,000,000 |
| 2001 | 7,000,000 |
| 2006 | 8,000,000 |
| 2010 | 9,000,000 |
| 2013 | 10,000,000 |
| 2041 | 20,000,000 |
| 2062 | 30,000,000 |
| 2083 | 40,000,000 |
Benin population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Benin population
Sources of our data about Benin
The main sources of data on the population, incidence of coronavirus and other in Benin:
- United Nations (UN) Benin statistic;
- World Bank Benin statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Benin statistic;
We constantly update information about Benin to provide you with only reliable and verified data!
Statistics details
- Population
- Population by age
- Male by age
- Female by age
Benin population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Benin population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Benin inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,255,222 | 1,050,727 | 1,204,495 | 24 |
| 1951 | 2,258,475 | 1,055,628 | 1,202,847 | — |
| 1952 | 2,264,862 | 1,061,640 | 1,203,222 | — |
| 1953 | 2,274,484 | 1,068,861 | 1,205,623 | — |
| 1954 | 2,287,376 | 1,077,350 | 1,210,026 | — |
| 1955 | 2,303,592 | 1,087,181 | 1,216,411 | 22 |
| 1956 | 2,323,052 | 1,098,375 | 1,224,677 | — |
| 1957 | 2,345,712 | 1,110,933 | 1,234,779 | — |
| 1958 | 2,371,455 | 1,124,851 | 1,246,604 | — |
| 1959 | 2,400,129 | 1,140,101 | 1,260,028 | — |
| 1960 | 2,431,617 | 1,156,651 | 1,274,966 | 21 |
| 1961 | 2,465,865 | 1,174,504 | 1,291,361 | — |
| 1962 | 2,502,897 | 1,193,682 | 1,309,215 | — |
| 1963 | 2,542,864 | 1,214,262 | 1,328,602 | — |
| 1964 | 2,585,961 | 1,236,325 | 1,349,636 | — |
| 1965 | 2,632,361 | 1,259,942 | 1,372,419 | 20 |
| 1966 | 2,682,159 | 1,285,185 | 1,396,974 | — |
| 1967 | 2,735,308 | 1,312,016 | 1,423,292 | — |
| 1968 | 2,791,588 | 1,340,313 | 1,451,275 | — |
| 1969 | 2,850,657 | 1,369,843 | 1,480,814 | — |
| 1970 | 2,912,338 | 1,400,496 | 1,511,842 | 19 |
| 1971 | 2,976,575 | 1,432,233 | 1,544,342 | — |
| 1972 | 3,043,563 | 1,465,178 | 1,578,385 | — |
| 1973 | 3,113,681 | 1,499,545 | 1,614,136 | — |
| 1974 | 3,187,413 | 1,535,628 | 1,651,785 | — |
| 1975 | 3,265,167 | 1,573,665 | 1,691,502 | 18 |
| 1976 | 3,347,169 | 1,613,795 | 1,733,374 | — |
| 1977 | 3,433,445 | 1,656,030 | 1,777,415 | — |
| 1978 | 3,523,933 | 1,700,361 | 1,823,572 | — |
| 1979 | 3,618,519 | 1,746,752 | 1,871,767 | — |
| 1980 | 3,717,161 | 1,795,184 | 1,921,977 | 18 |
| 1981 | 3,820,126 | 1,845,823 | 1,974,303 | — |
| 1982 | 3,927,717 | 1,898,839 | 2,028,878 | — |
| 1983 | 4,039,940 | 1,954,266 | 2,085,674 | — |
| 1984 | 4,156,819 | 2,012,142 | 2,144,677 | — |
| 1985 | 4,278,502 | 2,072,577 | 2,205,925 | 17 |
| 1986 | 4,404,504 | 2,135,320 | 2,269,184 | — |
| 1987 | 4,535,262 | 2,200,613 | 2,334,649 | — |
| 1988 | 4,672,844 | 2,269,535 | 2,403,309 | — |
| 1989 | 4,820,020 | 2,343,546 | 2,476,474 | — |
| 1990 | 4,978,489 | 2,423,540 | 2,554,949 | 17 |
| 1991 | 5,149,496 | 2,510,180 | 2,639,316 | — |
| 1992 | 5,331,805 | 2,602,820 | 2,728,985 | — |
| 1993 | 5,521,761 | 2,699,501 | 2,822,260 | — |
| 1994 | 5,714,215 | 2,797,455 | 2,916,760 | — |
| 1995 | 5,905,552 | 2,894,758 | 3,010,794 | 17 |
| 1996 | 6,094,272 | 2,990,571 | 3,103,701 | — |
| 1997 | 6,281,644 | 3,085,569 | 3,196,075 | — |
| 1998 | 6,470,275 | 3,181,238 | 3,289,037 | — |
| 1999 | 6,664,102 | 3,279,810 | 3,384,292 | — |
| 2000 | 6,865,946 | 3,382,858 | 3,483,088 | 17 |
| 2001 | 7,076,728 | 3,490,950 | 3,585,778 | — |
| 2002 | 7,295,400 | 3,603,447 | 3,691,953 | — |
| 2003 | 7,520,556 | 3,719,314 | 3,801,242 | — |
| 2004 | 7,750,003 | 3,836,993 | 3,913,010 | — |
| 2005 | 7,982,223 | 3,955,402 | 4,026,821 | 18 |
| 2006 | 8,216,893 | 4,074,233 | 4,142,660 | — |
| 2007 | 8,454,790 | 4,194,026 | 4,260,764 | — |
| 2008 | 8,696,915 | 4,315,622 | 4,381,293 | — |
| 2009 | 8,944,713 | 4,440,265 | 4,504,448 | — |
| 2010 | 9,199,254 | 4,568,834 | 4,630,420 | 18 |
| 2011 | 9,460,829 | 4,701,607 | 4,759,222 | — |
| 2012 | 9,729,254 | 4,838,355 | 4,890,899 | — |
| 2013 | 10,004,594 | 4,978,896 | 5,025,698 | — |
| 2014 | 10,286,839 | 5,122,907 | 5,163,932 | — |
| 2015 | 10,575,962 | 5,270,132 | 5,305,830 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10,872,072 | 5,420,569 | 5,451,503 | — |
| 2017 | 11,175,192 | 5,574,297 | 5,600,895 | — |
| 2018 | 11,485,035 | 5,731,239 | 5,753,796 | — |
| 2019 | 11,801,151 | 5,891,256 | 5,909,895 | — |
| 2020 | 12,123,198 | 6,054,248 | 6,068,950 | 19 |
| 2021 | 12,451,031 | 6,220,142 | 6,230,889 | — |
| 2022 | 12,784,728 | 6,388,951 | 6,395,777 | — |
| 2023 | 13,124,347 | 6,560,690 | 6,563,657 | — |
| 2024 | 13,470,100 | 6,735,449 | 6,734,651 | — |
| 2025 | 13,822,065 | 6,913,262 | 6,908,803 | 19 |
| 2026 | 14,180,221 | 7,094,103 | 7,086,118 | — |
| 2027 | 14,544,417 | 7,277,909 | 7,266,508 | — |
| 2028 | 14,914,569 | 7,464,624 | 7,449,945 | — |
| 2029 | 15,290,580 | 7,654,192 | 7,636,388 | — |
| 2030 | 15,672,310 | 7,846,524 | 7,825,786 | 20 |
| 2031 | 16,059,662 | 8,041,576 | 8,018,086 | — |
| 2032 | 16,452,534 | 8,239,291 | 8,213,243 | — |
| 2033 | 16,850,769 | 8,439,597 | 8,411,172 | — |
| 2034 | 17,254,209 | 8,642,400 | 8,611,809 | — |
| 2035 | 17,662,705 | 8,847,639 | 8,815,066 | 21 |
| 2036 | 18,076,121 | 9,055,247 | 9,020,874 | — |
| 2037 | 18,494,290 | 9,265,138 | 9,229,152 | — |
| 2038 | 18,916,986 | 9,477,182 | 9,439,804 | — |
| 2039 | 19,343,983 | 9,691,263 | 9,652,720 | — |
| 2040 | 19,775,009 | 9,907,241 | 9,867,768 | 22 |
| 2041 | 20,209,935 | 10,125,040 | 10,084,895 | — |
| 2042 | 20,648,613 | 10,344,591 | 10,304,022 | — |
| 2043 | 21,090,937 | 10,565,870 | 10,525,067 | — |
| 2044 | 21,536,843 | 10,788,894 | 10,747,949 | — |
| 2045 | 21,986,214 | 11,013,626 | 10,972,588 | 22 |
| 2046 | 22,438,951 | 11,240,037 | 11,198,914 | — |
| 2047 | 22,894,883 | 11,468,011 | 11,426,872 | — |
| 2048 | 23,353,882 | 11,697,466 | 11,656,416 | — |
| 2049 | 23,815,795 | 11,928,280 | 11,887,515 | — |
| 2050 | 24,280,484 | 12,160,342 | 12,120,142 | 23 |
| 2051 | 24,747,778 | 12,393,564 | 12,354,214 | — |
| 2052 | 25,217,579 | 12,627,898 | 12,589,681 | — |
| 2053 | 25,689,807 | 12,863,308 | 12,826,499 | — |
| 2054 | 26,164,491 | 13,099,811 | 13,064,680 | — |
| 2055 | 26,641,578 | 13,337,387 | 13,304,191 | 24 |
| 2056 | 27,120,948 | 13,575,970 | 13,544,978 | — |
| 2057 | 27,602,405 | 13,815,455 | 13,786,950 | — |
| 2058 | 28,085,579 | 14,055,654 | 14,029,925 | — |
| 2059 | 28,570,084 | 14,296,366 | 14,273,718 | — |
| 2060 | 29,055,581 | 14,537,415 | 14,518,166 | 25 |
| 2061 | 29,541,802 | 14,778,666 | 14,763,136 | — |
| 2062 | 30,028,623 | 15,020,060 | 15,008,563 | — |
| 2063 | 30,515,983 | 15,261,549 | 15,254,434 | — |
| 2064 | 31,003,887 | 15,503,150 | 15,500,737 | — |
| 2065 | 31,492,264 | 15,744,816 | 15,747,448 | 26 |
| 2066 | 31,980,966 | 15,986,471 | 15,994,495 | — |
| 2067 | 32,469,711 | 16,227,973 | 16,241,738 | — |
| 2068 | 32,958,166 | 16,469,160 | 16,489,006 | — |
| 2069 | 33,445,967 | 16,709,850 | 16,736,117 | — |
| 2070 | 33,932,764 | 16,949,867 | 16,982,897 | 27 |
| 2071 | 34,418,381 | 17,189,127 | 17,229,254 | — |
| 2072 | 34,902,598 | 17,427,517 | 17,475,081 | — |
| 2073 | 35,385,148 | 17,664,902 | 17,720,246 | — |
| 2074 | 35,865,724 | 17,901,118 | 17,964,606 | — |
| 2075 | 36,344,046 | 18,136,025 | 18,208,021 | 28 |
| 2076 | 36,819,895 | 18,369,512 | 18,450,383 | — |
| 2077 | 37,293,124 | 18,601,514 | 18,691,610 | — |
| 2078 | 37,763,807 | 18,832,075 | 18,931,732 | — |
| 2079 | 38,232,022 | 19,061,256 | 19,170,766 | — |
| 2080 | 38,697,825 | 19,289,094 | 19,408,731 | 29 |
| 2081 | 39,161,123 | 19,515,546 | 19,645,577 | — |
| 2082 | 39,621,675 | 19,740,497 | 19,881,178 | — |
| 2083 | 40,079,283 | 19,963,858 | 20,115,425 | — |
| 2084 | 40,533,720 | 20,185,521 | 20,348,199 | — |
| 2085 | 40,984,745 | 20,405,371 | 20,579,374 | 30 |
| 2086 | 41,432,194 | 20,623,335 | 20,808,859 | — |
| 2087 | 41,875,902 | 20,839,328 | 21,036,574 | — |
| 2088 | 42,315,648 | 21,053,262 | 21,262,386 | — |
| 2089 | 42,751,203 | 21,265,032 | 21,486,171 | — |
| 2090 | 43,182,341 | 21,474,536 | 21,707,805 | 30 |
| 2091 | 43,608,862 | 21,681,682 | 21,927,180 | — |
| 2092 | 44,030,578 | 21,886,374 | 22,144,204 | — |
| 2093 | 44,447,299 | 22,088,532 | 22,358,767 | — |
| 2094 | 44,858,871 | 22,288,065 | 22,570,806 | — |
| 2095 | 45,265,077 | 22,484,884 | 22,780,193 | 31 |
| 2096 | 45,665,759 | 22,678,902 | 22,986,857 | — |
| 2097 | 46,060,700 | 22,870,014 | 23,190,686 | — |
| 2098 | 46,449,700 | 23,058,126 | 23,391,574 | — |
| 2099 | 46,832,539 | 23,243,137 | 23,589,402 | — |
| 2100 | 47,208,998 | 23,424,948 | 23,784,050 | 32 |