Demographics of Benin
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Benin is projected at 12.45 million, up by 2.70% compared with 12.12 million in 2020. Benin is ranked 77th in terms of population and 19th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.44 million births in Benin in 2021. That is 1,199 per day, which is ranked 58th. The crude birth rate is 35.09 per 1000 people. There are 0.1 million deaths in Benin in 2021. That is 288 per day, which is ranked 81th. The crude death rate is 8.42 per 1000 people.
6.1 million people are living in urban areas, which is 48.97% of Benin population. Benin is ranked 160th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Benin in 2021 is 99.83 males per 100 females. There are 6.22 million males and 6.23 million females in Benin. The percentage of female population is 50.04% compare to 49.96% male population. Benin has 10.7 thousand more females than males. Benin is at 118th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 2,255,222 | - |
1955 | 2,303,592 | 0.71 |
1960 | 2,431,617 | 1.31 |
1965 | 2,632,361 | 1.79 |
1970 | 2,912,338 | 2.16 |
1975 | 3,265,167 | 2.44 |
1980 | 3,717,161 | 2.73 |
1985 | 4,278,502 | 2.93 |
1990 | 4,978,489 | 3.29 |
1995 | 5,905,552 | 3.35 |
2000 | 6,865,946 | 3.03 |
2005 | 7,982,223 | 3 |
2010 | 9,199,254 | 2.85 |
2015 | 10,575,962 | 2.81 |
2016 | 10,872,072 | 2.8 |
2017 | 11,175,192 | 2.79 |
2018 | 11,485,035 | 2.77 |
2019 | 11,801,151 | 2.75 |
2020 | 12,123,198 | 2.73 |
2021 | 12,451,031 | 2.7 |
- Population
- Growth
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 82,798 | 90,350 | 36.62 | 39.90 |
1955 | 74,510 | 96,947 | 32.22 | 41.97 |
1960 | 70,371 | 107,998 | 28.85 | 44.30 |
1965 | 68,754 | 121,622 | 26.04 | 46.08 |
1970 | 68,711 | 136,613 | 23.52 | 46.84 |
1975 | 70,112 | 154,586 | 21.40 | 47.20 |
1980 | 72,724 | 176,402 | 19.48 | 47.34 |
1985 | 74,249 | 201,607 | 17.30 | 46.99 |
1990 | 73,498 | 230,704 | 14.68 | 46.03 |
1995 | 79,051 | 261,555 | 13.36 | 44.36 |
2000 | 87,466 | 291,886 | 12.69 | 42.37 |
2005 | 90,166 | 325,483 | 11.29 | 40.73 |
2010 | 93,177 | 362,172 | 10.09 | 39.28 |
2015 | 98,947 | 396,606 | 9.33 | 37.43 |
2020 | 104,015 | 430,443 | 8.57 | 35.45 |
2021 | 104,989 | 437,507 | 8.42 | 35.09 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 111,784 | 2,143,442 | - | 4.957 |
1955 | 156,746 | 2,146,841 | 7.24 | 6.804 |
1960 | 225,522 | 2,206,100 | 7.72 | 9.275 |
1965 | 329,541 | 2,302,815 | 7.98 | 12.519 |
1970 | 486,086 | 2,426,254 | 8.09 | 16.691 |
1975 | 715,214 | 2,549,951 | 8.01 | 21.904 |
1980 | 1,016,229 | 2,700,936 | 5.28 | 27.339 |
1985 | 1,317,626 | 2,960,875 | 5.36 | 30.796 |
1990 | 1,716,829 | 3,261,667 | 5.60 | 34.485 |
1995 | 2,170,773 | 3,734,785 | 4.23 | 36.758 |
2000 | 2,631,898 | 4,234,053 | 3.89 | 38.333 |
2005 | 3,236,223 | 4,746,002 | 4.29 | 40.543 |
2010 | 3,964,272 | 5,234,987 | 4.09 | 43.093 |
2015 | 4,832,633 | 5,743,319 | 4.02 | 45.695 |
2020 | 5,869,303 | 6,253,682 | 3.91 | 48.415 |
2021 | 6,096,875 | 6,352,738 | 3.88 | 48.972 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 986,924 | 957,732 | 1,944,656 | 15.62 | 103.048 |
05-09 | 875,163 | 850,525 | 1,725,688 | 13.86 | 102.897 |
10-14 | 772,889 | 751,850 | 1,524,739 | 12.25 | 102.798 |
15-19 | 671,040 | 654,488 | 1,325,528 | 10.65 | 102.529 |
20-24 | 578,632 | 567,464 | 1,146,096 | 9.20 | 101.968 |
25-29 | 490,199 | 485,447 | 975,646 | 7.84 | 100.979 |
30-34 | 405,547 | 406,588 | 812,135 | 6.52 | 99.744 |
35-39 | 333,715 | 338,973 | 672,688 | 5.40 | 98.449 |
40-44 | 274,029 | 282,419 | 556,448 | 4.47 | 97.029 |
45-49 | 223,416 | 233,904 | 457,320 | 3.67 | 95.516 |
50-54 | 181,757 | 193,006 | 374,763 | 3.01 | 94.172 |
55-59 | 142,457 | 155,436 | 297,893 | 2.39 | 91.650 |
60-64 | 106,608 | 119,942 | 226,550 | 1.82 | 88.883 |
65-69 | 77,035 | 88,781 | 165,816 | 1.33 | 86.770 |
70-74 | 48,436 | 65,413 | 113,849 | 0.91 | 74.046 |
75-79 | 30,780 | 44,395 | 75,175 | 0.60 | 69.332 |
80-84 | 14,882 | 22,798 | 37,680 | 0.30 | 65.278 |
85-89 | 5,188 | 8,835 | 14,023 | 0.11 | 58.721 |
90-94 | 1,264 | 2,458 | 3,722 | 0.03 | 51.424 |
95-99 | 169 | 401 | 570 | 0.00 | 42.145 |
100+ | 12 | 34 | 46 | 0.00 | 35.294 |
Total | 6,220,142 | 6,230,889 | 12,451,031 | 99.828 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio