Population in Benin

250 indicators covering population for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 5,240 thousands 2025 up 38.2% 88th
General government total expenditure 2.62 trillion current LCU 2025 up 114.1% 58th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 92.0% 2024 down 3.2% 19th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 32.4% 2024 up 23.2% 180th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 32.4% 2024 up 23.2% 180th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 22.2% 2024 up 41.6% 223rd
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 43.1% 2024 up 23.1% 221st
Share of people practicing open defecation 47.0% 2024 down 15.3% 5th
Population growth 2.5% 2024 down 16.7% 28th
Rural population 49.3% 2024 down 10.0% 68th
DEC alternative conversion factor 606.35 LCU per US$ 2024 up 22.8% 31st
Official exchange rate 606.35 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 22.8% 32nd
GDP 13.03 trillion current LCU 2024 up 98.6% 51st
GDP per capita 900,653 current LCU 2024 up 51.5% 49th
GDP 21.48 billion current US$ 2024 up 61.7% 126th
GDP per capita 1,485 current US$ 2024 up 23.3% 177th
GDP 11.33 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 71.2% 40th
GDP deflator 114.99 base year varies by country 2024 up 16.0% 177th
GDP growth 7.5% 2024 up 17.2% 13th
GDP at market prices 19.16 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 71.2% 121st
GNI 12.90 trillion current LCU 2024 up 97.6% 51st
GNI per capita 892,168 current LCU 2024 up 50.7% 49th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,430 current US$ 2024 up 21.2% 175th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 11.8% 2024 up 68.9% 165th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 9.8 2023 up 2.1% 173rd
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 1.7% 2023 down 13.4% 109th
Population growth rate 2.5% 2023 down 14.8% 27th
Population 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 76th
Population: comparison of UN projections 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 76th
Birth rate 33.88 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.4% 15th
Number of births, by world region 478,062 births 2023 up 12.8% 57th
Annual change in population 351,528 people 2023 up 13.0% 53rd
Population 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 77th
Number of children under 15, by world region 5.90 million people 2023 up 26.5% 64th
Population by age group 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 76th
Life expectancy by sex 62.21 years 2023 up 4.0% 227th
Total dependency ratio 81.6% 2023 down 6.6% 19th
Youth dependency ratio 76.0% 2023 down 6.9% 16th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 435,706 people 2023 up 33.3% 116th
Population by age group 435,706 people 2023 up 33.3% 116th
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.5% 2023 down 14.8% 27th
Median age vs. births per woman 17.77 years 2023 up 4.9% 217th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 435,706 people 2023 up 33.3% 116th
The global population hockey stick 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 77th
Number of births 478,062 births 2023 up 12.8% 57th
Population 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 76th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 5.90 million people 2023 up 26.5% 64th
Population 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 77th
Births, by age of mother 224 births 2023 up 8.2% 27th
Population by age group 2.18 million people 2023 up 19.5% 58th
Share of births by age of mother 12.3% 2023 down 7.3% 60th
Birth rate 33.88 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.4% 15th
Birth rate by women's age group 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 19.0% 32nd
Has the population peaked? 14.11 million people 2023 up 31.8% 76th
Life expectancy at birth, total 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 207th
Fertility rate, total 4.56 births per woman 2023 down 15.8% 14th
Mortality rate, infant 46.4 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 22.3% 16th
Total population by age 28.65 2023 up 28.4% 111th
Population density of the capital city 4,989 people per km² 2100 up 0.6% 112th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.1% 2022 up 75.3% 152nd