Population ages 0-14, total in Benin
Benin: Population ages 0-14, total was 6.11 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 0-14, total in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6.11 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Benin peaked at 6.11 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 985,191, in 1960.
That places Benin 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 million | 985,191 | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 million | 1.32 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 million | 1.77 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 2.44 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million | 3.28 million | 4.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 million | 4.30 million | 5.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 million | 5.57 million | 6.11 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 179,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 168,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 164,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 173,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 169,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 185,997 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,098 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 175,222 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Benin?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Benin was 6.11 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 985,191 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.