Population ages 15-64, total in Benin
Benin: Population ages 15-64, total was 8.23 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 15-64, total in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Benin recorded 8.23 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Benin peaked at 8.23 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 1960.
Benin ranks 77th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.46 million | 1.38 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.74 million | 1.59 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 million | 1.98 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.11 million | 2.65 million | 3.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 million | 3.71 million | 5.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 million | 5.20 million | 6.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.66 million | 7.10 million | 8.23 million | 6 |
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More health data for Benin
- 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 15-64, total in Benin?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Benin was 8.23 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Benin ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.