Population ages 55-59, female in Benin
Benin: Population ages 55-59, female was 187,540 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female in Benin stood at 187,540. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Benin peaked at 187,540 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48,412, in 1961.
Benin ranks 98th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,848 | 48,412 | 49,244 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51,275 | 49,453 | 53,074 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,192 | 53,530 | 62,646 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,056 | 64,309 | 85,759 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,609 | 88,702 | 103,839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,501 | 107,383 | 153,340 | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,525 | 159,457 | 187,540 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 95 South Sudan 191,582 compare
- 96 Rwanda 191,268 compare
- 97 Tajikistan 189,377 compare
- 99 Turkmenistan 182,695 compare
- 100 Norway 182,011 compare
- 101 Honduras 180,250 compare
More health data for Benin
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- 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 13, male, interpolated 179,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 186,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 168,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 185,997 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Benin?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Benin was 187,540 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 187,540 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,412 in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Benin ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.