Population growth in Benin
Benin: Population growth was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Benin is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Benin peaked at 4.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1961.
Benin ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Ethiopia 2.6% compare
- 25 Burundi 2.4% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 28 Madagascar 2.4% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.4% compare
- 30 Sudan 2.4% compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Population, total 14.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Urban population 7.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.13 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 36.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 28.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.8% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Benin?
- Population growth in Benin was 2.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for population growth?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.