Rural population growth in Benin
Benin: Rural population growth was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Benin is 0.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Benin peaked at 3.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
That places Benin 73rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,356 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.91 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 33.17 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Benin?
- Rural population growth in Benin was 0.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for rural population growth?
- Benin ranks 73rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.