Benin Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Benin is 11,801,151 and the population growth amounts 2.68% (2019). The male and female population are 5,891,256 (49.92%) and 5,909,895 (50.08%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 2.73% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Benin population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 11,801,151 2.68% 5,891,256
49.92%
5,909,895
50.08%
2018 11,485,048 2.70% 5,731,245
49.90%
5,753,803
50.10%
2017 11,175,204 2.71% 5,574,303
49.88%
5,600,901
50.12%
2016 10,872,067 2.72% 5,420,567
49.86%
5,451,500
50.14%
2015 10,575,952 2.73% 5,270,127
49.83%
5,305,825
50.17%
2014 10,286,842 2.74% 5,122,908
49.80%
5,163,934
50.20%
2013 10,004,588 2.75% 4,978,893
49.77%
5,025,695
50.23%
2012 9,729,248 2.76% 4,838,352
49.73%
4,890,896
50.27%
2011 9,460,830 2.76% 4,701,607
49.70%
4,759,223
50.30%
2010 9,199,259 2.77% 4,568,836
49.67%
4,630,423
50.33%
2009 8,944,708 2.77% 4,440,263
49.64%
4,504,445
50.36%
2008 8,696,921 2.78% 4,315,625
49.62%
4,381,296
50.38%
2007 8,454,793 2.81% 4,194,027
49.61%
4,260,766
50.39%
2006 8,216,897 2.86% 4,074,235
49.58%
4,142,662
50.42%
2005 7,982,225 2.91% 3,955,403
49.55%
4,026,822
50.45%
2004 7,750,004 2.96% 3,836,993
49.51%
3,913,011
50.49%
2003 7,520,555 2.99% 3,719,314
49.46%
3,801,241
50.54%
2002 7,295,394 3.00% 3,603,444
49.39%
3,691,950
50.61%
2001 7,076,733 2.98% 3,490,952
49.33%
3,585,781
50.67%
2000 6,865,951 2.94% 3,382,860
49.27%
3,483,091
50.73%
1999 6,664,098 2.91% 3,279,808
49.22%
3,384,290
50.78%
1998 6,470,265 2.92% 3,181,233
49.17%
3,289,032
50.83%
1997 6,281,639 2.98% 3,085,567
49.12%
3,196,072
50.88%
1996 6,094,259 3.10% 2,990,565
49.07%
3,103,694
50.93%
1995 5,905,558 3.24% 2,894,761
49.02%
3,010,797
50.98%
1994 5,714,220 3.37% 2,797,457
48.96%
2,916,763
51.04%
1993 5,521,763 3.44% 2,699,502
48.89%
2,822,261
51.11%
1992 5,331,803 3.42% 2,602,819
48.82%
2,728,984
51.18%
1991 5,149,499 3.32% 2,510,181
48.75%
2,639,318
51.25%
1990 4,978,496 3.18% 2,423,543
48.68%
2,554,953
51.32%
1989 4,820,016 3.05% 2,343,544
48.62%
2,476,472
51.38%
1988 4,672,852 2.94% 2,269,539
48.57%
2,403,313
51.43%
1987 4,535,263 2.88% 2,200,613
48.52%
2,334,650
51.48%
1986 4,404,506 2.86% 2,135,321
48.48%
2,269,185
51.52%
1985 4,278,501 2.84% 2,072,577
48.44%
2,205,924
51.56%
1984 4,156,819 2.81% 2,012,142
48.41%
2,144,677
51.59%
1983 4,039,949 2.78% 1,954,270
48.37%
2,085,679
51.63%
1982 3,927,714 2.74% 1,898,838
48.34%
2,028,876
51.66%
1981 3,820,128 2.70% 1,845,824
48.32%
1,974,304
51.68%
1980 3,717,165 2.65% 1,795,186
48.29%
1,921,979
51.71%
1979 3,618,526 2.61% 1,746,755
48.27%
1,871,771
51.73%
1978 3,523,938 2.57% 1,700,363
48.25%
1,823,575
51.75%
1977 3,433,439 2.51% 1,656,027
48.23%
1,777,412
51.77%
1976 3,347,173 2.45% 1,613,797
48.21%
1,733,376
51.79%
1975 3,265,165 2.38% 1,573,664
48.20%
1,691,501
51.80%
1974 3,187,412 2.31% 1,535,628
48.18%
1,651,784
51.82%
1973 3,113,675 2.25% 1,499,542
48.16%
1,614,133
51.84%
1972 3,043,567 2.20% 1,465,180
48.14%
1,578,387
51.86%
1971 2,976,572 2.16% 1,432,232
48.12%
1,544,340
51.88%
1970 2,912,340 2.12% 1,400,497
48.09%
1,511,843
51.91%
1969 2,850,661 2.07% 1,369,845
48.05%
1,480,816
51.95%
1968 2,791,590 2.02% 1,340,314
48.01%
1,451,276
51.99%
1967 2,735,307 1.94% 1,312,016
47.97%
1,423,291
52.03%
1966 2,682,159 1.86% 1,285,185
47.92%
1,396,974
52.08%
1965 2,632,356 1.76% 1,259,940
47.86%
1,372,416
52.14%
1964 2,585,965 1.67% 1,236,327
47.81%
1,349,638
52.19%
1963 2,542,859 1.57% 1,214,260
47.75%
1,328,599
52.25%
1962 2,502,896 1.48% 1,193,682
47.69%
1,309,214
52.31%
1961 2,465,867 1.39% 1,174,505
47.63%
1,291,362
52.37%
1960 2,431,622 N/A% 1,156,653
47.57%
1,274,969
52.43%

Growth rates of Benin population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Benin population growth rates for 60 years.

Benin population and growth rate by ages

The Benin population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 4,980,737, 6,435,120, 385,294 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 11,801,151 4,980,737
42.21%
6,435,120
54.53%
385,294
3.26%
2018 11,485,048 4,875,137
42.45%
6,236,233
54.30%
373,678
3.25%
2017 11,175,204 4,768,301
42.67%
6,044,385
54.09%
362,518
3.24%
2016 10,872,067 4,660,439
42.87%
5,859,860
53.90%
351,768
3.24%
2015 10,575,952 4,551,582
43.04%
5,683,008
53.74%
341,362
3.23%
2014 10,286,842 4,448,214
43.24%
5,506,538
53.53%
332,090
3.23%
2013 10,004,588 4,345,219
43.43%
5,336,021
53.34%
323,348
3.23%
2012 9,729,248 4,242,292
43.60%
5,172,095
53.16%
314,861
3.24%
2011 9,460,830 4,138,620
43.74%
5,015,984
53.02%
306,226
3.24%
2010 9,199,259 4,033,508
43.85%
4,868,625
52.92%
297,126
3.23%
2009 8,944,708 3,936,904
44.01%
4,719,271
52.76%
288,533
3.23%
2008 8,696,921 3,840,419
44.16%
4,577,045
52.63%
279,457
3.21%
2007 8,454,793 3,743,590
44.28%
4,441,131
52.53%
270,072
3.19%
2006 8,216,897 3,645,955
44.37%
4,310,139
52.45%
260,803
3.17%
2005 7,982,225 3,547,183
44.44%
4,183,119
52.41%
251,923
3.16%
2004 7,750,004 3,459,120
44.63%
4,045,499
52.20%
245,385
3.17%
2003 7,520,555 3,369,818
44.81%
3,911,277
52.01%
239,460
3.18%
2002 7,295,394 3,279,679
44.96%
3,781,700
51.84%
234,015
3.21%
2001 7,076,733 3,189,377
45.07%
3,658,550
51.70%
228,806
3.23%
2000 6,865,951 3,099,205
45.14%
3,543,101
51.60%
223,645
3.26%
1999 6,664,098 3,016,163
45.26%
3,428,115
51.44%
219,820
3.30%
1998 6,470,265 2,934,502
45.35%
3,319,521
51.30%
216,242
3.34%
1997 6,281,639 2,852,634
45.41%
3,216,237
51.20%
212,768
3.39%
1996 6,094,259 2,768,200
45.42%
3,116,852
51.14%
209,207
3.43%
1995 5,905,558 2,679,594
45.37%
3,020,546
51.15%
205,418
3.48%
1994 5,714,220 2,601,746
45.53%
2,910,758
50.94%
201,716
3.53%
1993 5,521,763 2,520,955
45.65%
2,802,859
50.76%
197,949
3.58%
1992 5,331,803 2,439,013
45.74%
2,698,647
50.61%
194,143
3.64%
1991 5,149,499 2,358,177
45.79%
2,600,945
50.51%
190,377
3.70%
1990 4,978,496 2,279,696
45.79%
2,512,096
50.46%
186,704
3.75%
1989 4,820,016 2,206,870
45.79%
2,429,123
50.40%
184,023
3.82%
1988 4,672,852 2,137,820
45.75%
2,353,657
50.37%
181,375
3.88%
1987 4,535,263 2,071,568
45.68%
2,285,006
50.38%
178,689
3.94%
1986 4,404,506 2,006,667
45.56%
2,221,966
50.45%
175,873
3.99%
1985 4,278,501 1,941,922
45.39%
2,163,739
50.57%
172,840
4.04%
1984 4,156,819 1,883,912
45.32%
2,101,652
50.56%
171,255
4.12%
1983 4,039,949 1,827,308
45.23%
2,043,264
50.58%
169,377
4.19%
1982 3,927,714 1,771,685
45.11%
1,988,823
50.64%
167,206
4.26%
1981 3,820,128 1,716,351
44.93%
1,939,006
50.76%
164,771
4.31%
1980 3,717,165 1,660,675
44.68%
1,894,390
50.96%
162,100
4.36%
1979 3,618,526 1,612,243
44.56%
1,846,044
51.02%
160,239
4.43%
1978 3,523,938 1,564,487
44.40%
1,801,331
51.12%
158,120
4.49%
1977 3,433,439 1,517,330
44.19%
1,760,395
51.27%
155,714
4.54%
1976 3,347,173 1,470,727
43.94%
1,723,459
51.49%
152,987
4.57%
1975 3,265,165 1,424,488
43.63%
1,690,797
51.78%
149,880
4.59%
1974 3,187,412 1,384,812
43.45%
1,654,917
51.92%
147,683
4.63%
1973 3,113,675 1,346,101
43.23%
1,622,458
52.11%
145,116
4.66%
1972 3,043,567 1,307,904
42.97%
1,593,457
52.35%
142,206
4.67%
1971 2,976,572 1,269,618
42.65%
1,567,960
52.68%
138,994
4.67%
1970 2,912,340 1,230,723
42.26%
1,546,114
53.09%
135,503
4.65%
1969 2,850,661 1,198,097
42.03%
1,519,338
53.30%
133,226
4.67%
1968 2,791,590 1,165,997
41.77%
1,494,944
53.55%
130,649
4.68%
1967 2,735,307 1,134,183
41.46%
1,473,347
53.86%
127,777
4.67%
1966 2,682,159 1,102,195
41.09%
1,455,329
54.26%
124,635
4.65%
1965 2,632,356 1,069,666
40.64%
1,441,469
54.76%
121,221
4.61%
1964 2,585,965 1,041,577
40.28%
1,422,047
54.99%
122,341
4.73%
1963 2,542,859 1,013,773
39.87%
1,406,073
55.29%
123,013
4.84%
1962 2,502,896 986,661
39.42%
1,393,021
55.66%
123,214
4.92%
1961 2,465,867 961,012
38.97%
1,381,946
56.04%
122,909
4.98%
1960 2,431,622 936,953
38.53%
1,372,568
56.45%
122,101
5.02%

The below chart and table represents Benin population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 2.75% 2.17% 3.19% 3.11%
2018 2.77% 2.24% 3.17% 3.08%
2017 2.79% 2.31% 3.15% 3.06%
2016 2.80% 2.39% 3.11% 3.05%
2015 2.81% 2.32% 3.20% 2.79%
2014 2.82% 2.37% 3.20% 2.70%
2013 2.83% 2.43% 3.17% 2.70%
2012 2.84% 2.50% 3.11% 2.82%
2011 2.84% 2.61% 3.03% 3.06%
2010 2.85% 2.45% 3.16% 2.98%
2009 2.85% 2.51% 3.11% 3.25%
2008 2.86% 2.59% 3.06% 3.47%
2007 2.90% 2.68% 3.04% 3.55%
2006 2.94% 2.78% 3.04% 3.52%
2005 3.00% 2.55% 3.40% 2.66%
2004 3.05% 2.65% 3.43% 2.47%
2003 3.09% 2.75% 3.43% 2.33%
2002 3.09% 2.83% 3.37% 2.28%
2001 3.07% 2.91% 3.26% 2.31%
2000 3.03% 2.75% 3.35% 1.74%
1999 3.00% 2.78% 3.27% 1.65%
1998 3.00% 2.87% 3.21% 1.63%
1997 3.07% 3.05% 3.19% 1.70%
1996 3.20% 3.31% 3.19% 1.84%
1995 3.35% 2.99% 3.77% 1.84%
1994 3.49% 3.20% 3.85% 1.90%
1993 3.56% 3.36% 3.86% 1.96%
1992 3.54% 3.43% 3.76% 1.98%
1991 3.43% 3.44% 3.54% 1.97%
1990 3.29% 3.30% 3.42% 1.46%
1989 3.15% 3.23% 3.21% 1.46%
1988 3.03% 3.20% 3.00% 1.50%
1987 2.97% 3.23% 2.84% 1.60%
1986 2.95% 3.33% 2.69% 1.75%
1985 2.93% 3.08% 2.95% 0.93%
1984 2.89% 3.10% 2.86% 1.11%
1983 2.86% 3.14% 2.74% 1.30%
1982 2.82% 3.22% 2.57% 1.48%
1981 2.77% 3.35% 2.36% 1.65%
1980 2.73% 3.00% 2.62% 1.16%
1979 2.68% 3.05% 2.48% 1.34%
1978 2.64% 3.11% 2.33% 1.55%
1977 2.58% 3.17% 2.14% 1.78%
1976 2.51% 3.25% 1.93% 2.07%
1975 2.44% 2.87% 2.17% 1.49%
1974 2.37% 2.88% 2.00% 1.77%
1973 2.30% 2.92% 1.82% 2.05%
1972 2.25% 3.02% 1.63% 2.31%
1971 2.21% 3.16% 1.41% 2.58%
1970 2.16% 2.72% 1.76% 1.71%
1969 2.12% 2.75% 1.63% 1.97%
1968 2.06% 2.81% 1.47% 2.25%
1967 1.98% 2.90% 1.24% 2.52%
1966 1.89% 3.04% 0.96% 2.82%
1965 1.79% 2.70% 1.37% -0.92%
1964 1.70% 2.74% 1.14% -0.55%
1963 1.60% 2.75% 0.94% -0.16%
1962 1.50% 2.67% 0.80% 0.25%
1961 1.41% 2.57% 0.68% 0.66%

Global rank of Benin population

The global rank of Benin population is 69 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 69
0-14 65
15-64 81
65 over 105

Data Source

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