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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Benin

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population14.81M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$24.57B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.66K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth612024 · yearsInternet use34%2024 · % of populationForest area26.5%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.4%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Benin2025 · 2.4%
01.112.223.334.441960199320251961: 1.7%1962: 1.8%1963: 1.8%1964: 1.9%1965: 2%1966: 2%1967: 2.1%1968: 2.1%1969: 2.2%1970: 2.2%1971: 2.2%1972: 2.3%1973: 2.3%1974: 2.4%1975: 2.4%1976: 2.5%1977: 2.5%1978: 2.6%1979: 2.7%1980: 2.8%1981: 2.8%1982: 2.9%1983: 2.9%1984: 2.9%1985: 3%1986: 3%1987: 3%1988: 3%1989: 3.1%1990: 3.1%1991: 3.1%1992: 3.1%1993: 4.4%1994: 3.7%1995: 2.1%1996: 2.6%1997: 3%1998: 3.1%1999: 3.1%2000: 3.1%2001: 3.1%2002: 3%2003: 3%2004: 3.1%2005: 3.2%2006: 3.1%2007: 3%2008: 3%2009: 3%2010: 3%2011: 3%2012: 3%2013: 2.9%2014: 3%2015: 3%2016: 2.9%2017: 2.9%2018: 2.8%2019: 2.7%2020: 2.7%2021: 2.6%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%2024: 2.5%2025: 2.4%

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.

Country context

Benin in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Porto-Novo
Country code
BEN

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