Net migration in Benin

Net migration to Benin was -7,847 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2006.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2025 -7,847 People
Change from 2024 −1.6% 2024: -7,725 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 147th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Benin over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period BeninWorld
2025 -7,847 people 0 people
2024 -7,725 people 0 people
2023 -192 people 0 people
2022 -192 people 0 people
2021 1,729 people 0 people
2020 1,729 people 0 people
2019 3,366 people 0 people
2018 3,372 people 0 people
2017 3,716 people 0 people
2016 3,837 people 0 people
2015 3,369 people 0 people
2014 3,667 people 0 people
2013 -887 people 0 people
2012 1,260 people 0 people
2011 4,283 people 0 people
2010 3,947 people 0 people
2009 4,279 people 0 people
2008 3,198 people 0 people
2007 241 people 0 people
2006 -15,135 people 0 people
2005 30,495 people 0 people
2004 4,173 people 0 people
2003 4,283 people 0 people
2002 3,572 people 0 people
2001 3,732 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6% from -7,725 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 3,369 people, the figure has changed by −11,216.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Benin has the 147th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects