Population in Benin
The population of Benin was 14,814,460 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Benin, 2025
14,814,460
Change from 2024
+2.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
75th of 217
Population in Benin over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,814,460 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 13,413,417 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 13,070,169 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 12,726,755 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 12,383,347 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 12,039,780 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 11,697,842 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 11,360,681 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 11,030,004 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 10,708,834 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 10,397,657 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 10,093,623 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 9,797,484 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 9,509,423 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 9,228,466 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 8,953,969 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 8,693,242 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 8,426,144 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 8,159,094 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 7,913,070 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 7,675,426 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 7,445,596 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 14,462,724 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11,360,681 people, the figure has changed by +30.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Benin has the 75th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Population growth
2.40%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
14,111,034 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.56 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.51%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.2%
2025 · World Bank