Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Benin

At age 65, people in Benin could expect to live 13.4 more years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Benin, 2023 (latest estimate) 13.4 Years
Change from 2022 +0.4% 2022: 13.3 years
Projection for 2030 13.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 13.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 15.1 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 189th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Benin over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at age 65, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Benin
2100 15.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 14.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 14.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 14.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 14.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 14.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 14.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 14.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 14.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 14.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 13.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 13.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 13.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 13.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 13.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 13.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 13.4 years
2022 13.3 years
2021 13.0 years
2020 13.1 years
2019 13.3 years
2018 13.3 years
2017 13.3 years
2016 13.3 years
2015 13.3 years
2014 13.3 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 13.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 13.3 years, the figure has changed by +0.8%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Benin has the 189th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Benin
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024