Urban population growth in Benin

The urban population of Benin changed by 3.94% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2000.

Measure: Urban population growth Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2025 3.94% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.05percentage points 2024: 4.00%
World, 2025 1.36% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 23rd of 217 See the full ranking

Urban population growth in Benin over time

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

Urban population growth (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period BeninWorld
2025 3.94% 1.36%
2024 4.00% 1.40%
2023 4.05% 1.35%
2022 4.06% 1.33%
2021 4.10% 1.48%
2020 4.16% 1.52%
2019 4.22% 1.74%
2018 4.28% 1.85%
2017 4.34% 1.90%
2016 4.37% 2.02%
2015 4.38% 2.14%
2014 4.37% 2.09%
2013 4.31% 2.20%
2012 4.31% 2.13%
2011 4.30% 2.56%
2010 4.28% 1.97%
2009 4.27% 2.22%
2008 4.26% 2.19%
2007 4.17% 2.34%
2006 4.30% 2.31%
2005 4.36% 2.27%
2004 4.16% 2.32%
2003 4.10% 2.41%
2002 4.03% 2.41%
2001 3.95% 2.33%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from 4.00% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 4.38%, the figure has changed by −0.44 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Benin has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.URB.GROW · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 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 Urbanization Prospects