Benin - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Benin was 12,123,200 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,123,200 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,431,617 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,431,617
1961 2,465,865
1962 2,502,897
1963 2,542,864
1964 2,585,961
1965 2,632,361
1966 2,682,159
1967 2,735,308
1968 2,791,588
1969 2,850,657
1970 2,912,338
1971 2,976,575
1972 3,043,563
1973 3,113,681
1974 3,187,413
1975 3,265,167
1976 3,347,169
1977 3,433,445
1978 3,523,933
1979 3,618,519
1980 3,717,161
1981 3,820,126
1982 3,927,717
1983 4,039,940
1984 4,156,819
1985 4,278,502
1986 4,404,504
1987 4,535,262
1988 4,672,844
1989 4,820,020
1990 4,978,489
1991 5,149,496
1992 5,331,805
1993 5,521,761
1994 5,714,215
1995 5,905,552
1996 6,094,272
1997 6,281,644
1998 6,470,275
1999 6,664,102
2000 6,865,946
2001 7,076,728
2002 7,295,400
2003 7,520,556
2004 7,750,003
2005 7,982,223
2006 8,216,893
2007 8,454,790
2008 8,696,915
2009 8,944,713
2010 9,199,254
2011 9,460,829
2012 9,729,254
2013 10,004,590
2014 10,286,840
2015 10,575,960
2016 10,872,070
2017 11,175,190
2018 11,485,040
2019 11,801,150
2020 12,123,200

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Benin was 6,068,950 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,068,950 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,274,966 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,274,966
1961 1,291,361
1962 1,309,215
1963 1,328,602
1964 1,349,636
1965 1,372,419
1966 1,396,974
1967 1,423,292
1968 1,451,275
1969 1,480,814
1970 1,511,842
1971 1,544,342
1972 1,578,385
1973 1,614,136
1974 1,651,785
1975 1,691,502
1976 1,733,374
1977 1,777,415
1978 1,823,572
1979 1,871,767
1980 1,921,977
1981 1,974,303
1982 2,028,878
1983 2,085,674
1984 2,144,677
1985 2,205,925
1986 2,269,184
1987 2,334,649
1988 2,403,309
1989 2,476,474
1990 2,554,949
1991 2,639,316
1992 2,728,985
1993 2,822,260
1994 2,916,760
1995 3,010,794
1996 3,103,701
1997 3,196,075
1998 3,289,037
1999 3,384,292
2000 3,483,088
2001 3,585,778
2002 3,691,953
2003 3,801,242
2004 3,913,010
2005 4,026,821
2006 4,142,660
2007 4,260,764
2008 4,381,293
2009 4,504,448
2010 4,630,420
2011 4,759,222
2012 4,890,899
2013 5,025,698
2014 5,163,932
2015 5,305,830
2016 5,451,503
2017 5,600,895
2018 5,753,796
2019 5,909,895
2020 6,068,950

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Benin was 50.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.43 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.06 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 52.43
1961 52.37
1962 52.31
1963 52.25
1964 52.19
1965 52.14
1966 52.08
1967 52.03
1968 51.99
1969 51.95
1970 51.91
1971 51.88
1972 51.86
1973 51.84
1974 51.82
1975 51.80
1976 51.79
1977 51.77
1978 51.75
1979 51.73
1980 51.71
1981 51.68
1982 51.66
1983 51.63
1984 51.59
1985 51.56
1986 51.52
1987 51.48
1988 51.43
1989 51.38
1990 51.32
1991 51.25
1992 51.18
1993 51.11
1994 51.04
1995 50.98
1996 50.93
1997 50.88
1998 50.83
1999 50.78
2000 50.73
2001 50.67
2002 50.61
2003 50.54
2004 50.49
2005 50.45
2006 50.42
2007 50.39
2008 50.38
2009 50.36
2010 50.33
2011 50.30
2012 50.27
2013 50.23
2014 50.20
2015 50.17
2016 50.14
2017 50.12
2018 50.10
2019 50.08
2020 50.06

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Benin was 6,054,248 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,054,248 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,156,651 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,156,651
1961 1,174,504
1962 1,193,682
1963 1,214,262
1964 1,236,325
1965 1,259,942
1966 1,285,185
1967 1,312,016
1968 1,340,313
1969 1,369,843
1970 1,400,496
1971 1,432,233
1972 1,465,178
1973 1,499,545
1974 1,535,628
1975 1,573,665
1976 1,613,795
1977 1,656,030
1978 1,700,361
1979 1,746,752
1980 1,795,184
1981 1,845,823
1982 1,898,839
1983 1,954,266
1984 2,012,142
1985 2,072,577
1986 2,135,320
1987 2,200,613
1988 2,269,535
1989 2,343,546
1990 2,423,540
1991 2,510,180
1992 2,602,820
1993 2,699,501
1994 2,797,455
1995 2,894,758
1996 2,990,571
1997 3,085,569
1998 3,181,238
1999 3,279,810
2000 3,382,858
2001 3,490,950
2002 3,603,447
2003 3,719,314
2004 3,836,993
2005 3,955,402
2006 4,074,233
2007 4,194,026
2008 4,315,622
2009 4,440,265
2010 4,568,834
2011 4,701,607
2012 4,838,355
2013 4,978,896
2014 5,122,907
2015 5,270,132
2016 5,420,569
2017 5,574,297
2018 5,731,239
2019 5,891,256
2020 6,054,248

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Benin was 49.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.57 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 47.57
1961 47.63
1962 47.69
1963 47.75
1964 47.81
1965 47.86
1966 47.92
1967 47.97
1968 48.01
1969 48.05
1970 48.09
1971 48.12
1972 48.14
1973 48.16
1974 48.18
1975 48.20
1976 48.21
1977 48.23
1978 48.25
1979 48.27
1980 48.29
1981 48.32
1982 48.34
1983 48.37
1984 48.41
1985 48.44
1986 48.48
1987 48.52
1988 48.57
1989 48.62
1990 48.68
1991 48.75
1992 48.82
1993 48.89
1994 48.96
1995 49.02
1996 49.07
1997 49.12
1998 49.17
1999 49.22
2000 49.27
2001 49.33
2002 49.39
2003 49.46
2004 49.51
2005 49.55
2006 49.58
2007 49.61
2008 49.62
2009 49.64
2010 49.67
2011 49.70
2012 49.73
2013 49.77
2014 49.80
2015 49.83
2016 49.86
2017 49.88
2018 49.90
2019 49.92
2020 49.94

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population