Population of Benin (2024)

Benin population

1,074,145

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Benin Population by Religions(2002 census)

Region Name Percents Number
Catholic 27.1% 291,093 people
Muslim 24.4% 262,091 people
Vodoun 17.3% 185,827 people
Protestant (Celestial, Methodist, other Protestant ) 10.4% 111,711 people
other Christian 5.3% 56,930 people
other 15.5% 166,492 people

Benin Population by Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Fon and related 39.2% 421,065 people
Adja and related 15.2% 163,270 people
Yoruba and related 12.3% 132,120 people
Bariba and related 9.2% 98,821 people
Peulh and related 7% 75,190 people
Ottamari and related 6.1% 65,523 people
Yoa-Lokpa and related 4% 42,966 people
Dendi and related 2.5% 26,854 people
other (includes Europeans) 1.6% 17,186 people
unspecified 2.9% 31,150 people

Benin population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 12,360,726 6,175,198 6,185,528 100 100 100 99.8
00-04 1,852,347 937,279 915,068 15 15.2 14.8 102.4
05-09 1,658,382 837,775 820,607 13.4 13.6 13.3 102.1
10-14 1,507,925 762,153 745,772 12.2 12.3 12.1 102.2
15-19 1,342,170 676,214 665,956 10.9 11 10.8 101.5
20-24 1,154,386 578,337 576,049 9.3 9.4 9.3 100.4
25-29 982,600 489,929 492,671 7.9 7.9 8 99.4
30-34 826,200 412,392 413,808 6.7 6.7 6.7 99.7
35-39 693,802 346,404 347,398 5.6 5.6 5.6 99.7
40-44 577,000 287,011 289,989 4.7 4.6 4.7 99
45-49 477,034 236,315 240,719 3.9 3.8 3.9 98.2
50-54 389,672 193,075 196,597 3.2 3.1 3.2 98.2
55-59 305,165 149,630 155,535 2.5 2.4 2.5 96.2
60-64 226,800 108,946 117,854 1.8 1.8 1.9 92.4
65-69 161,106 75,377 85,729 1.3 1.2 1.4 87.9
70-74 106,407 44,799 61,608 0.9 0.7 1 72.7
75-79 64,918 26,471 38,447 0.5 0.4 0.6 68.9
80-84 26,374 10,124 16,250 0.2 0.2 0.3 62.3
85-89 7,198 2,567 4,631 0.1 0 0.1 55.4
90-94 1,134 369 765 0 0 0 48.2
95-99 100 29 71 0 0 0 40.8
100+ 6 2 4 0 0 0 50

Benin Age structure and Population pyramid

Benin Age structure and Population pyramid

Benin Sex ratio

Benin Sex ratio

Benin Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Benin

Benin Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 13,295,869 2.43 315,315 99.99 117.91
2022 12,980,554 2.46 311,744 99.94 115.12
2021 12,668,810 2.49 308,084 99.89 112.35
2020 12,360,726 2.53 304,522 99.83 109.62
2019 12,056,204 2.56 300,867 99.77 106.92
2018 11,755,337 2.59 296,726 99.71 104.25
2017 11,458,611 2.61 291,953 99.64 101.62
2016 11,166,658 2.64 286,829 99.56 99.03
2015 10,879,829 2.65 281,347 99.49 96.49
2014 10,598,482 2.68 276,250 99.41 93.99
2013 10,322,232 2.71 272,440 99.34 91.54
2012 10,049,792 2.77 270,401 99.25 89.13
2011 9,779,391 2.83 269,593 99.15 86.73
2010 9,509,798 2.91 268,816 99.01 84.34
2005 8,182,362 17.74 1,232,996 97.91 72.56
2000 6,949,366 16.10 963,708 96.24 61.63
1995 5,985,658 19.68 984,387 95.73 53.08
1990 5,001,271 16.65 714,008 93.56 44.35
1985 4,287,263 15.31 569,239 92.78 38.02
1980 3,718,024 13.95 455,065 92.44 32.97
1975 3,262,959 12.22 355,190 92.44 28.94
1970 2,907,769 10.46 275,409 92.51 25.79
1965 2,632,360 8.26 200,740 91.80 23.34
1960 2,431,620 5.56 128,035 90.72 21.56
1955 2,303,585 2.14 48,364 89.38 20.43
1950 2,255,221 87.23 20.00
Chart population Benin Population (1950 - 2024)