Population of Benin (2025)

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 13,936,891 6,970,721 6,966,170 100 100 100 100.1
00-04 1,987,332 1,005,740 981,592 14.3 14.4 14.1 102.5
05-09 1,803,026 910,847 892,179 12.9 13.1 12.8 102.1
10-14 1,642,511 830,021 812,490 11.8 11.9 11.7 102.2
15-19 1,494,272 755,315 738,957 10.7 10.8 10.6 102.2
20-24 1,323,034 666,120 656,914 9.5 9.6 9.4 101.4
25-29 1,134,038 567,576 566,462 8.1 8.1 8.1 100.2
30-34 964,064 480,329 483,735 6.9 6.9 6.9 99.3
35-39 808,950 403,312 405,638 5.8 5.8 5.8 99.4
40-44 676,782 337,205 339,577 4.9 4.8 4.9 99.3
45-49 559,543 277,150 282,393 4 4 4.1 98.1
50-54 457,830 225,247 232,583 3.3 3.2 3.3 96.8
55-59 367,441 180,181 187,260 2.6 2.6 2.7 96.2
60-64 279,120 134,910 144,210 2 1.9 2.1 93.6
65-69 196,794 92,865 103,929 1.4 1.3 1.5 89.4
70-74 127,395 58,293 69,102 0.9 0.8 1 84.4
75-79 71,395 29,082 42,313 0.5 0.4 0.6 68.7
80-84 33,054 12,885 20,169 0.2 0.2 0.3 63.9
85-89 8,826 3,173 5,653 0.1 0 0.1 56.1
90-94 1,361 435 926 0 0 0 47
95-99 116 33 83 0 0 0 39.8
100+ 7 2 5 0 0 0 40

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 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2024 13,614,682 2.40 318,813 100.03 120.74
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 - 2025)