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Benin
BENTotal population
14.8M
Reference period 2025 · people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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Total population · Historical trend
- Value
- 14.8M 2025
- Previous value
- 14,462,724 people 2024
- Change
- 351,736 people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13,413,417 people | |
| 2022 | 13,759,501 people | |
| 2023 | 14,111,034 people | |
| 2024 | 14,462,724 people | |
| 2025 | 14,814,460 people |
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- GDP per capita, current US$2025 · World Bank 147 / 175 countries/ 175 countries
- Rate of population change2023 · UN DESA Population Division 24 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Median age2023 · UN DESA Population Division 177 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Total population2025 · World Bank 75 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Life expectancy at birth, total2024 · World Bank 186 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Total fertility rate2023 · UN DESA Population Division 14 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
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