International Monetary Fund · Demographics
Benin: Population (IMF)
17.53Mpeople · 2031+30.7% since 2021
Total population, IMF World Economic Outlook. Annual figures for Benin from 1980 to 2031.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 17,532,000 | projection |
| 2030 | 17,063,000 | projection |
| 2029 | 16,581,000 | projection |
| 2028 | 16,111,000 | projection |
| 2027 | 15,662,000 | projection |
| 2026 | 15,232,000 | |
| 2025 | 14,814,000 | |
| 2024 | 14,463,000 | |
| 2023 | 14,111,000 | |
| 2022 | 13,760,000 | |
| 2021 | 13,413,000 | |
| 2020 | 13,070,000 | |
| 2019 | 12,727,000 | |
| 2018 | 12,383,000 | |
| 2017 | 12,040,000 | |
| 2016 | 11,698,000 | |
| 2015 | 11,361,000 | |
| 2014 | 11,030,000 | |
| 2013 | 10,709,000 | |
| 2012 | 10,398,000 | |
| 2011 | 10,094,000 | |
| 2010 | 9,797,000 | |
| 2009 | 9,509,000 | |
| 2008 | 9,228,000 | |
| 2007 | 8,954,000 | |
| 2006 | 8,693,000 | |
| 2005 | 8,426,000 | |
| 2004 | 8,159,000 | |
| 2003 | 7,913,000 | |
| 2002 | 7,675,000 | |
| 2001 | 7,446,000 | |
| 2000 | 7,222,000 | |
| 1999 | 7,003,000 | |
| 1998 | 6,789,000 | |
| 1997 | 6,583,000 | |
| 1996 | 6,392,000 | |
| 1995 | 6,227,000 | |
| 1994 | 6,097,000 | |
| 1993 | 5,873,000 | |
| 1992 | 5,618,000 | |
| 1991 | 5,447,000 | |
| 1990 | 5,281,000 | |
| 1989 | 5,120,000 | |
| 1988 | 4,973,000 | |
| 1987 | 4,817,000 | |
| 1986 | 4,672,000 | |
| 1985 | 4,527,000 | |
| 1984 | 4,382,000 | |
| 1983 | 4,248,000 | |
| 1982 | 4,114,000 | |
| 1981 | 3,991,000 | |
| 1980 | 3,858,000 |
Source
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