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Benin: Rural population growth

0.67percent · 2025-61.9% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Benin from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20250.667
20240.791
20230.913
20220.996
20211.098
20201.222
20191.347
20181.475
20171.59
20161.68
20151.754
20141.796
20131.866
20121.926
20111.975
20102.02
20092.075
20082.135
20072.11
20062.317
20052.458
20042.34
20032.369
20022.411
20012.498
20002.577
19992.632
19982.641
19972.511
19962.159
19951.623
19943.197
19933.824
19922.393
19912.279
19902.174
19892.081
19882
19871.921
19861.853
19851.8
19841.757
19831.737
19821.734
19811.709
19801.659
19791.544
19781.408
19771.309
19761.215
19751.135
19741.074
19731.034
19721.002
19710.981
19700.971
19690.969
19680.977
19670.995
19661.028
19651.061
19641.084
19631.111
19621.143
19611.141

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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