Benin Population Pyramid (1950–2100)
Benin in 2026
As of 2026, Benin counts an estimated 15,170,420 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 11,697,841; it has grown by 29.7% since. With a median age of 19.2 years, Benin has a youth dependency ratio of 73.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.7 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
Benin population pyramids by year: 1950 · 1960 · 1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 2000 · 2010 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2030 · 2040 · 2050 · 2060 · 2070 · 2080 · 2090 · 2100





