Benin Population Pyramid 2026
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.
The fertility rate of Benin was 4.56 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 60.8 years on average (62.2 years for girls, 59.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
373,677 immigrants live in Benin, 2.6% of the population.
| Togo | 120,390 |
| Nigeria | 92,433 |
| Niger | 82,865 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 36,443 |
| Ghana | 17,211 |
726,530 people born in Benin live in other countries.
| Nigeria | 404,468 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 75,331 |
| Togo | 72,863 |
| Gabon | 56,627 |
| France | 31,581 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 15,170,420 | 19.2 | |
| Guinea | 15,441,993 | 19.5 | |
| Senegal | 19,366,548 | 20.9 | |
| Togo | 9,930,919 | 20.2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 8,996,745 | 21.0 |
