Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Western Africa
Benin is recorded at 14.46m people in 2024, with total annual change of +349,642 under the WPP medium variant.
Benin observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 483,336 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -125,969 |
| Natural change | +357,367 |
| Net migration | -7,725 |
| Total change | +349,642 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +349,642 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -25,124,844 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 39.59m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign citizens; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Benin 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 5.90m, ages 15-64 7.77m, ages 65+ 435.7k.
Benin 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 8.09m, ages 15-64 15.18m, ages 65+ 1.17m.
Benin 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 8.85m, ages 15-64 25.99m, ages 65+ 4.75m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.46m | 349,642 | 483.3k | 126.0k | 4.48 |
| 2030 | 16.62m | 364,360 | 514.3k | 138.2k | 4.05 |
| 2050 | 24.43m | 394,555 | 599.5k | 194.8k | 3.06 |
| 2080 | 35.06m | 288,568 | 629.2k | 325.2k | 2.38 |
| 2100 | 39.59m | 162,370 | 604.1k | 424.3k | 2.14 |