Benin | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2419644 |
| 1961 | 2451123 |
| 1962 | 2485248 |
| 1963 | 2521922 |
| 1964 | 2561022 |
| 1965 | 2602490 |
| 1966 | 2646310 |
| 1967 | 2692610 |
| 1968 | 2741672 |
| 1969 | 2793872 |
| 1970 | 2849508 |
| 1971 | 2908713 |
| 1972 | 2971515 |
| 1973 | 3037990 |
| 1974 | 3108179 |
| 1975 | 3182130 |
| 1976 | 3259918 |
| 1977 | 3341618 |
| 1978 | 3427274 |
| 1979 | 3516917 |
| 1980 | 3610578 |
| 1981 | 3708675 |
| 1982 | 3811326 |
| 1983 | 3917941 |
| 1984 | 4027682 |
| 1985 | 4140176 |
| 1986 | 4254522 |
| 1987 | 4371470 |
| 1988 | 4494242 |
| 1989 | 4627194 |
| 1990 | 4773137 |
| 1991 | 4934077 |
| 1992 | 5108335 |
| 1993 | 5290562 |
| 1994 | 5473217 |
| 1995 | 5651141 |
| 1996 | 5821985 |
| 1997 | 5988093 |
| 1998 | 6154708 |
| 1999 | 6329476 |
| 2000 | 6517810 |
| 2001 | 6721337 |
| 2002 | 6937985 |
| 2003 | 7164976 |
| 2004 | 7397985 |
| 2005 | 7633757 |
| 2006 | 7871707 |
| 2007 | 8112573 |
| 2008 | 8355980 |
| 2009 | 8601771 |
| 2010 | 8849892 |
| 2011 | 9099922 |
| 2012 |
Benin | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.