Population growth in Benin
From 1960 to 2016 the population of Benin increased from 2.43 million to 10.87 million people. This is a growth by 347.1 percent in 56 years. The highest increase Benin was recorded in 1993 with 3.56%. The smallest increase in 1961 with 1.41%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 145.3 percent.
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Population development in Benin since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Jahr | Population Benin | Veränderung | Geburtenrate | Sterberate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.47 M | 1.41 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 2.50 M | 1.50 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 2.54 M | 1.60 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 2.59 M | 1.70 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 2.63 M | 1.79 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 2.68 M | 1.89 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 2.74 M | 1.98 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 2.79 M | 2.06 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 2.85 M | 2.12 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 2.91 M | 2.16 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 2.98 M | 2.21 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 3.04 M | 2.25 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 3.11 M | 2.30 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 3.19 M | 2.37 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 3.27 M | 2.44 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 3.35 M | 2.51 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 3.43 M | 2.58 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 3.52 M | 2.64 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 3.62 M | 2.68 % | 4,361 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1980 | 3.72 M | 2.73 % | 4,438 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1981 | 3.82 M | 2.77 % | 4,516 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1982 | 3.93 M | 2.82 % | 4,597 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1983 | 4.04 M | 2.86 % | 4,679 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1984 | 4.16 M | 2.89 % | 4,760 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1985 | 4.28 M | 2.93 % | 4,843 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 4.40 M | 2.95 % | 4,929 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 4.54 M | 2.97 % | 5,017 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1988 | 4.67 M | 3.03 % | 5,106 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 4.82 M | 3.15 % | 5,195 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 4.98 M | 3.29 % | 5,285 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1991 | 5.15 M | 3.43 % | 46.0 ‰ | 14.0 ‰ | 5,372 M | 1.65 % | |
| 1992 | 5.33 M | 3.54 % | 45.4 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 5,456 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1993 | 5.52 M | 3.56 % | 45.1 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 5,541 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 5.71 M | 3.49 % | 44.7 ‰ | 13.5 ‰ | 5,625 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1995 | 5.91 M | 3.35 % | 44.4 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 5,710 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 6.09 M | 3.20 % | 44.0 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 5,793 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 6.28 M | 3.07 % | 43.6 ‰ | 13.2 ‰ | 5,875 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 6.47 M | 3.00 % | 43.2 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 5,957 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 6.66 M | 3.00 % | 42.8 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 6,038 M | 1.36 % | |
| 2000 | 6.87 M | 3.03 % | 42.4 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 6,118 M | 1.33 % | |
| 2001 | 7.08 M | 3.07 % | 42.0 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 6,198 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 7.30 M | 3.09 % | 41.7 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 6,277 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 7.52 M | 3.09 % | 41.3 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 6,356 M | 1.27 % | |
| 2004 | 7.75 M | 3.05 % | 41.0 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 6,436 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2005 | 7.98 M | 3.00 % | 40.7 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 6,517 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 8.22 M | 2.94 % | 40.4 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 6,598 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2007 | 8.45 M | 2.90 % | 40.2 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 6,680 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 8.70 M | 2.86 % | 39.9 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 6,764 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2009 | 8.94 M | 2.85 % | 39.6 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 6,847 M | 1.23 % | |
| 2010 | 9.20 M | 2.85 % | 39.3 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 6,931 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2011 | 9.46 M | 2.84 % | 38.9 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 7,013 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2012 | 9.73 M | 2.84 % | 38.6 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 7,097 M | 1.21 % | |
| 2013 | 10.00 M | 2.83 % | 38.2 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 7,183 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2014 | 10.29 M | 2.82 % | 37.8 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 7,269 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 10.58 M | 2.81 % | 37.4 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,355 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2016 | 10.87 M | 2.80 % | 7,442 M | 1.18 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Benin
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2015 in the graph: The population in Benin increased by about 289,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 9.3 per 1000 people (~ 95,900 deaths) and the birth rate was 37.4 per 1000 people (~ 385,000 births). As a result, around 100 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate