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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Benin

Share of population under 15 in Benin in 2025 — 41.3%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.1 pp.

2025 41.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 217
Period maximum 46.2%1991
Period minimum 39.1%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Benin, 1960–202538404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.1%1962: 39.9%1964: 40.8%1966: 41.6%1968: 42.5%1970: 43.2%1972: 43.8%1974: 44.3%1976: 44.7%1978: 45%1980: 45.2%1982: 45.5%1984: 45.7%1986: 45.9%1988: 46.1%1990: 46.1%1992: 46.2%1994: 45.5%1996: 46%1998: 45.8%2000: 45.4%2002: 45.1%2004: 44.8%2006: 44.4%2008: 44.3%2010: 43.9%2012: 43.7%2014: 43.5%2016: 43.3%2018: 43.1%2020: 42.7%2022: 42.1%2024: 41.6%2025: 41.3%
Change over the period: +2.1 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 41.3%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.3 −0.3 pp
2024 41.6 −0.3 pp
2023 41.8 −0.3 pp
2022 42.1 −0.3 pp
2021 42.4 −0.3 pp
2020 42.7 −0.2 pp
2019 42.9 −0.2 pp
2018 43.1 −0.1 pp
2017 43.2 −0.1 pp
2016 43.3 −0.1 pp
2015 43.4 −0.1 pp
2014 43.5 −0.1 pp
2013 43.6 −0.1 pp
2012 43.7 −0.1 pp
2011 43.8 −0.1 pp
2010 43.9 −0.2 pp
2009 44.1 −0.2 pp
2008 44.3 −0.1 pp
2007 44.4 −0.1 pp
2006 44.4 −0.1 pp
2005 44.6 −0.2 pp
2004 44.8 −0.2 pp
2003 44.9 −0.2 pp
2002 45.1 −0.2 pp
2001 45.3 −0.2 pp
2000 45.4 −0.2 pp
1999 45.6 −0.2 pp
1998 45.8 −0.1 pp
1997 45.9 −0.1 pp
1996 46 +0.1 pp
1995 45.9 +0.4 pp
1994 45.5 −0.2 pp
1993 45.7 −0.5 pp
1992 46.2 −0 pp
1991 46.2 +0 pp
1990 46.1 +0 pp
1989 46.1 +0.1 pp
1988 46.1 +0.1 pp
1987 46 +0.1 pp
1986 45.9 +0.1 pp
1985 45.8 +0.1 pp
1984 45.7 +0.1 pp
1983 45.6 +0.1 pp
1982 45.5 +0.1 pp
1981 45.3 +0.1 pp
1980 45.2 +0.1 pp
1979 45.1 +0.1 pp
1978 45 +0.1 pp
1977 44.8 +0.1 pp
1976 44.7 +0.2 pp
1975 44.5 +0.2 pp
1974 44.3 +0.2 pp
1973 44.1 +0.3 pp
1972 43.8 +0.3 pp
1971 43.5 +0.3 pp
1970 43.2 +0.4 pp
1969 42.8 +0.4 pp
1968 42.5 +0.4 pp
1967 42.1 +0.4 pp
1966 41.6 +0.4 pp
1965 41.2 +0.4 pp
1964 40.8 +0.4 pp
1963 40.3 +0.4 pp
1962 39.9 +0.4 pp
1961 39.5 +0.4 pp
1960 39.1 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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