Rural population in Benin in 2025 — 6,909,167 people. Ranked 72 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 204.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.91M | +45,959 | +0.67% |
| 2024 | 6.86M | +54,040 | +0.79% |
| 2023 | 6.81M | +61,880 | +0.92% |
| 2022 | 6.75M | +66,894 | +1% |
| 2021 | 6.68M | +72,921 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.61M | +80,245 | +1.23% |
| 2019 | 6.53M | +87,303 | +1.36% |
| 2018 | 6.44M | +94,272 | +1.49% |
| 2017 | 6.35M | +100,112 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.25M | +104,041 | +1.69% |
| 2015 | 6.14M | +106,770 | +1.77% |
| 2014 | 6.03M | +107,421 | +1.81% |
| 2013 | 5.93M | +109,561 | +1.88% |
| 2012 | 5.82M | +110,976 | +1.94% |
| 2011 | 5.71M | +111,594 | +1.99% |
| 2010 | 5.6M | +111,906 | +2.04% |
| 2009 | 5.48M | +112,579 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.37M | +113,440 | +2.16% |
| 2007 | 5.26M | +109,791 | +2.13% |
| 2006 | 5.15M | +117,878 | +2.34% |
| 2005 | 5.03M | +122,099 | +2.49% |
| 2004 | 4.91M | +113,507 | +2.37% |
| 2003 | 4.79M | +112,237 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.68M | +111,532 | +2.44% |
| 2001 | 4.57M | +112,733 | +2.53% |
| 2000 | 4.46M | +113,397 | +2.61% |
| 1999 | 4.34M | +112,842 | +2.67% |
| 1998 | 4.23M | +110,273 | +2.68% |
| 1997 | 4.12M | +102,197 | +2.54% |
| 1996 | 4.02M | +85,845 | +2.18% |
| 1995 | 3.93M | +63,307 | +1.64% |
| 1994 | 3.87M | +121,768 | +3.25% |
| 1993 | 3.75M | +140,616 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.61M | +85,286 | +2.42% |
| 1991 | 3.52M | +79,364 | +2.31% |
| 1990 | 3.44M | +74,021 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.37M | +69,378 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.3M | +65,318 | +2.02% |
| 1987 | 3.23M | +61,520 | +1.94% |
| 1986 | 3.17M | +58,232 | +1.87% |
| 1985 | 3.11M | +55,561 | +1.82% |
| 1984 | 3.06M | +53,277 | +1.77% |
| 1983 | 3.01M | +51,738 | +1.75% |
| 1982 | 2.95M | +50,769 | +1.75% |
| 1981 | 2.9M | +49,189 | +1.72% |
| 1980 | 2.85M | +46,960 | +1.67% |
| 1979 | 2.81M | +42,998 | +1.56% |
| 1978 | 2.76M | +38,644 | +1.42% |
| 1977 | 2.72M | +35,436 | +1.32% |
| 1976 | 2.69M | +32,485 | +1.22% |
| 1975 | 2.66M | +29,991 | +1.14% |
| 1974 | 2.63M | +28,064 | +1.08% |
| 1973 | 2.6M | +26,743 | +1.04% |
| 1972 | 2.57M | +25,652 | +1.01% |
| 1971 | 2.55M | +24,850 | +0.99% |
| 1970 | 2.52M | +24,380 | +0.98% |
| 1969 | 2.5M | +24,073 | +0.97% |
| 1968 | 2.47M | +24,043 | +0.98% |
| 1967 | 2.45M | +24,245 | +1% |
| 1966 | 2.43M | +24,803 | +1.03% |
| 1965 | 2.4M | +25,335 | +1.07% |
| 1964 | 2.37M | +25,611 | +1.09% |
| 1963 | 2.35M | +25,955 | +1.12% |
| 1962 | 2.32M | +26,394 | +1.15% |
| 1961 | 2.3M | +26,063 | +1.15% |
| 1960 | 2.27M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
