Benin Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Benin population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Benin in 2020 is 105.64 people per square kilometer, a 2.73% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Benin in 2019 was 102.83 people per square kilometer, a 2.75% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Benin in 2018 was 100.08 people per square kilometer, a 2.77% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Benin in 2017 was 97.38 people per square kilometer, a 2.79% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Benin - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 105.64 | 2.73% |
| 2019 | 102.83 | 2.75% |
| 2018 | 100.08 | 2.77% |
| 2017 | 97.38 | 2.79% |
| 2016 | 94.74 | 2.80% |
| 2015 | 92.16 | 2.81% |
| 2014 | 89.64 | 2.82% |
| 2013 | 87.18 | 2.83% |
| 2012 | 84.78 | 2.84% |
| 2011 | 82.44 | 2.84% |
| 2010 | 80.16 | 2.85% |
| 2009 | 77.94 | 2.85% |
| 2008 | 75.78 | 2.86% |
| 2007 | 73.67 | 2.90% |
| 2006 | 71.60 | 2.94% |
| 2005 | 69.56 | 3.00% |
| 2004 | 67.53 | 3.05% |
| 2003 | 65.53 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | 63.57 | 3.09% |
| 2001 | 61.67 | 3.07% |
| 2000 | 59.83 | 3.03% |
| 1999 | 58.07 | 3.00% |
| 1998 | 56.38 | 3.00% |
| 1997 | 54.74 | 3.07% |
| 1996 | 53.10 | 3.20% |
| 1995 | 51.46 | 3.35% |
| 1994 | 49.79 | 3.49% |
| 1993 | 48.12 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | 46.46 | 3.54% |
| 1991 | 44.87 | 3.43% |
| 1990 | 43.38 | 3.29% |
| 1989 | 42.00 | 3.15% |
| 1988 | 40.72 | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 39.52 | 2.97% |
| 1986 | 38.38 | 2.95% |
| 1985 | 37.28 | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 36.22 | 2.89% |
| 1983 | 35.20 | 2.86% |
| 1982 | 34.23 | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 33.29 | 2.77% |
| 1980 | 32.39 | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 31.53 | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 30.71 | 2.64% |
| 1977 | 29.92 | 2.58% |
| 1976 | 29.17 | 2.51% |
| 1975 | 28.45 | 2.44% |
| 1974 | 27.77 | 2.37% |
| 1973 | 27.13 | 2.30% |
| 1972 | 26.52 | 2.25% |
| 1971 | 25.94 | 2.21% |
| 1970 | 25.38 | 2.16% |
| 1969 | 24.84 | 2.12% |
| 1968 | 24.33 | 2.06% |
| 1967 | 23.84 | 1.98% |
| 1966 | 23.37 | 1.89% |
| 1965 | 22.94 | 1.79% |
| 1964 | 22.53 | 1.70% |
| 1963 | 22.16 | 1.60% |
| 1962 | 21.81 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | 21.49 | 1.41% |
| 1960 | 21.19 | 1.31% |
| 1959 | 20.91 | 1.21% |
| 1958 | 20.66 | 1.10% |
| 1957 | 20.44 | 0.98% |
| 1956 | 20.24 | 0.85% |
| 1955 | 20.07 | 0.71% |
| 1954 | 19.93 | 0.57% |
| 1953 | 19.82 | 0.42% |
| 1952 | 19.74 | 0.28% |
| 1951 | 19.68 | 0.14% |
| 1950 | 19.65 | 0.00% |
