Benin Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Benin rural population for 2022 was 6,738,656, a 1.61% increase from 2021.
  • Benin rural population for 2021 was 6,632,056, a 1.69% increase from 2020.
  • Benin rural population for 2020 was 6,521,955, a 1.78% increase from 2019.
  • Benin rural population for 2019 was 6,408,115, a 1.86% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 95,420,799
Democratic Republic of Congo 52,636,799
Tanzania 41,471,864
Uganda 34,889,566
Afghanistan 30,181,937
Nepal 23,994,819
Niger 21,780,401
Yemen 20,491,585
Mozambique 20,379,448
Madagascar 17,801,970
Malawi 16,736,441
Burkina Faso 15,446,047
Chad 13,458,554
Mali 12,327,741
Rwanda 11,335,329
Zimbabwe 11,033,499
Burundi 11,031,286
North Korea 9,667,582
Syrian Arab Republic 9,564,966
Somalia 9,269,665
Senegal 8,816,497
Guinea 8,638,804
South Sudan 8,638,206
Tajikistan 7,169,192
Benin 6,738,656
Togo 4,962,262
Sierra Leone 4,833,746
Haiti 4,770,701
Central African Republic 3,173,417
Liberia 2,488,813
Eritrea 2,113,713
Guinea-Bissau 1,157,198
Gambia 978,162
Comoros 586,880
Benin Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 6,738,656 50.47 1.59%
2021 6,632,056 51.03 1.67%
2020 6,521,955 51.59 1.76%
2019 6,408,115 52.14 1.84%
2018 6,291,307 52.69 1.90%
2017 6,173,197 53.23 1.94%
2016 6,054,660 53.77 1.96%
2015 5,937,048 54.31 1.98%
2014 5,820,544 54.83 1.98%
2013 5,706,707 55.36 1.97%
2012 5,595,366 55.88 1.99%
2011 5,484,900 56.39 2.02%
2010 5,375,270 56.91 2.04%
2009 5,266,858 57.42 2.06%
2008 5,159,607 57.93 2.07%
2007 5,053,924 58.44 2.01%
2006 4,953,435 58.95 2.21%
2005 4,845,400 59.46 2.33%
2004 4,733,654 59.96 2.19%
2003 4,631,064 60.46 2.19%
2002 4,530,712 60.96 2.37%
2001 4,424,587 61.35 2.50%
2000 4,315,471 61.67 2.52%
1999 4,207,907 61.99 2.55%
1998 4,102,012 62.30 2.54%
1997 3,999,236 62.62 2.41%
1996 3,904,027 62.93 2.07%
1995 3,823,934 63.24 1.57%
1994 3,764,495 63.55 3.25%
1993 3,644,195 63.86 3.97%
1992 3,502,420 64.17 2.17%
1991 3,427,406 64.75 1.89%
1990 3,363,159 65.52 1.89%
1989 3,300,034 66.27 1.90%
1988 3,237,913 67.02 1.90%
1987 3,176,841 67.75 1.90%
1986 3,116,923 68.48 1.89%
1985 3,058,507 69.20 1.88%
1984 3,001,457 69.91 1.87%
1983 2,945,765 70.62 1.87%
1982 2,891,101 71.31 1.87%
1981 2,837,536 71.99 1.84%
1980 2,785,778 72.66 1.78%
1979 2,736,741 73.32 1.07%
1978 2,707,619 74.45 0.84%
1977 2,684,914 75.71 0.87%
1976 2,661,720 76.92 0.87%
1975 2,638,632 78.10 0.88%
1974 2,615,436 79.23 0.90%
1973 2,591,941 80.31 0.94%
1972 2,567,801 81.35 0.96%
1971 2,543,374 82.35 0.97%
1970 2,518,800 83.31 0.99%
1969 2,494,012 84.22 1.01%
1968 2,468,849 85.10 1.03%
1967 2,443,653 85.93 1.04%
1966 2,418,450 86.73 1.04%
1965 2,393,343 87.48 1.04%
1964 2,368,689 88.20 1.01%
1963 2,344,780 88.88 0.99%
1962 2,321,783 89.53 0.95%
1961 2,299,768 90.14 0.90%
1960 2,279,270 90.73 0.00%