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🇧🇯 Population Density of Benin

The current population density of Benin is 121.6107 people per square kilometer. A 2.7% increase from 2022, when the population density only was 118.4184 people/km². In the future, Benin's population density is projected to increase to 413.4213 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Benin by 239.95% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of Benin (1950-2023)

Benin has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 20.0821 people/km² to 121.6107 people/km², an increase of 505.57% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 20.0821 2,264,452
1951 20.2259 2,280,678
1952 20.3781 2,297,832
1953 20.5453 2,316,684
1954 20.7287 2,337,371
1955 20.9301 2,360,080
1956 21.1536 2,385,282
1957 21.3999 2,413,054
1958 21.6691 2,443,406
1959 21.9626 2,476,498
1960 22.2799 2,512,284
1961 22.6252 2,551,216
1962 22.9984 2,593,302
1963 23.3956 2,638,082
1964 23.8171 2,685,618
1965 24.2625 2,735,843
1966 24.7308 2,788,642
1967 25.2194 2,843,739
1968 25.7291 2,901,218
1969 26.2608 2,961,166
1970 26.8131 3,023,443
1971 27.389 3,088,381
1972 27.9923 3,156,408
1973 28.6217 3,227,380
1974 29.277 3,301,276
1975 29.9637 3,378,703
1976 30.6876 3,460,329
1977 31.4513 3,546,454
1978 32.2537 3,636,927
1979 33.1003 3,732,394
1980 34.0009 3,833,939
1981 34.9554 3,941,569
1982 35.9559 4,054,384
1983 36.9947 4,171,526
1984 38.0726 4,293,070
1985 39.1943 4,419,552
1986 40.3634 4,551,382
1987 41.582 4,688,787
1988 42.8487 4,831,624
1989 44.1618 4,979,680
1990 45.5252 5,133,420
1991 46.9408 5,293,046
1992 48.4017 5,457,778
1993 50.6047 5,706,181
1994 52.531 5,923,394
1995 53.6228 6,046,510
1996 55.0183 6,203,860
1997 56.6427 6,387,026
1998 58.3911 6,584,183
1999 60.2039 6,788,589
2000 62.0612 6,998,023
2001 63.9592 7,212,040
2002 65.908 7,431,783
2003 67.9249 7,659,208
2004 70.012 7,894,554
2005 72.2723 8,149,419
2006 74.5178 8,402,631
2007 76.6917 8,647,760
2008 78.9861 8,906,469
2009 81.3455 9,172,514
2010 83.7683 9,445,710
2011 86.2574 9,726,380
2012 88.8088 10,014,078
2013 91.4219 10,308,730
2014 94.1366 10,614,844
2015 96.9562 10,932,784
2016 99.8589 11,260,085
2017 102.8448 11,596,778
2018 105.8947 11,940,683
2019 108.9965 12,290,444
2020 112.1242 12,643,123
2021 115.2616 12,996,895
2022 118.4184 13,352,864
2023 121.6107 13,712,828

Future Population Density of Benin (2023-2100)

Benin's positive trend in population density is set to increase even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 121.6107 people/km² to 413.4213 people/km². An additional increase increase of 239.95% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2023 121.6107 13,712,828
2024 124.8676 14,080,072
2025 128.1855 14,454,199
2026 131.5443 14,832,937
2027 134.9415 15,216,009
2028 138.3799 15,603,721
2029 141.8628 15,996,446
2030 145.3869 16,393,827
2031 148.9497 16,795,573
2032 152.5539 17,201,982
2033 156.2067 17,613,873
2034 159.9007 18,030,402
2035 163.6234 18,450,172
2036 167.3844 18,874,268
2037 171.1899 19,303,369
2038 175.0361 19,737,070
2039 178.929 20,176,029
2040 182.872 20,620,647
2041 186.8535 21,069,601
2042 190.8725 21,522,780
2043 194.9279 21,980,068
2044 199.0154 22,440,979
2045 203.1378 22,905,813
2046 207.2843 23,373,375
2047 211.4408 23,842,061
2048 215.6194 24,313,238
2049 219.8267 24,787,656
2050 224.0514 25,264,035
2051 228.2918 25,742,183
2052 232.5334 26,220,469
2053 236.7791 26,699,212
2054 241.0297 27,178,512
2055 245.2796 27,657,733
2056 249.5406 28,138,196
2057 253.7931 28,617,711
2058 258.019 29,094,226
2059 262.2425 29,570,468
2060 266.4765 30,047,895
2061 270.7175 30,526,109
2062 274.9578 31,004,245
2063 279.1811 31,480,457
2064 283.3989 31,956,066
2065 287.6087 32,430,754
2066 291.7996 32,903,326
2067 295.9862 33,375,405
2068 300.1696 33,847,130
2069 304.3186 34,314,961
2070 308.4238 34,777,866
2071 312.5067 35,238,252
2072 316.5721 35,696,668
2073 320.6291 36,154,142
2074 324.6601 36,608,678
2075 328.6356 37,056,954
2076 332.5821 37,501,952
2077 336.5089 37,944,740
2078 340.3979 38,383,265
2079 344.2594 38,818,687
2080 348.0913 39,250,774
2081 351.8635 39,676,128
2082 355.5863 40,095,914
2083 359.2662 40,510,862
2084 362.8779 40,918,116
2085 366.4493 41,320,827
2086 369.9842 41,719,417
2087 373.4655 42,111,974
2088 376.903 42,499,584
2089 380.2665 42,878,845
2090 383.5627 43,250,534
2091 386.8215 43,617,990
2092 390.0362 43,980,480
2093 393.1825 44,335,256
2094 396.2569 44,681,929
2095 399.281 45,022,923
2096 402.2454 45,357,192
2097 405.1376 45,683,317
2098 407.9644 46,002,060
2099 410.7245 46,313,300
2100 413.4213 46,617,384

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Benin.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Benin's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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