Benin vs Burkina Faso: Population ages 0-14
Benin
41.3%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
41.2%
in 2025
Benin rank
14th
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 41.3% against 41.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.0% | 40.8% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.5% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 47.1% | 1.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 45.7% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 45.3% | 1.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 42.7% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 41.3% against 41.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.