Population, age 8, total in Benin

Benin: Population, age 8, total was 308,494 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
308,494
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
68th
of 191 countries
All-time high
308,494
in 2015
All-time low
155,965
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 8, total in Benin, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 156.0k1991: 161.8k1992: 167.1k1993: 172.0k1994: 176.9k1995: 181.9k1996: 187.1k1997: 192.5k1998: 197.9k1999: 203.5k2000: 209.1k2001: 214.7k2002: 220.5k2003: 226.3k2004: 232.2k2005: 238.3k2006: 244.6k2007: 251.0k2008: 257.5k2009: 264.3k2010: 271.3k2011: 278.6k2012: 286.1k2013: 293.7k2015: 308.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 8, total in Benin stood at 308,494. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Benin peaked at 308,494 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 155,965, in 1990.

Benin ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 8, total in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 8, total in Benin, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 155,965
1991 161,839 +3.8%
1992 167,129 +3.3%
1993 172,031 +2.9%
1994 176,867 +2.8%
1995 181,870 +2.8%
1996 187,089 +2.9%
1997 192,452 +2.9%
1998 197,938 +2.9%
1999 203,495 +2.8%
2000 209,091 +2.7%
2001 214,734 +2.7%
2002 220,457 +2.7%
2003 226,283 +2.6%
2004 232,238 +2.6%
2005 238,345 +2.6%
2006 244,588 +2.6%
2007 250,962 +2.6%
2008 257,515 +2.6%
2009 264,295 +2.6%
2010 271,328 +2.7%
2011 278,625 +2.7%
2012 286,124 +2.7%
2013 293,706 +2.6%
2015 308,494 +5.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 308,494 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 242,459, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 308,494 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 322,077, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 179,668 155,965 203,495 10
2000s 235,851 209,091 264,295 10
2010s 287,655 271,328 308,494 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 65 Zimbabwe 334,732 compare
  2. 66 Burundi 322,077 compare
  3. 67 Guinea 308,846 compare
  4. 69 Somalia 300,064 compare
  5. 70 North Korea 296,139 compare
  6. 71 Kazakhstan 282,841 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, total in Benin?
Population, age 8, total in Benin was 308,494 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 308,494 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 155,965 in 1990.
How does Benin rank for population, age 8, total?
Benin ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 8, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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