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Population Pyramid of Benin2024

Total population
14.5M
Median age
19
Peak year
2100
Peak population
39.6M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 2.3M · median age 23.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 3.9M · median age 17.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 7.2M · median age 17.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 14.5M · median age 19
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 24.4M · median age 24
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 39.6M · median age 34
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Benin presently shows an expansive pyramid with a broad young base, typical of pre-transition populations where both birth rates and death rates are high. The median age in 2024 is 19 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 41.6% of the population; people 65 and older account for 3.1%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Benin's peak population in 2100.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 2.3 million with median age 23.9. Projected 2100 values are 39.6 million and median age 34.

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