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Benin

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Capital
Porto-Novo
Currency
West African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
114,763 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q962 ↗ · Official languages: French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
14.81M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
24.57B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,658.27 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1.1 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.59 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.48 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
60.96 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.4 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
8.07 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
4,816.88 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.15 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
53.36 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
76.36 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
2.89 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
33.98 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
37.12 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
2.53 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Benin: 14.81M
Benin · Population8.08M9.92M11.75M13.59M15.43M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · Population · people
YearBenin
202514,814,460
202414,462,724
202314,111,034
202213,759,501
202113,413,417
202013,070,169
201912,726,755
201812,383,347
201712,039,780
201611,697,842
201511,360,681
201411,030,004
201310,708,834
201210,397,657
201110,093,623
20109,797,484
20099,509,423
20089,228,466
20078,953,969
20068,693,242

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Benin: 24.57B
Benin · GDP5.28B10.54B15.8B21.06B26.32B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · GDP · current US$
YearBenin
202524,566,420,903.53
202421,482,643,706.42
202319,673,291,004.14
202217,425,405,090.86
202117,687,623,530.34
202015,686,741,883.93
201914,391,686,313.46
201814,262,408,089.93
201712,701,655,836.95
201611,821,065,853.38
201511,388,160,996.77
201413,284,527,846.91
201312,517,845,123.93
201211,141,358,115.9
201110,693,321,363.66
20109,535,345,015.78
20099,738,626,517
20089,787,734,526.24
20078,169,048,382.84
20067,034,111,314.89

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Benin: 1,658.27
Benin · GDP per capita724.23978.971,233.711,488.451,743.192006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBenin
20251,658.27
20241,485.38
20231,394.18
20221,266.43
20211,318.65
20201,200.19
20191,130.82
20181,151.74
20171,054.97
20161,010.53
20151,002.42
20141,204.4
20131,168.93
20121,071.53
20111,059.41
2010973.24
20091,024.1
20081,060.6
2007912.34
2006809.15

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Benin: 1.1
Benin · Inflation-1.670.953.586.28.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · Inflation · %
YearBenin
20251.1
20241.16
20232.74
20221.35
20211.73
20203.02
20190.73
20180.92
20170.04
2016-0.79
20150.22
2014-0.55
20130.43
20126.74
20112.7
20102.21
20090.9
20087.95
20071.3
20063.78

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Benin: 1.59
Benin · Unemployment0.711.241.772.32.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBenin
20251.59
20241.64
20231.64
20221.69
20211.83
20201.52
20191.21
20181.43
20171.69
20161.83
20151.89
20141.95
20132.2
20122.46
20112.65
20101.04
20090.95
20080.9
20070.9
20060.89

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Benin: —
Benin · Fertility rate4.364.725.085.435.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBenin
2025No data available
20244.48
20234.56
20224.63
20214.71
20204.8
20194.9
20185.03
20175.16
20165.25
20155.32
20145.37
20135.41
20125.43
20115.44
20105.45
20095.49
20085.55
20075.63
20065.67

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Benin: —
Benin · Life expectancy57.6758.5759.4660.3661.262006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Benin · Life expectancy · years
YearBenin
2025No data available
202460.96
202360.77
202260.48
202159.61
202060.15
201959.89
201859.71
201759.53
201659.28
201559.12
201459.01
201358.86
201258.56
201158.46
201058.39
200958.26
200858.1
200758.25
200657.97
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Benin

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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