Benin vs Burkina Faso
Benin vs Burkina Faso: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0 per 1,000 people in Benin and -1.1 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 1.1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Benin ranked 109 and Burkina Faso ranked 153 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at -0.4 per 1,000 people and Burkina Faso at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Benin | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0 | -1.1 |
| 2022 | -0 | -1.1 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | -1 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | -2 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | -2.6 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | -2.6 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | -2.7 |
| 2007 | 0 | -1.9 |
| 2006 | -1.7 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | -0.2 | -3.4 |
| 1996 | -2.6 | -4.2 |
| 1995 | -7.3 | -3.7 |
| 1994 | -14 | -3.7 |
| 1993 | 26.6 | -4.4 |
| 1992 | -0 | -4.7 |
| 1991 | 0 | -5.4 |
| 1990 | -0.1 | -3.6 |
| 1989 | -0.1 | -3.6 |
| 1988 | -0.4 | -3.5 |
| 1987 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| 1986 | -0.4 | -3 |
| 1985 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
| 1984 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1982 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| 1981 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| 1980 | -0.8 | -2.2 |
| 1979 | -0.9 | -2.7 |
| 1978 | -1 | -2.9 |
| 1977 | -1.1 | -2.9 |
| 1976 | -1.2 | -4.1 |
| 1975 | -1.3 | -5 |
| 1974 | -1.4 | -5.1 |
| 1973 | -1.5 | -5.8 |
| 1972 | -1.5 | -5.8 |
| 1971 | -1.6 | -6 |
| 1970 | -1.6 | -5.1 |
| 1969 | -1.6 | -5.2 |
| 1968 | -1.6 | -5.1 |
| 1967 | -1.7 | -5 |
| 1966 | -1.7 | -5.2 |
| 1965 | -1.7 | -4.9 |
| 1964 | -1.8 | -5.2 |
| 1963 | -1.8 | -5.3 |
| 1962 | -1.9 | -5.3 |
| 1961 | -1.9 | -5.1 |
| 1960 | -1.9 | -4.9 |
| 1959 | -1.9 | -4.8 |
| 1958 | -1.9 | -5.5 |
| 1957 | -1.9 | -4.8 |
| 1956 | -1.9 | -4.8 |
| 1955 | -2 | -4.9 |
| 1954 | -2 | -4.9 |
| 1953 | -2 | -5.1 |
| 1952 | -2 | -4.6 |
| 1951 | -2 | -4.3 |
| 1950 | -2 | -4.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Benin | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.5-8.8–6.7 | -1.1-2.6–0.3 |
| 2025 | -0.5-8.8–7.5 | -1.1-3.3–0.7 |
| 2026 | -0.4-8.4–7 | -1.2-3.6–1.1 |
| 2027 | -0.5-9.1–7.1 | -1.2-3.9–1.3 |
| 2028 | -0.5-8.5–7.6 | -1.2-4.1–1.5 |
| 2029 | -0.5-9.2–6.9 | -1.2-4.4–1.9 |
| 2030 | -0.7-9.1–7.1 | -1.2-4.6–1.9 |
| 2031 | -0.5-8–7.3 | -1.1-4.7–2.1 |
| 2032 | -0.5-8.8–7.7 | -1.2-5–2.3 |
| 2033 | -0.5-9.2–7.3 | -1.2-5.1–2.4 |
| 2034 | -0.5-9–7.5 | -1.1-5.1–2.8 |
| 2035 | -0.5-8.4–7 | -1.2-5.4–2.9 |
| 2036 | -0.5-8.8–7.1 | -1.2-5.5–3.1 |
| 2037 | -0.6-9–6.7 | -1.2-5.6–3.1 |
| 2038 | -0.3-8.1–7.3 | -1.1-5.7–3.3 |
| 2039 | -0.4-8.3–7.5 | -1.2-5.9–3.5 |
| 2040 | -0.5-8.8–7.8 | -1.2-6.1–3.5 |
| 2041 | -0.5-8.5–6.8 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 |
| 2042 | -0.4-8.5–7.1 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 |
| 2043 | -0.5-8.7–7.4 | -1.2-6.2–3.6 |
| 2044 | -0.7-8.6–6.9 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 |
| 2045 | -0.3-8.1–7.5 | -1.1-6.2–3.8 |
| 2046 | -0.5-9.1–7.3 | -1.2-6.4–3.5 |
| 2047 | -0.6-8.9–7.2 | -1.1-6.5–3.7 |
| 2048 | -0.5-8.3–7.1 | -1.3-6.5–3.6 |
| 2049 | -0.5-8.5–7.4 | -1.2-6.4–3.8 |
| 2050 | -0.4-8.3–7.3 | -1.1-6.7–4 |
| 2051 | -0.4-8.6–7.8 | -1.2-6.6–3.8 |
| 2052 | -0.4-8.5–7.6 | -1.1-6.6–4.1 |
| 2053 | -0.6-8.9–6.7 | -1.1-6.4–4.3 |
| 2054 | -0.4-8.6–7.5 | -1.2-6.5–4 |
| 2055 | -0.3-8.1–7.9 | -1.1-6.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | -0.6-8.8–6.8 | -1.1-6.5–4.3 |
| 2057 | -0.4-8.3–7.3 | -1.1-6.2–4.3 |
| 2058 | -0.5-9.3–6.7 | -1.1-6.3–4.6 |
| 2059 | -0.4-8.9–7.2 | -1.1-6.6–4.4 |
| 2060 | -0.4-8.1–6.6 | -1.1-6.5–4.2 |
| 2061 | -0.5-8.9–7.5 | -1-6.4–4.6 |
| 2062 | -0.4-9–7.7 | -1.1-6.6–4.6 |
| 2063 | -0.4-9.2–7.1 | -1.1-6.2–4.5 |
| 2064 | -0.3-8.6–7.2 | -1-6.5–4.4 |
| 2065 | -0.3-8.7–7.4 | -1.1-6.9–4.4 |
| 2066 | -0.5-9.3–6.7 | -1-7–4.6 |
| 2067 | -0.5-8.9–7.3 | -1-7–4.7 |
| 2068 | -0.5-9.1–7.2 | -1-6.7–4.7 |
| 2069 | -0.3-8.9–7.7 | -1-6.9–4.7 |
| 2070 | -0.3-8.3–7.3 | -1-6.9–5 |
| 2071 | -0.4-9.2–7.2 | -1-7.2–4.8 |
| 2072 | -0.3-8.6–7.5 | -1-7.3–5 |
| 2073 | -0.4-8.8–7 | -0.9-7.2–5.1 |
| 2074 | -0.4-8.8–7.5 | -1-7.1–5 |
| 2075 | -0.6-9.5–6.7 | -1-7.3–5 |
| 2076 | -0.5-9.3–7.1 | -0.9-7–5.3 |
| 2077 | -0.4-9.1–7.2 | -0.9-7.2–5.3 |
| 2078 | -0.4-9.1–6.8 | -1-7.4–5.1 |
| 2079 | -0.4-8.9–7 | -1-7.3–5.2 |
| 2080 | -0.4-8.6–7.5 | -1-7.2–5.3 |
| 2081 | -0.4-9.2–7 | -1-7.2–5.4 |
| 2082 | -0.2-8.8–7.1 | -1-7.1–5.2 |
| 2083 | -0.3-9–7 | -1-7.2–5.2 |
| 2084 | -0.5-9.3–7.1 | -1-7.4–5.1 |
| 2085 | -0.3-8.9–7.2 | -1-7.3–5.2 |
| 2086 | -0.4-8.8–6.8 | -0.9-7.3–5.3 |
| 2087 | -0.3-9.2–6.5 | -0.9-7.2–5.5 |
| 2088 | -0.3-9.2–7.4 | -0.9-7.6–5.5 |
| 2089 | -0.4-8.8–7.1 | -0.9-7.7–5.2 |
| 2090 | -0.5-9.2–6.9 | -0.9-7.8–5.5 |
| 2091 | -0.4-9.6–7.9 | -1-7.8–5.2 |
| 2092 | -0.3-8.9–7.1 | -0.9-7.7–5.5 |
| 2093 | -0.4-9.5–7.1 | -0.9-8–5.3 |
| 2094 | -0.2-9.5–7.1 | -0.9-7.7–5.1 |
| 2095 | -0.4-9.3–7.2 | -1-8.1–5.1 |
| 2096 | -0.4-9.4–7.2 | -0.8-8–5.5 |
| 2097 | -0.6-9.1–6.6 | -0.9-8–5.5 |
| 2098 | -0.4-9.2–7.2 | -0.9-8.5–5.5 |
| 2099 | -0.4-9.2–7.3 | -0.9-8.6–5.5 |
| 2100 | -0.4-9.7–7.5 | -0.9-8.3–5.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Burkina Faso
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Burkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Burkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Burkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Burkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Burkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Burkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Burkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Burkina Faso: $844M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Burkina Faso: $37 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Burkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Burkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Burkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Burkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Burkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025