Benin vs Rwanda

Benin vs Rwanda: Population

Population in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 14 million people in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 160,000 people, or 1.01 times that in Rwanda.

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Benin vs Rwanda: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 14 million people in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 160,000 people, or 1.01 times that in Rwanda.
BeninRwandaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2021.
  • In 2023, Benin ranked 76 and Rwanda ranked 77 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at 39.6 million people and Rwanda at 32.8 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBeninRwandaWorld
202314.1 million14 million8.09 billion
202213.8 million13.7 million8.02 billion
202113.4 million13.4 million7.95 billion
202013.1 million13.1 million7.89 billion
201912.7 million12.8 million7.81 billion
201812.4 million12.5 million7.73 billion
201712 million12.2 million7.65 billion
201611.7 million11.9 million7.56 billion
201511.4 million11.6 million7.47 billion
201411 million11.4 million7.38 billion
201310.7 million11.1 million7.29 billion
201210.4 million10.8 million7.2 billion
201110.1 million10.6 million7.11 billion
20109.8 million10.3 million7.02 billion
20099.51 million10.1 million6.93 billion
20089.23 million9.8 million6.84 billion
20078.95 million9.55 million6.76 billion
20068.69 million9.3 million6.67 billion
20058.43 million9.06 million6.59 billion
20048.16 million8.82 million6.5 billion
20037.91 million8.59 million6.42 billion
20027.68 million8.4 million6.34 billion
20017.45 million8.29 million6.26 billion
20007.22 million8.21 million6.17 billion
19997 million8.15 million6.09 billion
19986.79 million8.08 million6.01 billion
19976.58 million7.76 million5.93 billion
19966.39 million6.71 million5.84 billion
19956.23 million5.67 million5.76 billion
19946.1 million6.79 million5.68 billion
19935.87 million7.98 million5.59 billion
19925.62 million7.68 million5.51 billion
19915.45 million7.53 million5.42 billion
19905.28 million7.38 million5.33 billion
19895.12 million7.19 million5.23 billion
19884.97 million6.97 million5.14 billion
19874.82 million6.75 million5.05 billion
19864.68 million6.53 million4.96 billion
19854.54 million6.32 million4.87 billion
19844.41 million6.11 million4.78 billion
19834.28 million5.91 million4.7 billion
19824.16 million5.71 million4.61 billion
19814.04 million5.53 million4.53 billion
19803.93 million5.35 million4.45 billion
19793.82 million5.19 million4.37 billion
19783.72 million5.04 million4.29 billion
19773.62 million4.89 million4.22 billion
19763.53 million4.75 million4.14 billion
19753.45 million4.61 million4.07 billion
19743.36 million4.47 million4 billion
19733.28 million4.35 million3.92 billion
19723.21 million4.22 million3.85 billion
19713.14 million4.1 million3.77 billion
19703.07 million3.98 million3.7 billion
19693 million3.86 million3.62 billion
19682.93 million3.74 million3.55 billion
19672.87 million3.63 million3.47 billion
19662.81 million3.52 million3.4 billion
19652.76 million3.42 million3.34 billion
19642.7 million3.34 million3.26 billion
19632.65 million3.26 million3.19 billion
19622.61 million3.19 million3.12 billion
19612.56 million3.11 million3.07 billion
19602.52 million3.02 million3.02 billion
19592.48 million2.93 million2.97 billion
19582.44 million2.84 million2.91 billion
19572.41 million2.75 million2.85 billion
19562.38 million2.66 million2.8 billion
19552.35 million2.57 million2.74 billion
19542.33 million2.48 million2.69 billion
19532.31 million2.4 million2.63 billion
19522.29 million2.32 million2.58 billion
19512.27 million2.24 million2.54 billion
19502.25 million2.16 million2.49 billion
19492.23 million2.11 million–
19482.19 million2.06 million–
19472.15 million2.03 million–
19462.11 million1.99 million–
19452.08 million1.96 million–
19442.04 million1.92 million–
19432 million1.89 million–
19421.97 million1.86 million–
19411.93 million1.82 million–
19401.9 million1.79 million–
19391.87 million1.77 million–
19381.85 million1.74 million–
19371.82 million1.72 million–
19361.8 million1.69 million–
19351.77 million1.67 million–
19341.75 million1.65 million–
19331.72 million1.62 million–
19321.7 million1.6 million–
19311.68 million1.58 million–
19301.65 million1.56 million–
19291.63 million1.53 million–
19281.6 million1.51 million–
19271.58 million1.49 million–
19261.56 million1.47 million–
19251.53 million1.45 million–
19241.51 million1.42 million–
19231.49 million1.4 million–
19221.47 million1.38 million–
19211.45 million1.37 million–
19201.43 million1.36 million–
19191.42 million1.35 million–
19181.4 million1.35 million–
19171.39 million1.36 million–
19161.38 million1.36 million–
19151.37 million1.37 million–
19141.36 million1.38 million–
19131.34 million1.38 million–
19121.33 million1.39 million–
19111.32 million1.39 million–
19101.31 million1.4 million–
19091.29 million1.41 million–
19081.28 million1.42 million–
19071.27 million1.43 million–
19061.26 million1.45 million–
19051.25 million1.46 million–
19041.23 million1.47 million–
19031.22 million1.48 million–
19021.21 million1.49 million–
19011.2 million1.51 million–
19001.19 million1.52 million–
18991.18 million1.53 million–
18981.17 million1.54 million–
18971.16 million1.55 million–
18961.15 million1.56 million–
18951.15 million1.57 million–
18941.14 million1.58 million–
18931.13 million1.59 million–
18921.12 million1.59 million–
18911.12 million1.6 million–
18901.11 million1.61 million–
18891.1 million1.61 million–
18881.09 million1.6 million–
18871.08 million1.6 million–
18861.07 million1.59 million–
18851.07 million1.58 million–
18841.06 million1.58 million–
18831.05 million1.57 million–
18821.04 million1.57 million–
18811.03 million1.56 million–
18801.02 million1.56 million–
18791.01 million1.55 million–
18781 million1.55 million–
1877993,7001.55 million–
1876983,6001.55 million–
1875973,5001.55 million–
1874963,5001.55 million–
1873953,7001.54 million–
1872943,9001.54 million–
1871934,3001.54 million–
1870924,9001.54 million–
1869915,7001.54 million–
1868906,6001.54 million–
1867897,8001.54 million–
1866889,0001.54 million–
1865880,3001.53 million–
1864871,7001.53 million–
1863863,2001.53 million–
1862854,7001.53 million–
1861847,1001.53 million–
1860840,1001.53 million–
1859833,9001.53 million–
1858828,5001.53 million–
1857823,7001.52 million–
1856819,0001.52 million–
1855814,3001.52 million–
1854809,6001.52 million–
1853805,0001.52 million–
1852800,3001.52 million–
1851795,2001.51 million–
1850789,5001.5 million–
1849784,9001.49 million–
1848779,8001.47 million–
1847774,2001.44 million–
1846768,6001.42 million–
1845763,0001.4 million–
1844757,5001.37 million–
1843752,1001.35 million–
1842746,6001.33 million–
1841741,2001.31 million–
1840735,9001.29 million–
1839730,6001.27 million–
1838725,3001.25 million–
1837720,1001.23 million–
1836714,9001.21 million–
1835709,7001.19 million–
1834704,6001.17 million–
1833699,5001.15 million–
1832694,4001.13 million–
1831689,4001.11 million–
1830684,4001.09 million–
1829679,5001.08 million–
1828674,6001.06 million–
1827669,7001.04 million–
1826664,9001.02 million–
1825660,1001.01 million–
1824655,300991,300–
1823650,600975,200–
1822645,900959,400–
1821642,100946,900–
1820639,300937,600–
1819637,500931,400–
1818636,600928,400–
1817636,600928,400–
1816636,600928,400–
1815636,600928,400–
1814636,600928,400–
1813636,600928,400–
1812636,600928,400–
1811636,600928,400–
1810636,600928,400–
1809636,600928,400–
1808636,600928,400–
1807636,600928,400–
1806636,600928,400–
1805636,600928,400–
1804636,600928,400–
1803636,600928,400–
1802636,600928,400–
1801636,600928,400–
1800636,600928,400–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBeninRwandaWorld
202414.5 million14.4 million–14.5 million14.3 million13.6 million–14.8 million8.16 billion
202514.8 million14.6 million–15 million14.6 million13 million–16.1 million8.23 billion
202615.2 million14.9 million–15.4 million14.9 million12.8 million–17.1 million8.3 billion
202715.5 million15.1 million–15.9 million15.2 million12.6 million–17.8 million8.37 billion
202815.9 million15.4 million–16.4 million15.5 million12.5 million–18.8 million8.44 billion
202916.3 million15.6 million–16.8 million15.8 million12.4 million–19.6 million8.5 billion
203016.6 million15.8 million–17.3 million16.2 million12.2 million–20.4 million8.57 billion
203117 million16 million–17.8 million16.5 million12.2 million–21.4 million8.63 billion
203217.4 million16.2 million–18.3 million16.8 million12.1 million–22.4 million8.7 billion
203317.7 million16.5 million–18.8 million17.1 million12.1 million–23.3 million8.76 billion
203418.1 million16.7 million–19.4 million17.4 million12.1 million–24.2 million8.82 billion
203518.5 million16.9 million–19.9 million17.8 million12.1 million–25 million8.89 billion
203618.9 million17.1 million–20.5 million18.1 million12.1 million–26 million8.95 billion
203719.3 million17.3 million–21 million18.4 million12.2 million–27 million9.01 billion
203819.7 million17.5 million–21.6 million18.7 million12.3 million–28.1 million9.06 billion
203920.1 million17.6 million–22.2 million19.1 million12.2 million–29.1 million9.12 billion
204020.5 million17.8 million–22.8 million19.4 million12.4 million–30 million9.18 billion
204120.8 million17.9 million–23.4 million19.8 million12.5 million–31 million9.23 billion
204221.2 million18.1 million–24 million20.2 million12.6 million–32.1 million9.29 billion
204321.6 million18.3 million–24.6 million20.5 million12.5 million–33 million9.34 billion
204422 million18.4 million–25.2 million20.8 million12.4 million–34.1 million9.39 billion
204522.4 million18.6 million–25.9 million21.2 million12.6 million–35.2 million9.44 billion
204622.9 million18.8 million–26.6 million21.5 million12.7 million–36.2 million9.49 billion
204723.3 million19 million–27.2 million21.8 million12.6 million–36.9 million9.54 billion
204823.6 million19.2 million–27.9 million22.1 million12.6 million–37.7 million9.58 billion
204924 million19.4 million–28.6 million22.4 million12.8 million–38.8 million9.62 billion
205024.4 million19.5 million–29.3 million22.7 million12.9 million–39.9 million9.66 billion
205124.8 million19.6 million–30.1 million23 million12.9 million–40.9 million9.7 billion
205225.2 million19.7 million–30.9 million23.3 million12.9 million–41.9 million9.74 billion
205325.6 million19.9 million–31.6 million23.6 million12.8 million–43.2 million9.78 billion
205426 million20 million–32.3 million23.9 million12.8 million–44.1 million9.81 billion
205526.4 million20.1 million–33 million24.2 million12.8 million–45.3 million9.85 billion
205626.8 million20.2 million–33.8 million24.4 million12.6 million–46.5 million9.88 billion
205727.2 million20.2 million–34.6 million24.7 million12.3 million–47.5 million9.91 billion
205827.5 million20.3 million–35.4 million25 million12.2 million–48.5 million9.94 billion
205927.9 million20.4 million–36.3 million25.3 million12.2 million–49.5 million9.96 billion
206028.3 million20.4 million–37.1 million25.6 million12.3 million–50.6 million9.99 billion
206128.6 million20.5 million–37.9 million25.9 million12.2 million–51.7 million10 billion
206229 million20.4 million–38.7 million26.1 million12.1 million–52.8 million10 billion
206329.4 million20.4 million–39.6 million26.4 million12.1 million–53.7 million10.1 billion
206429.8 million20.5 million–40.5 million26.7 million12.1 million–54.5 million10.1 billion
206530.1 million20.5 million–41.4 million26.9 million12.3 million–55.6 million10.1 billion
206630.5 million20.5 million–42.3 million27.2 million12.7 million–57 million10.1 billion
206730.8 million20.5 million–43.2 million27.4 million12.7 million–58.8 million10.1 billion
206831.2 million20.6 million–44.1 million27.7 million12.7 million–60.3 million10.2 billion
206931.5 million20.6 million–45.1 million27.9 million12.7 million–60.8 million10.2 billion
207031.9 million20.6 million–46.1 million28.1 million12.7 million–61.9 million10.2 billion
207132.2 million20.5 million–47 million28.4 million12.6 million–63.6 million10.2 billion
207232.6 million20.6 million–48 million28.6 million12.6 million–64.9 million10.2 billion
207332.9 million20.6 million–48.9 million28.8 million12.5 million–66.1 million10.2 billion
207433.2 million20.5 million–49.9 million29 million12.2 million–67.8 million10.2 billion
207533.6 million20.5 million–51 million29.2 million12.1 million–69.7 million10.3 billion
207633.9 million20.5 million–52.1 million29.4 million12 million–70.2 million10.3 billion
207734.2 million20.4 million–53.1 million29.6 million11.9 million–71.2 million10.3 billion
207834.5 million20.4 million–54.2 million29.8 million11.8 million–73 million10.3 billion
207934.8 million20.3 million–55.4 million30 million11.7 million–73.5 million10.3 billion
208035.1 million20.2 million–56.6 million30.1 million11.6 million–74.7 million10.3 billion
208135.4 million20.1 million–57.7 million30.3 million11.6 million–76.9 million10.3 billion
208235.6 million20.1 million–58.9 million30.5 million11.6 million–78.1 million10.3 billion
208335.9 million20 million–60.2 million30.7 million11.6 million–78.8 million10.3 billion
208436.2 million19.9 million–61.4 million30.8 million11.5 million–79.9 million10.3 billion
208536.4 million19.9 million–62.7 million31 million11.4 million–80.8 million10.3 billion
208636.7 million19.8 million–63.8 million31.1 million11.5 million–82.7 million10.3 billion
208736.9 million19.7 million–65.1 million31.3 million11.6 million–85 million10.3 billion
208837.2 million19.6 million–66.5 million31.5 million11.6 million–86.3 million10.3 billion
208937.4 million19.4 million–67.9 million31.6 million11.8 million–87.4 million10.3 billion
209037.7 million19.3 million–69.3 million31.8 million11.8 million–88.8 million10.3 billion
209137.9 million19.2 million–70.8 million31.9 million11.9 million–89.9 million10.3 billion
209238.1 million19.1 million–72.3 million32 million12.1 million–90.1 million10.3 billion
209338.3 million19 million–73.7 million32.1 million12.1 million–91.1 million10.3 billion
209438.5 million18.9 million–75.1 million32.2 million12.1 million–92 million10.2 billion
209538.7 million18.7 million–76.6 million32.3 million12.1 million–92.6 million10.2 billion
209638.9 million18.6 million–78.2 million32.4 million12 million–94.2 million10.2 billion
209739.1 million18.4 million–79.6 million32.5 million11.8 million–95.6 million10.2 billion
209839.3 million18.3 million–80.8 million32.6 million12 million–97.1 million10.2 billion
209939.4 million18.1 million–81.9 million32.7 million12.2 million–98.7 million10.2 billion
210039.6 million18 million–83.2 million32.8 million12.2 million–99.8 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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