Benin vs Uganda

Benin vs Uganda: Population

Population in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 48.7 million people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uganda, by 34.6 million people, or 3.45 times that in Benin.

people · UN

Benin vs Uganda: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 14.1 million people in Benin and 48.7 million people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uganda, by 34.6 million people, or 3.45 times that in Benin.
BeninUgandaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Benin ranked 76 and Uganda ranked 31 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at 39.6 million people and Uganda at 121 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBeninUgandaWorld
202314.1 million48.7 million8.09 billion
202213.8 million47.3 million8.02 billion
202113.4 million45.9 million7.95 billion
202013.1 million44.5 million7.89 billion
201912.7 million43 million7.81 billion
201812.4 million41.6 million7.73 billion
201712 million40.2 million7.65 billion
201611.7 million38.8 million7.56 billion
201511.4 million37.5 million7.47 billion
201411 million36.4 million7.38 billion
201310.7 million35.3 million7.29 billion
201210.4 million34.3 million7.2 billion
201110.1 million33.4 million7.11 billion
20109.8 million32.4 million7.02 billion
20099.51 million31.5 million6.93 billion
20089.23 million30.5 million6.84 billion
20078.95 million29.7 million6.76 billion
20068.69 million28.8 million6.67 billion
20058.43 million28 million6.59 billion
20048.16 million27.2 million6.5 billion
20037.91 million26.4 million6.42 billion
20027.68 million25.5 million6.34 billion
20017.45 million24.8 million6.26 billion
20007.22 million24 million6.17 billion
19997 million23.3 million6.09 billion
19986.79 million22.5 million6.01 billion
19976.58 million21.9 million5.93 billion
19966.39 million21.2 million5.84 billion
19956.23 million20.7 million5.76 billion
19946.1 million20.1 million5.68 billion
19935.87 million19.5 million5.59 billion
19925.62 million18.8 million5.51 billion
19915.45 million18.2 million5.42 billion
19905.28 million17.6 million5.33 billion
19895.12 million17 million5.23 billion
19884.97 million16.5 million5.14 billion
19874.82 million16 million5.05 billion
19864.68 million15.5 million4.96 billion
19854.54 million15 million4.87 billion
19844.41 million14.6 million4.78 billion
19834.28 million14.2 million4.7 billion
19824.16 million13.9 million4.61 billion
19814.04 million13.6 million4.53 billion
19803.93 million13.3 million4.45 billion
19793.82 million13 million4.37 billion
19783.72 million12.7 million4.29 billion
19773.62 million12.4 million4.22 billion
19763.53 million12 million4.14 billion
19753.45 million11.7 million4.07 billion
19743.36 million11.4 million4 billion
19733.28 million11.1 million3.92 billion
19723.21 million10.9 million3.85 billion
19713.14 million10.6 million3.77 billion
19703.07 million10.3 million3.7 billion
19693 million10 million3.62 billion
19682.93 million9.71 million3.55 billion
19672.87 million9.41 million3.47 billion
19662.81 million9.12 million3.4 billion
19652.76 million8.85 million3.34 billion
19642.7 million8.59 million3.26 billion
19632.65 million8.33 million3.19 billion
19622.61 million8.09 million3.12 billion
19612.56 million7.86 million3.07 billion
19602.52 million7.64 million3.02 billion
19592.48 million7.42 million2.97 billion
19582.44 million7.21 million2.91 billion
19572.41 million7 million2.85 billion
19562.38 million6.81 million2.8 billion
19552.35 million6.61 million2.74 billion
19542.33 million6.43 million2.69 billion
19532.31 million6.25 million2.63 billion
19522.29 million6.08 million2.58 billion
19512.27 million5.91 million2.54 billion
19502.25 million5.75 million2.49 billion
19492.23 million5.63 million–
19482.19 million5.52 million–
19472.15 million5.42 million–
19462.11 million5.32 million–
19452.08 million5.23 million–
19442.04 million5.14 million–
19432 million5.05 million–
19421.97 million4.96 million–
19411.93 million4.87 million–
19401.9 million4.79 million–
19391.87 million4.72 million–
19381.85 million4.65 million–
19371.82 million4.59 million–
19361.8 million4.52 million–
19351.77 million4.46 million–
19341.75 million4.4 million–
19331.72 million4.34 million–
19321.7 million4.28 million–
19311.68 million4.22 million–
19301.65 million4.15 million–
19291.63 million4.09 million–
19281.6 million4.02 million–
19271.58 million3.96 million–
19261.56 million3.89 million–
19251.53 million3.83 million–
19241.51 million3.76 million–
19231.49 million3.7 million–
19221.47 million3.64 million–
19211.45 million3.59 million–
19201.43 million3.56 million–
19191.42 million3.54 million–
19181.4 million3.53 million–
19171.39 million3.54 million–
19161.38 million3.54 million–
19151.37 million3.54 million–
19141.36 million3.54 million–
19131.34 million3.54 million–
19121.33 million3.55 million–
19111.32 million3.55 million–
19101.31 million3.56 million–
19091.29 million3.58 million–
19081.28 million3.6 million–
19071.27 million3.62 million–
19061.26 million3.64 million–
19051.25 million3.67 million–
19041.23 million3.69 million–
19031.22 million3.72 million–
19021.21 million3.74 million–
19011.2 million3.76 million–
19001.19 million3.77 million–
18991.18 million3.78 million–
18981.17 million3.79 million–
18971.16 million3.78 million–
18961.15 million3.78 million–
18951.15 million3.78 million–
18941.14 million3.78 million–
18931.13 million3.78 million–
18921.12 million3.78 million–
18911.12 million3.77 million–
18901.11 million3.76 million–
18891.1 million3.74 million–
18881.09 million3.72 million–
18871.08 million3.7 million–
18861.07 million3.67 million–
18851.07 million3.65 million–
18841.06 million3.63 million–
18831.05 million3.6 million–
18821.04 million3.58 million–
18811.03 million3.56 million–
18801.02 million3.53 million–
18791.01 million3.51 million–
18781 million3.49 million–
1877993,7003.47 million–
1876983,6003.44 million–
1875973,5003.42 million–
1874963,5003.4 million–
1873953,7003.38 million–
1872943,9003.35 million–
1871934,3003.33 million–
1870924,9003.31 million–
1869915,7003.29 million–
1868906,6003.27 million–
1867897,8003.26 million–
1866889,0003.24 million–
1865880,3003.22 million–
1864871,7003.2 million–
1863863,2003.18 million–
1862854,7003.17 million–
1861847,1003.15 million–
1860840,1003.13 million–
1859833,9003.11 million–
1858828,5003.1 million–
1857823,7003.08 million–
1856819,0003.06 million–
1855814,3003.04 million–
1854809,6003.03 million–
1853805,0003.01 million–
1852800,3002.99 million–
1851795,2002.97 million–
1850789,5002.95 million–
1849784,9002.92 million–
1848779,8002.89 million–
1847774,2002.86 million–
1846768,6002.83 million–
1845763,0002.8 million–
1844757,5002.77 million–
1843752,1002.73 million–
1842746,6002.7 million–
1841741,2002.67 million–
1840735,9002.64 million–
1839730,6002.61 million–
1838725,3002.58 million–
1837720,1002.55 million–
1836714,9002.52 million–
1835709,7002.49 million–
1834704,6002.47 million–
1833699,5002.44 million–
1832694,4002.41 million–
1831689,4002.38 million–
1830684,4002.36 million–
1829679,5002.33 million–
1828674,6002.3 million–
1827669,7002.28 million–
1826664,9002.25 million–
1825660,1002.23 million–
1824655,3002.2 million–
1823650,6002.18 million–
1822645,9002.15 million–
1821642,1002.13 million–
1820639,3002.13 million–
1819637,5002.13 million–
1818636,6002.14 million–
1817636,6002.16 million–
1816636,6002.18 million–
1815636,6002.2 million–
1814636,6002.21 million–
1813636,6002.23 million–
1812636,6002.25 million–
1811636,6002.27 million–
1810636,6002.29 million–
1809636,6002.31 million–
1808636,6002.33 million–
1807636,6002.35 million–
1806636,6002.37 million–
1805636,6002.39 million–
1804636,6002.42 million–
1803636,6002.44 million–
1802636,6002.46 million–
1801636,6002.48 million–
1800636,6002.5 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBeninUgandaWorld
202414.5 million14.4 million–14.5 million50 million49.8 million–50.2 million8.16 billion
202514.8 million14.6 million–15 million51.4 million50.7 million–52 million8.23 billion
202615.2 million14.9 million–15.4 million52.8 million51.6 million–53.8 million8.3 billion
202715.5 million15.1 million–15.9 million54.1 million52.5 million–55.7 million8.37 billion
202815.9 million15.4 million–16.4 million55.5 million53.3 million–57.6 million8.44 billion
202916.3 million15.6 million–16.8 million56.9 million54.2 million–59.5 million8.5 billion
203016.6 million15.8 million–17.3 million58.3 million55 million–61.5 million8.57 billion
203117 million16 million–17.8 million59.7 million55.8 million–63.5 million8.63 billion
203217.4 million16.2 million–18.3 million61.1 million56.6 million–65.5 million8.7 billion
203317.7 million16.5 million–18.8 million62.5 million57.3 million–67.6 million8.76 billion
203418.1 million16.7 million–19.4 million63.8 million58 million–69.7 million8.82 billion
203518.5 million16.9 million–19.9 million65.2 million58.6 million–71.8 million8.89 billion
203618.9 million17.1 million–20.5 million66.6 million59.3 million–74 million8.95 billion
203719.3 million17.3 million–21 million67.9 million60 million–76.2 million9.01 billion
203819.7 million17.5 million–21.6 million69.3 million60.8 million–78.4 million9.06 billion
203920.1 million17.6 million–22.2 million70.7 million61.5 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
204020.5 million17.8 million–22.8 million72 million62.2 million–82.6 million9.18 billion
204120.8 million17.9 million–23.4 million73.4 million62.7 million–84.9 million9.23 billion
204221.2 million18.1 million–24 million74.7 million63.2 million–87.2 million9.29 billion
204321.6 million18.3 million–24.6 million76.1 million63.8 million–89.6 million9.34 billion
204422 million18.4 million–25.2 million77.5 million64.4 million–92 million9.39 billion
204522.4 million18.6 million–25.9 million78.8 million65 million–94.4 million9.44 billion
204622.9 million18.8 million–26.6 million80.1 million65.6 million–96.8 million9.49 billion
204723.3 million19 million–27.2 million81.5 million66.2 million–99.2 million9.54 billion
204823.6 million19.2 million–27.9 million82.8 million66.8 million–102 million9.58 billion
204924 million19.4 million–28.6 million84.1 million67.3 million–104 million9.62 billion
205024.4 million19.5 million–29.3 million85.4 million67.7 million–107 million9.66 billion
205124.8 million19.6 million–30.1 million86.7 million68.2 million–110 million9.7 billion
205225.2 million19.7 million–30.9 million88 million68.7 million–112 million9.74 billion
205325.6 million19.9 million–31.6 million89.3 million69.2 million–115 million9.78 billion
205426 million20 million–32.3 million90.5 million69.7 million–118 million9.81 billion
205526.4 million20.1 million–33 million91.7 million70.2 million–121 million9.85 billion
205626.8 million20.2 million–33.8 million92.9 million70.7 million–124 million9.88 billion
205727.2 million20.2 million–34.6 million94.1 million71.1 million–127 million9.91 billion
205827.5 million20.3 million–35.4 million95.3 million71.4 million–130 million9.94 billion
205927.9 million20.4 million–36.3 million96.4 million71.7 million–133 million9.96 billion
206028.3 million20.4 million–37.1 million97.5 million72.1 million–136 million9.99 billion
206128.6 million20.5 million–37.9 million98.6 million72.4 million–139 million10 billion
206229 million20.4 million–38.7 million99.7 million72.6 million–142 million10 billion
206329.4 million20.4 million–39.6 million101 million73 million–145 million10.1 billion
206429.8 million20.5 million–40.5 million102 million73.1 million–148 million10.1 billion
206530.1 million20.5 million–41.4 million103 million73.4 million–152 million10.1 billion
206630.5 million20.5 million–42.3 million104 million73.7 million–155 million10.1 billion
206730.8 million20.5 million–43.2 million105 million73.8 million–158 million10.1 billion
206831.2 million20.6 million–44.1 million106 million73.9 million–161 million10.2 billion
206931.5 million20.6 million–45.1 million107 million73.8 million–165 million10.2 billion
207031.9 million20.6 million–46.1 million108 million73.7 million–168 million10.2 billion
207132.2 million20.5 million–47 million108 million73.6 million–171 million10.2 billion
207232.6 million20.6 million–48 million109 million73.3 million–174 million10.2 billion
207332.9 million20.6 million–48.9 million110 million73.2 million–177 million10.2 billion
207433.2 million20.5 million–49.9 million111 million73 million–181 million10.2 billion
207533.6 million20.5 million–51 million112 million72.6 million–185 million10.3 billion
207633.9 million20.5 million–52.1 million112 million72.6 million–188 million10.3 billion
207734.2 million20.4 million–53.1 million113 million72.6 million–191 million10.3 billion
207834.5 million20.4 million–54.2 million114 million72.4 million–195 million10.3 billion
207934.8 million20.3 million–55.4 million114 million72.4 million–198 million10.3 billion
208035.1 million20.2 million–56.6 million115 million72.3 million–202 million10.3 billion
208135.4 million20.1 million–57.7 million115 million72.2 million–205 million10.3 billion
208235.6 million20.1 million–58.9 million116 million72 million–208 million10.3 billion
208335.9 million20 million–60.2 million117 million71.9 million–211 million10.3 billion
208436.2 million19.9 million–61.4 million117 million71.6 million–215 million10.3 billion
208536.4 million19.9 million–62.7 million117 million71.3 million–218 million10.3 billion
208636.7 million19.8 million–63.8 million118 million70.9 million–222 million10.3 billion
208736.9 million19.7 million–65.1 million118 million70.5 million–225 million10.3 billion
208837.2 million19.6 million–66.5 million119 million70 million–229 million10.3 billion
208937.4 million19.4 million–67.9 million119 million69.7 million–233 million10.3 billion
209037.7 million19.3 million–69.3 million119 million69.5 million–237 million10.3 billion
209137.9 million19.2 million–70.8 million120 million69.2 million–241 million10.3 billion
209238.1 million19.1 million–72.3 million120 million68.8 million–244 million10.3 billion
209338.3 million19 million–73.7 million120 million68.4 million–247 million10.3 billion
209438.5 million18.9 million–75.1 million120 million67.8 million–251 million10.2 billion
209538.7 million18.7 million–76.6 million120 million67.1 million–254 million10.2 billion
209638.9 million18.6 million–78.2 million121 million66.8 million–258 million10.2 billion
209739.1 million18.4 million–79.6 million121 million66.5 million–261 million10.2 billion
209839.3 million18.3 million–80.8 million121 million66.1 million–264 million10.2 billion
209939.4 million18.1 million–81.9 million121 million65.7 million–267 million10.2 billion
210039.6 million18 million–83.2 million121 million65.2 million–271 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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