Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
52nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0208 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0211 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0224 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0228 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0244 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0278 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0296 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0313 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0322 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0331 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.034 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0357 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0375 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0394 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0421 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.043 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0438 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0447 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0473 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0482 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0491 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0509 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0528 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0555 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0563 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0572 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0555 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 49 Lebanon 0.0597 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 50 Ghana 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 51 Myanmar 0.0584 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 53 Switzerland 0.0578 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Benin
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.395 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3247 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 15,661 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,269 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,967 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,620 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 39,588 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.