Demographics of Benin - Population

Population

According to the 2010 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 8 850 000 in 2010, compared to only 2 255 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 43.7%, 53.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3% was 65 years or older .

Total population (x 1000) Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 2 255 35.2 57 7.8
1955 2 302 37.0 56.6 6.3
1960 2 420 38.4 56.1 5.5
1965 2 602 40.7 54.3 5
1970 2 850 42.7 52.7 4.6
1975 3 182 44.2 51.4 4.4
1980 3 611 45.2 50.7 4.0
1985 4 140 45.9 50.4 3.7
1990 4 773 46.2 50.4 3.4
1995 5 651 45.5 51.3 3.1
2000 6 518 45.6 51.4 3.0
2005 7 634 44.6 52.4 3.0
2010 8 850 43.7 53.3 3.0

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