Benin vs Ethiopia: Population, female
Benin
49.8%
in 2025
Ethiopia
49.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
153rd
Ethiopia rank
150th
Population, female over time
- Benin
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 49.9% against 49.8% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 153rd and Ethiopia ranks 150th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.4% | 51.0% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 51.1% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Benin or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 49.9% against 49.8% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Benin and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for population, female?
- Benin ranks 153rd and Ethiopia ranks 150th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.