Benin vs Zimbabwe: Population, female

Benin
7.38 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
8.86 million
in 2025
Benin rank
76th
Zimbabwe rank
73rd

Population, female over time

  • Benin
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 8.86 million against 7.38 million in Benin, a difference of 1.48 million.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.44 million 2.23 million 798,336 Zimbabwe
1970s 1.77 million 3.08 million 1.31 million Zimbabwe
1980s 2.30 million 4.37 million 2.06 million Zimbabwe
1990s 3.12 million 5.73 million 2.61 million Zimbabwe
2000s 4.20 million 6.55 million 2.35 million Zimbabwe
2010s 5.62 million 7.54 million 1.92 million Zimbabwe
2020s 6.95 million 8.50 million 1.55 million Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Benin or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 8.86 million against 7.38 million in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Benin and Zimbabwe?
1.48 million, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for population, female?
Benin ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.