Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin
Benin: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4126 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4126 units per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4616 units per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.3914 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin stood at 0.4126 units per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.4616 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3914 units per person, in 1960.
Benin ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3914 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3951 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3992 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4034 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4077 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4122 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4165 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4206 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4246 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4283 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4318 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4351 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4382 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4409 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4433 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4455 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4472 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4485 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4496 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4506 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4519 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4532 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4546 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4559 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4571 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4582 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4591 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4599 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4607 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4612 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4615 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4616 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4616 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4568 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4551 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4588 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4596 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4589 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4576 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4561 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4544 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4526 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4508 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4491 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4476 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4457 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4444 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4437 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4426 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4409 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.439 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4376 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4365 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4357 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4348 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.434 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4331 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4321 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4307 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4288 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4265 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.424 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4212 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4184 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4155 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4126 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4099 units per person | 0.3914 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4431 units per person | 0.4318 units per person | 0.4506 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4572 units per person | 0.4519 units per person | 0.4612 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4588 units per person | 0.4551 units per person | 0.4616 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4472 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.4544 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4342 units per person | 0.4288 units per person | 0.439 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4197 units per person | 0.4126 units per person | 0.4265 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4256 units per person compare
- 12 Mauritania 0.4238 units per person compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4234 units per person compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 0.4117 units per person compare
- 16 Cameroon 0.4112 units per person compare
- 17 Yemen 0.4102 units per person compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2776 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Benin was 0.4126 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4616 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3914 units per person in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.