Population, female, per capita in Benin
Benin: Population, female, per capita was 0.4984 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.4984 units per person for population, female, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.5264 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4984 units per person, in 2025.
That places Benin 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5236 units per person | 0.5208 units per person | 0.5264 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5175 units per person | 0.5151 units per person | 0.5202 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5128 units per person | 0.511 units per person | 0.5146 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5085 units per person | 0.5064 units per person | 0.5106 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5042 units per person | 0.5025 units per person | 0.506 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5006 units per person | 0.4993 units per person | 0.5021 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4987 units per person | 0.4984 units per person | 0.4991 units per person | 6 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Benin?
- Population, female, per capita in Benin was 0.4984 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5264 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4984 units per person in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for population, female, per capita?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.