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.
Population, female, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5264 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5258 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5252 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5245 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5239 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5233 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5227 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5221 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5214 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5208 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5202 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5196 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5189 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5183 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5177 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5172 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5166 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5161 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5156 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5151 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5146 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5142 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5137 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5133 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5129 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5125 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5121 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5114 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.511 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5098 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5092 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5087 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5078 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5073 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5064 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.506 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5055 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5047 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5042 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.504 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5033 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5029 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5025 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5021 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5018 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5014 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.501 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5007 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5003 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4998 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4995 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4993 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4991 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.499 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4988 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4986 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4985 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4984 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 units per person, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.4984 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5025 units per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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)
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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.