Population, male, per capita in Benin
Benin: Population, male, per capita was 0.5016 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male, per capita in Benin stood at 0.5016 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.5016 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4736 units per person, in 1960.
That places Benin 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4736 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4742 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4748 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4755 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4761 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4767 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4773 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4779 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4786 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4792 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4804 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4811 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4823 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4828 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4834 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4844 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4849 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4854 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4867 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4871 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4875 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4879 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4882 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4886 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.489 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4894 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4908 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4913 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4917 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4922 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4927 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4936 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.494 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4945 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.496 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4967 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4971 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4979 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4986 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.499 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4993 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4997 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5007 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5009 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.501 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5012 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5014 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5015 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5016 units per person | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5016 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5016 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4764 units per person | 0.4736 units per person | 0.4792 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4825 units per person | 0.4798 units per person | 0.4849 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4872 units per person | 0.4854 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4915 units per person | 0.4894 units per person | 0.4936 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4958 units per person | 0.494 units per person | 0.4975 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4994 units per person | 0.4979 units per person | 0.5007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5013 units per person | 0.5009 units per person | 0.5016 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, male, per capita in Benin?
- Population, male, per capita in Benin was 0.5016 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5016 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4736 units per person in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for population, male, per capita?
- Benin ranks 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.