Population, male in Benin
Benin: Population, male was 50.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Benin recorded 50.2% for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Benin peaked at 50.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1960.
That places Benin 66th out of 217 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.4% | — |
| 1961 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.6% | 47.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.7962 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Benin?
- Population, male in Benin was 50.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for population, male?
- Benin ranks 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.