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Benin

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	5,281,479 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16092 · revision 1 Value 5281479.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5281479.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	5,446,932 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16091 · revision 1 Value 5446932.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5446932.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	5,617,844 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16090 · revision 1 Value 5617844.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5617844.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	5,872,706 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16089 · revision 1 Value 5872706.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5872706.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	6,096,506 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16088 · revision 1 Value 6096506.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6096506.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	6,226,773 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16087 · revision 1 Value 6226773.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6226773.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	6,391,858 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16086 · revision 1 Value 6391858.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6391858.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	6,583,365 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16085 · revision 1 Value 6583365.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6583365.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	6,789,489 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16084 · revision 1 Value 6789489.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6789489.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	7,002,818 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16083 · revision 1 Value 7002818.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7002818.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	7,221,619 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16082 · revision 1 Value 7221619.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7221619.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	7,445,596 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16081 · revision 1 Value 7445596.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7445596.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	7,675,426 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16080 · revision 1 Value 7675426.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7675426.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	7,913,070 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16079 · revision 1 Value 7913070.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7913070.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	8,159,094 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16078 · revision 1 Value 8159094.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8159094.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	8,426,144 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16077 · revision 1 Value 8426144.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8426144.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	8,693,242 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16076 · revision 1 Value 8693242.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8693242.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	8,953,969 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16075 · revision 1 Value 8953969.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8953969.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	9,228,466 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16074 · revision 1 Value 9228466.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9228466.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	9,509,423 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16073 · revision 1 Value 9509423.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9509423.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	9,797,484 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16072 · revision 1 Value 9797484.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9797484.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	10,093,623 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16071 · revision 1 Value 10093623.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10093623.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	10,397,657 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16070 · revision 1 Value 10397657.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10397657.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	10,708,834 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16069 · revision 1 Value 10708834.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10708834.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	11,030,004 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16068 · revision 1 Value 11030004.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11030004.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	11,360,681 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16067 · revision 1 Value 11360681.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11360681.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	11,697,842 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16066 · revision 1 Value 11697842.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11697842.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	12,039,780 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16065 · revision 1 Value 12039780.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12039780.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	12,383,347 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16064 · revision 1 Value 12383347.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12383347.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	12,726,755 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16063 · revision 1 Value 12726755.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12726755.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	13,070,169 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16062 · revision 1 Value 13070169.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13070169.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	13,413,417 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16061 · revision 1 Value 13413417.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13413417.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	13,759,501 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16060 · revision 1 Value 13759501.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13759501.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	14,111,034 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16059 · revision 1 Value 14111034.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14111034.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	14,462,724 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16058 · revision 1 Value 14462724.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14462724.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	14,814,460 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #16057 · revision 1 Value 14814460.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14814460.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:18 · source revision unspecified

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