Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Benin
2.4%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
2.4%
in 2025
Benin rank
27th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
26th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 27th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cote d'Ivoire in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 4.2% | 1.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.0%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for population growth?
- Benin ranks 27th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.