Urban population, per capita in Benin
Benin: Urban population, per capita was 0.5336 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.5336 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.5336 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0979 units per person, in 1960.
Benin ranks 147th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0979 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1025 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.108 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1145 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1217 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1297 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1383 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1475 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1571 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.167 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1773 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1876 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1981 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2085 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2187 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2288 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2386 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2479 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2568 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.265 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.273 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2812 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2894 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2977 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3058 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3138 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3215 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3289 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3358 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3423 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3482 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3534 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3579 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3618 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3653 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3684 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3713 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.374 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3768 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3797 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3828 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3862 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.39 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3942 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3985 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4031 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4079 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4129 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.418 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4234 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4289 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4346 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4405 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4465 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4529 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4594 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4661 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4729 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.48 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4871 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4945 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.502 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5096 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5175 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5255 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5336 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1284 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | 0.167 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2227 units per person | 0.1773 units per person | 0.265 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3089 units per person | 0.273 units per person | 0.3423 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3657 units per person | 0.3482 units per person | 0.3797 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4017 units per person | 0.3828 units per person | 0.4234 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4569 units per person | 0.4289 units per person | 0.4871 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5138 units per person | 0.4945 units per person | 0.5336 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 144 Somalia 0.5514 units per person compare
- 145 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5455 units per person compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5397 units per person compare
- 148 Slovakia 0.5319 units per person compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5269 units per person compare
- 150 Romania 0.5217 units per person compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Benin?
- Urban population, per capita in Benin was 0.5336 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5336 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0979 units per person in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for urban population, per capita?
- Benin ranks 147th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.