Urban population rose 3.98% to 6.36 mil in Benin in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Benin reached an all time high of 6.36 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.233 mil in 1960. When compared to Benin's main peers, urban population in Burkina Faso amounted to 6.90 mil, 4.23 mil in Niger, 113 mil in Nigeria and 3.75 mil in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 84th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 28.0 | 28.8 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 5.00 | 5.21 | 5.42 | 5.65 | 5.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 5.15 | 5.42 | 5.70 | 5.99 | 6.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 3.18 | 3.31 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | mil | 15.6 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | mil | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 4.91 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.19 | 5.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 7.24 | 7.63 | 8.03 | 8.44 | 8.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 3.27 | 3.41 | 3.55 | 3.71 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 88.0 | 91.8 | 95.8 | 99.9 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | mil | 3.00 | 3.11 | 3.23 | 3.36 | 3.48 |
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