Rural population, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Rural population, annual growth rate was 0.6697 % change on previous year in 2025. β² Rising
Rural population, annual growth rate in Benin, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, annual growth rate in Benin is 0.6697 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 3.9 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6697 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Benin 73rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.9736 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 0.9762 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9525 % change on previous year | 0.6697 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 70 Israel 0.7021 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Rwanda 0.6953 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Luxembourg 0.6761 % change on previous year compare
- 74 American Samoa 0.6621 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mongolia 0.5968 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Portugal 0.5936 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Benin was 0.6697 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6697 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 73rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. 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 Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.