Rural population, per capita in Benin
Benin: Rural population, per capita was 0.4664 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Benin stood at 0.4664 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.9021 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4664 units per person, in 2025.
Benin ranks 71st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8716 units per person | 0.833 units per person | 0.9021 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7773 units per person | 0.735 units per person | 0.8227 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6911 units per person | 0.6577 units per person | 0.727 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6343 units per person | 0.6203 units per person | 0.6518 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5983 units per person | 0.5766 units per person | 0.6172 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5431 units per person | 0.5129 units per person | 0.5711 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4862 units per person | 0.4664 units per person | 0.5055 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 68 Romania 0.4783 units per person compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4731 units per person compare
- 70 Slovak Republic 0.4681 units per person compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4603 units per person compare
- 73 Côte d’Ivoire 0.4545 units per person compare
- 74 Somalia 0.4486 units per person 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, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (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, per capita in Benin?
- Rural population, per capita in Benin was 0.4664 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9021 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4664 units per person in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for rural population, per capita?
- Benin ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.