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 70th of 216 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.
Rural population, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9021 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8975 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.892 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8855 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8783 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8703 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8617 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8525 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8429 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.833 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8227 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8124 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8019 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7915 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7813 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7712 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7614 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7521 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7432 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.735 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.727 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7188 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7106 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7023 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6942 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6862 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6785 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6711 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6642 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6577 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6518 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6466 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6421 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6382 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6347 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6316 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6287 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.626 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6232 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6203 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6172 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6138 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.61 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6058 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6015 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5969 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5921 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5871 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.582 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5766 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5711 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5654 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5595 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5535 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5471 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5406 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5339 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5271 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.52 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5129 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5055 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.498 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4904 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4825 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4745 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4664 units per person | -1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4664 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.4664 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 67 Romania 0.4783 units per person compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4731 units per person compare
- 69 Slovakia 0.4681 units per person compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4603 units per person compare
- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4545 units per person compare
- 73 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (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 70th out of 216 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.