Rural population, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Rural population, per square kilometre was 60.39 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 60.39 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 60.39 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.37 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 55th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.27 units per square kilometre | 20.37 units per square kilometre | 22.15 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.51 units per square kilometre | 22.36 units per square kilometre | 24.89 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.46 units per square kilometre | 25.31 units per square kilometre | 29.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.44 units per square kilometre | 30.53 units per square kilometre | 38.52 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.08 units per square kilometre | 39.53 units per square kilometre | 48.63 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9 units per square kilometre | 49.62 units per square kilometre | 57.89 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.52 units per square kilometre | 58.6 units per square kilometre | 60.39 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 52 Indonesia 62.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 60.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Italy 60.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Cambodia 58.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Myanmar 57.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Tajikistan, Republic of 55.25 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Benin was 60.39 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.39 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.37 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.