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Benin - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.4

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.4 (2025)

Global rank

##26 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.7×

Growth since 1961

1.45×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#150#262024 overtook Hong Kong2025 overtook Georgia
BeninUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Benin climbed from #150 to #26 (overtook Hong Kong). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Benin

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 57 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Hong Kong in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Georgia in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120251.652.583.514.44

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