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Benin: area, population and density
Benin has 112,760 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 14,814,460; calculated population density is 131 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Benin ranks 99th of 196 by land area, 76th by population and 71st by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 112,760 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 14,814,460World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 131 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Benin in the country comparison set
Benin has 112,760 sq km of land area and a population value of 14,814,460 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 99th by land area, 76th by population, and 71st by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Benin first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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