Share of the population that is female in Benin
Benin: Share of the population that is female was 49.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Benin stood at 49.8%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Benin peaked at 52.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2025.
That places Benin 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 52.4% | 52.1% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 6 |
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More gender data for Benin
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Benin?
- Share of the population that is female in Benin was 49.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for share of the population that is female?
- Benin ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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