Benin: Administrative Division

Contents: Departments and Communes

The population of the departments and communes of Benin by census years.

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Name	Status	Population Census 1979-03-20	Population Census 1992-02-15	Population Census 2002-02-15	Population Census 2013-05-11
Alibori	Department	213,078	355,950	521,093	867,463	→
Banikoara	Commune	60,131	104,038	152,028	246,575	→
Gogounou	Commune	27,830	50,045	80,013	117,523	→
Kandi	Commune	49,102	73,138	95,206	179,290	→
Karimama	Commune	19,834	29,071	39,579	66,353	→
Malanville	Commune	36,442	67,387	101,628	168,641	→
Ségbana	Commune	19,739	32,271	52,639	89,081	→
Atacora	Department	294,629	400,613	549,417	772,262	→
Boukoumbé	Commune	47,049	58,196	60,568	82,450	→
Cobly	Commune	26,796	38,382	46,660	67,603	→
Kérou	Commune	27,489	42,491	62,632	100,197	→
Kouandé	Commune	42,614	50,379	80,261	111,540	→
Matéri	Commune	46,274	58,516	83,721	113,958	→
Natitingou	Commune	39,089	57,153	75,620	103,843	→
Pehonko (Péhunco)	Commune	22,880	33,833	55,082	78,217	→
Tanguiéta	Commune	27,242	40,430	54,719	74,675	→
Toucountouna	Commune	15,196	21,233	30,154	39,779	→
Atlantique	Department	365,910	529,546	801,683	1,398,229	→
Abomey-Calavi	Commune	60,786	126,507	307,745	656,358	→
Allada	Commune	62,404	77,107	91,778	127,512	→
Kpomassè	Commune	41,454	50,059	57,190	67,648	→
Ouidah	Commune	52,584	64,433	76,555	162,034	→
Sô-Ava	Commune	37,818	59,148	76,315	118,547	→
Toffo	Commune	43,109	60,028	74,717	101,585	→
Tori-Bossito	Commune	28,544	37,167	44,569	57,632	→
Zè	Commune	39,211	55,097	72,814	106,913	→
Borgou	Department	277,591	471,975	724,171	1,214,249	→
Bembéréké	Commune	37,866	59,809	94,580	131,255	→
Kalalé	Commune	38,730	62,805	100,026	168,882	→
N'Dali	Commune	26,490	45,334	67,379	113,604	→
Nikki	Commune	34,278	66,164	99,251	151,232	→
Parakou	Commune	60,915	103,577	149,819	255,478	→
Pèrèrè	Commune	20,053	27,135	42,891	78,988	→
Sinendé	Commune	24,407	40,769	63,373	91,672	→
Tchaourou	Commune	34,852	66,382	106,852	223,138	→
Collines	Department	217,075	340,284	535,923	717,477	→
Bantè	Commune	28,598	46,699	82,129	107,181	→
Dassa-Zoumé	Commune	41,579	64,065	93,967	112,122	→
Glazoué	Commune	37,860	59,405	90,475	124,431	→
Ouèssè	Commune	31,664	52,071	96,850	142,017	→
Savalou	Commune	51,257	72,641	104,749	144,549	→
Savé	Commune	26,117	45,403	67,753	87,177	→
Couffo	Department	273,536	395,132	524,586	745,328	→
Aplahoué	Commune	52,122	77,491	116,988	171,109	→
Djakotomey	Commune	52,800	71,502	96,732	134,028	→
Dogbo	Commune	45,386	63,722	76,947	103,057	→
Klouékanmè	Commune	45,256	69,465	93,324	128,597	→
Lalo	Commune	46,673	62,147	79,685	119,926	→
Toviklin	Commune	31,299	50,805	60,910	88,611	→
Donga	Department	184,975	248,695	350,062	543,130	→
Bassila	Commune	32,614	46,416	71,511	130,091	→
Copargo	Commune	34,708	35,665	50,820	70,938	→
Djougou	Commune	87,178	134,099	181,895	267,812	→
Ouaké	Commune	30,475	32,515	45,836	74,289	→
Littoral	Department	320,348	536,827	665,100	679,012	→
Cotonou	Commune	320,348	536,827	665,100	679,012	→
Mono	Department	203,842	281,245	360,037	497,243	→
Athiémé	Commune	26,316	32,995	39,481	56,483	→
Bopa	Commune	40,543	61,312	70,268	96,281	→
Comè	Commune	32,295	42,232	58,396	79,989	→
Grand-Popo	Commune	26,827	33,079	40,335	57,636	→
Houéyogbé	Commune	42,835	57,367	74,492	101,893	→
Lokossa	Commune	35,026	54,260	77,065	104,961	→
Ouémé	Department	418,146	568,898	730,772	1,100,404	→
Adjarra	Commune	34,074	46,427	60,112	97,424	→
Adjohoun	Commune	41,564	51,301	56,455	75,323	→
Aguégués	Commune	14,895	21,333	26,650	44,562	→
Akpro-Missérété	Commune	39,291	52,885	72,652	127,249	→
Avrankou	Commune	50,016	68,503	80,402	128,050	→
Bonou	Commune	18,474	24,733	29,656	44,349	→
Dangbo	Commune	49,444	59,562	66,055	96,426	→
Porto-Novo	Commune	133,168	179,138	223,552	264,320	→
Sèmè-Kpodji	Commune	37,220	65,016	115,238	222,701	→
Plateau	Department	208,722	307,676	407,116	622,372	→
Adja-Ouèrè	Commune	38,235	59,401	81,497	116,282	→
Ifangni	Commune	44,216	67,021	71,606	110,973	→
Kétou	Commune	39,353	63,079	100,499	157,352	→
Pobè	Commune	45,238	54,181	82,910	123,677	→
Sakété	Commune	41,680	63,994	70,604	114,088	→
Zou	Department	353,358	478,714	599,954	851,580	→
Abomey	Commune	50,149	66,595	78,341	92,266	→
Agbangnizoun	Commune	38,765	48,166	55,001	72,549	→
Bohicon	Commune	50,819	81,890	113,091	171,781	→
Covè	Commune	25,610	31,431	34,442	51,247	→
Djidja	Commune	43,870	57,368	84,590	123,542	→
Ouinhi	Commune	22,287	30,036	38,319	59,381	→
Za-Kpota	Commune	49,277	70,226	87,076	132,818	→
Zangnanado (Zagnanado)	Commune	26,455	34,363	36,756	55,061	→
Zogbodomey	Commune	46,126	58,639	72,338	92,935	→
Benin	Republic	3,331,210	4,915,555	6,769,914	10,008,749

Source: Institut National de la Statistique Benin (web).

Explanation: The area figures are not reliable.