Benin: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Departments

The population of the departments of Benin by census years.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1979-03-20	Population Census (C) 1992-02-15	Population Census (Cf) 2002-02-15	Population Census (Cf) 2013-05-11	Population Projection (P) 2023-07-01
Benin	BEN	Rep	Porto-Novo	114,763	3,331,210	4,915,555	6,769,914	10,008,749	12,607,000		→
Alibori	ALI	Prov	Kandi	26,242	213,078	355,950	521,093	867,463	...	2624200	→
Atacora	ATA	Prov	Natitingou	20,499	294,629	400,613	549,417	772,262	...	2049900	→
Atlantique	ATL	Prov	Ouidah	3,233	365,910	529,546	801,683	1,398,229	...	323300	→
Borgou	BOR	Prov	Parakou	25,856	277,591	471,975	724,171	1,214,249	...	2585600	→
Collines	COL	Prov	Savalou	13,931	217,075	340,284	535,923	717,477	...	1393100	→
Couffo	COU	Prov	Dogbo-Tota	2,404	273,536	395,132	524,586	745,328	...	240400	→
Donga	DON	Prov	Djougou	11,126	184,975	248,695	350,062	543,130	...	1112600	→
Littoral	LIT	Cap	Cotonou	79	320,348	536,827	665,100	679,012	...	7900	→
Mono	MON	Prov	Lokossa	1,605	203,842	281,245	360,037	497,243	...	160500	→
Ouémé	OUE	Prov	Porto-Novo	1,281	418,146	568,898	730,772	1,100,404	...	128100	→
Plateau	PLA	Prov	Sakété	3,264	208,722	307,676	407,116	622,372	...	326400	→
Zou	ZOU	Prov	Abomey	5,243	353,358	478,714	599,954	851,580	...	524300	→

(1992) (2002) (2013) (2022) Institut National de la Statistique Benin.
(1979) L'événement Précis (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (Cf) 2013-05-11
1	Cotonou	LIT	679,012
2	Porto-Novo	OUE	264,320
3	Parakou	BOR	255,478
4	Godomey	ATL	253,262
5	Abomey-Calavi	ATL	117,824
6	Djougou	DON	94,773
7	Bohicon	ZOU	93,744
8	Ekpé	OUE	75,313

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all Beninese cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.

The list is complete only in respect to the classification of the 2002 census.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1979-03-20	Population Census (C) 1992-02-15	Population Census (Cf) 2002-02-15	Population Census (Cf) 2013-05-11	Area
Abomey	ZOU	38,412	51,300	59,672	67,885	0
Abomey-Calavi	ATL	...	21,270	61,450	117,824	0
Adja-Ouèrè	PLA	...	13,880	16,905	21,968	0
Adjarra	OUE	...	12,100	16,255	24,132	0
Akpro-Missérété	OUE	...	16,320	22,491	41,657	0
Allada	ATL	12,022	12,360	14,915	23,287	0
Aplahoué	COU	11,595	15,176	21,443	26,340	0
Athiémé	MON	...	9,517	10,925	15,195	0
Avrankou	OUE	...	10,670	13,734	20,326	0
Banikoara	ALI	...	15,753	23,203	37,571	0
Bantè	COL	...	8,320	15,297	17,682	0
Bassila	DON	...	16,544	25,441	46,569	0
Bembéréké	BOR	10,285	15,719	24,594	31,176	0
Bohicon	ZOU	22,731	43,453	65,974	93,744	0
Boukoumbé	ATA	...	16,040	16,843	22,386	0
Cobly (Kobli)	ATA	...	13,970	17,809	24,878	0
Comè	MON	12,416	19,054	29,069	42,586	0
Copargo	DON	...	12,030	19,020	28,605	0
Cotonou	LIT	320,348	536,827	665,100	679,012	7900	→
Dassa-Zoumé	COL	11,466	15,765	23,068	29,461	0
Djakotomey	COU	...	11,420	15,111	19,498	0
Djidja	ZOU	...	9,980	15,549	23,781	0
Djougou	DON	28,934	49,769	63,626	94,773	0
Dogbo-Tota	COU	16,742	26,320	31,107	41,341	0
Ekpé	OUE	...	15,620	34,917	75,313	0
Glazoué	COL	...	7,380	12,822	20,036	0
Godomey	ATL	...	46,100	153,447	253,262	0
Gogounou	ALI	...	6,440	10,679	14,248	0
Ifangni	PLA	...	19,560	20,524	31,984	0
Kalalé	BOR	...	12,820	21,584	35,513	0
Kandi	ALI	17,067	26,365	27,227	56,043	0
Kérou	ATA	...	21,888	34,246	54,276	0
Kétou	PLA	...	15,651	25,102	39,626	0
Klouékanmè	COU	...	12,610	16,908	23,763	0
Kouandé	ATA	...	12,264	20,723	27,197	0
Lalo	COU	...	7,600	10,038	13,451	0
Lokossa	MON	12,626	23,209	36,954	47,246	0
Malanville	ALI	...	26,002	36,056	64,639	0
Matéri	ATA	...	12,870	17,887	24,490	0
Natitingou	ATA	13,374	29,370	40,443	53,284	0
N'Dali	BOR	...	10,596	15,314	23,264	0
Nikki	BOR	15,596	29,048	45,571	66,109	0
Ouaké	DON	...	6,460	9,697	17,259	0
Ouèssè	COL	...	5,300	11,253	15,658	0
Ouidah	ATL	25,459	32,474	37,647	47,616	0
Ouinhi	ZOU	...	8,490	11,552	17,043	0
Parakou	BOR	60,915	103,577	149,819	255,478	44100	→
Péhunco	ATA	...	15,490	27,101	37,217	0
Pèrèrè	BOR	...	7,400	10,782	15,927	0
Pobè	PLA	16,633	23,427	33,249	49,232	0
Porto-Novo	OUE	133,168	179,138	223,552	264,320	11000	→
Sakété	PLA	19,390	24,170	26,036	43,541	0
Savalou	COL	16,612	22,406	28,952	38,162	0
Savé	COL	...	19,880	26,440	31,444	0
Sè	MON	...	16,360	19,630	26,627	0
Ségbana	ALI	...	10,219	16,115	26,440	0
Sèmè-Kpodji	OUE	...	8,570	12,582	23,636	0
Sinendé	BOR	...	15,520	25,984	35,267	0
Tanguiéta	ATA	...	13,894	20,167	27,094	0
Tchaourou	BOR	...	14,691	20,838	43,862	0
Tori-Bossito	ATL	...	10,730	12,481	14,844	0
Toucountouna	ATA	...	8,260	11,785	16,330	0
Toviklin	COU	...	11,170	13,562	21,617	0
Za-Kpota	ZOU	...	13,630	16,994	26,688	0
Zè	ATL	...	7,490	10,987	16,903	0
Zinvié	ATL	...	11,590	13,212	18,157	0

(1979) provided by Clive Thornton.
(1992) Institut National de la Statistique Benin (web) and data provided by Axel Pieles.
(2002) (2013) Institut National de la Statistique Benin.