Benin — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Benin had an estimated population of 7,317,178 in 2005, with 37 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Benin today — population now 15,170,419, against 7,317,178 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 7,317,178 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 8,426,144 | 15,170,419 | +80% |
The two sources differ by 13% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotonou | Littoral | 690,584 | 679,012 now |
| 2 | Abomey-Calavi | Atlantique | 385,755 | 385,755 now |
| 3 | Porto Novo | Ouémé | 234,168 | 264,320 now |
| 4 | Djougou | Donga | 202,810 | 94,773 now |
| 5 | Parakou | Borgou | 163,753 | 255,478 now |
| 6 | Bohicon | Zou | 125,092 | 93,744 now |
| 7 | Kandi | Alibori | 109,701 | 56,043 now |
| 8 | Lokossa | Mono | 86,971 | 47,246 now |
| 9 | Ouidah | Atlantique | 83,503 | 47,616 now |
| 10 | Abomey | Zou | 82,154 | 117,824 now |
| 11 | Natitingou | Atacora | 80,892 | 53,284 now |
| 12 | Savé | Collines | 75,970 | 31,444 now |
| 13 | Nikki | Borgou | 54,009 | 66,109 now |
| 14 | Dogbo | Couffo | 41,312 | 41,341 now |
| 15 | Cové | Zou | 38,566 | 43,554 now |
| 16 | Malanville | Alibori | 37,117 | 64,639 now |
| 17 | Pobé | Plateau | 32,983 | 49,232 now |
| 18 | Kérou | Atacora | 31,244 | 54,276 now |
| 19 | Savalou | Collines | 30,187 | 38,162 now |
| 20 | Sakété | Plateau | 30,111 | 43,541 now |
| 21 | Comé | Mono | 29,208 | 42,586 now |
| 22 | Bembéréké | Borgou | 24,006 | 31,176 now |
| 23 | Bassila | Donga | 23,616 | 46,569 now |
| 24 | Banikoara | Alibori | 22,487 | 37,571 now |
| 25 | Kétou | Plateau | 22,341 | 39,626 now |
| 26 | Dassa | Collines | 21,672 | — |
| 27 | Tchaourou | Borgou | 20,971 | 43,862 now |
| 28 | Allada | Atlantique | 20,094 | 23,287 now |
| 29 | Aplahoué | Couffo | 19,862 | 26,340 now |
| 30 | Tanguiété | Atlantique | 19,833 | — |
| 31 | Bori | 15,708 | — | |
| 32 | Nʿdali | Borgou | 15,125 | 23,264 now |
| 33 | Ségbana | Alibori | 14,587 | 26,440 now |
| 34 | Athiémé | Mono | 13,585 | — |
| 35 | Beterou | 13,108 | — | |
| 36 | Grand Popo | Mono | 9,847 | — |
| 37 | Kouandé | Atacora | 6,306 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantique | 896,901 |
| 2 | Borgou | 802,503 |
| 3 | Ouémé | 773,421 |
| 4 | Littoral | 690,584 |
| 5 | Zou | 628,684 |
| 6 | Collines | 602,066 |
| 7 | Atacora | 586,734 |
| 8 | Alibori | 576,251 |
| 9 | Couffo | 560,182 |
| 10 | Plateau | 435,623 |
| 11 | Donga | 384,151 |
| 12 | Mono | 380,078 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.