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Benin: cities by population

Benin has a population of 11,485,048, with Porto-Novo as its capital. The 50 largest of its 77 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Cotonou	Littoral	679,012
2	Abomey-Calavi	Atlantique	385,755
3	Porto-Novo	Ouémé	264,320
4	Parakou	Borgou	255,478
5	Godomè	Atlantique	253,262
6	Abomey	Zou	117,824
7	Djougou	Donga	94,773
8	Bohicon	Zou	93,744
9	Ekpé	Ouémé	75,313
10	Nikki	Borgou	66,109
11	Malanville	Alibori	64,639
12	Kandi	Alibori	56,043
13	Kérou	Atakora	54,276
14	Natitingou	Atakora	53,284
15	Pobé	Plateau	49,232
16	Ouidah	Atlantique	47,616
17	Lokossa	Mono	47,246
18	Bassila	Donga	46,569
19	Tchaourou	Borgou	43,862
20	Cové	Zou	43,554
21	Sakété	Plateau	43,541
22	Comé	Collines	42,586
23	Missérété	Ouémé	41,657
24	Dogbo	Kouffo	41,341
25	Kétou	Plateau	39,626
26	Savalou	Collines	38,162
27	Banikoara	Alibori	37,571
28	Péhonko	Atakora	37,217
29	Kalalé	Borgou	35,513
30	Sinendé	Borgou	35,267
31	Banigbé	Plateau	31,984
32	Savé	Collines	31,444
33	Bembèrèkè	Borgou	31,176
34	Dassa-Zoumè	Collines	29,461
35	Kopargo	Donga	28,605
36	Kouandé	Atlantique	27,197
37	Tanguiéta	Atakora	27,094
38	Kpozoun	Zou	26,688
39	Sé	Mono	26,627
40	Ségbana	Alibori	26,440
41	Aplahoué	Kouffo	26,340
42	Cobly	Atakora	24,878
43	Matéri	Atakora	24,490
44	Adjarra	Ouémé	24,132
45	Djidja	Zou	23,781
46	Klouékanmè	Kouffo	23,763
47	Semi	Ouémé	23,636
48	Allada	Atlantique	23,287
49	Ndali	Borgou	23,264
50	Boukoumbé	Atakora	22,386

Twenty years earlier: Benin in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 7,317,178.