Population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population rose 0.825% to 59.6% in Benin in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Benin reached an all time high of 59.6% in 2024 and an all time low of 50.7% in 1988. When compared to Benin's main peers, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Burkina Faso amounted to 56.9%, 48.6% in Niger, 55.4% in Nigeria and 59.9% in Togo in 2024.
Benin has been ranked 149th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 15-64 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | % | 70.7% | 70.4% | 69.9% | 69.3% | 68.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 65.4% | 65.6% | 65.9% | 66.1% | 66.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 62.9% | 63.1% | 63.4% | 63.7% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 64.8% | 65.0% | 65.2% | 65.4% | 65.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 61.4% | 61.8% | 62.2% | 62.5% | 62.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 68.1% | 68.2% | 68.3% | 68.4% | 68.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 63.8% | 64.0% | 64.3% | 64.5% | 64.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 69.7% | 69.1% | 68.5% | 67.9% | 67.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 57.3% | 57.6% | 57.9% | 58.2% | 58.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 53.0% | 53.3% | 53.6% | 54.0% | 54.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 60.0% | 60.2% | 60.5% | 60.8% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 65.1% | 65.3% | 65.4% | 65.6% | 65.7% |
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