Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Benin
Benin: Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) was 109 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
109
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 201 countries
All-time high
109
in 2023
All-time low
81
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Benin, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current number of seats in national parliaments in Benin is 109, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 31.3% over ten years.
Benin ranks 121st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | — |
| 2022 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 109 | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 109 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 109 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 109 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.5, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Benin
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Benin?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Benin was 109 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 109 in 2023.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Benin ranks 121st out of 201 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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