Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Benin
Benin: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Benin is 7.6 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Benin peaked at 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.641 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Benin ranks 134th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.641 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6879 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.93 per 100,000 people | +325.3% |
| 2003 | 3.41 per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 3.61 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.69 per 100,000 people | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 2.35 per 100,000 people | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 2.92 per 100,000 people | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 3.36 per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 4.24 per 100,000 people | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.49 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.27 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.71 per 100,000 people | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 2.95 per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 3.47 per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 4.04 per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 4.68 per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 5.25 per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 5.59 per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.58 per 100,000 people | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 5.37 per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 5.82 per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 6.33 per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 7.27 per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 7.6 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 7.6 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 7.6 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +325.3% | 0.6879 per 100,000 people | 2.93 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.88 per 100,000 people | 0.641 per 100,000 people | 4.69 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 per 100,000 people | 2.71 per 100,000 people | 5.59 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 per 100,000 people | 4.58 per 100,000 people | 7.6 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (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)
- Neonatal deaths 13,130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Benin?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Benin was 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.641 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Benin ranks 134th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. 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 Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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