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Major urban areas - population

Benin — 15 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2011 COTONOU (seat of government) 815,000; PORTO-NOVO (capital) 276,000 (2009)
2012 COTONOU (seat of government) 815,000; PORTO-NOVO (capital) 276,000 (2009)
2013 COTONOU (seat of government) 924,000; PORTO-NOVO (capital) 314,000 (2011)
2014 COTONOU (seat of government) 924,000; PORTO-NOVO (capital) 314,000 (2011)
2015 PORTO-NOVO (capital) 268,000 (2014); COTONOU (seat of government) 682,000; Abomey-Calavi 757,000 (2015)
2016 PORTO-NOVO (capital) 268,000 (2014); COTONOU (seat of government) 682,000; Abomey-Calavi 757,000 (2015)
2017 PORTO-NOVO (capital) 268,000 (2014); COTONOU (seat of government) 682,000; Abomey-Calavi 757,000 (2015)
2018 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital), 685,000 COTONOU (seat of government), 928,000 Abomey-Calavi (2018)
2019 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 991,000 Abomey-Calavi, 688,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2019)
2020 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.056 million Abomey-Calavi, 692,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2020)
2021 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.123 million Abomey-Calavi, 699,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2021)
2022 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.253 million Abomey-Calavi, 722,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2022)
2023 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.253 million Abomey-Calavi, 722,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2022)
2024 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.253 million Abomey-Calavi, 722,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2022)
2025 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.253 million Abomey-Calavi, 722,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2022)