Number of refugees per 100000 in Benin
Benin: Number of refugees per 100000 was 8.63 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Benin, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Benin stood at 8.63. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 145.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Benin peaked at 8.63 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6228, in 1997.
That places Benin 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.83 | — |
| 1978 | 5.38 | +90.0% |
| 1979 | 5.24 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | -79.6% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.17 | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.803 | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6571 | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6228 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6628 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6283 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6508 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6984 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.97 | +325.3% |
| 2003 | 3.46 | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 3.66 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.77 | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 2.38 | -50.1% |
| 2007 | 2.96 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 3.41 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3 | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 4.47 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.56 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.34 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.75 | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 2.99 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 3.52 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 4.09 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 4.75 | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 5.32 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 5.67 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.64 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 5.44 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 5.89 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 6.41 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 7.36 | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 8.63 | +17.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 8.63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 8.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 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% | 0.6984 | 2.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.48 | 2.83 | 5.38 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.17 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8015 | 0.6228 | 1.18 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.93 | 0.6508 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 | 2.75 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4 | 4.64 | 8.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Benin?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Benin was 8.63 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6228 in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Benin ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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