{"schema_version":"1","release_id":"release-12de64a1-a47a-4ba3-9c4f-624be3639a4e","series_id":"series.benin.population","metric":{"key":"metric.population","definition":"Estimated population at midyear, counting residents regardless of citizenship or legal status.","definition_version":"1","unit":"persons"},"geography":{"id":"entity.geo.benin","level":"country"},"frequency":"Annual","observations":[{"period_start":"2000-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2001-01-01","value":"7221619","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-94c95094-aba8-4da8-82c2-2997ebc96d4d","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2000&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2001-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2002-01-01","value":"7445596","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-81c1801d-2409-4aca-bccd-6353b1d79b48","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2001&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2002-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2003-01-01","value":"7675426","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-5bfa0302-83ee-462c-bab5-ad455acd987c","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2002&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2003-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2004-01-01","value":"7913070","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-827cabe1-4efe-4b9b-b417-b7b07a71e2a0","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2003&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2004-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2005-01-01","value":"8159094","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-2ac22c30-c652-4d9b-8e0f-39d5656f082a","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2004&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2005-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2006-01-01","value":"8426144","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-266a2f9d-870f-4469-b07d-b3531fd1fc92","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2005&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2006-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2007-01-01","value":"8693242","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-c86a177a-b70b-44c1-9041-d13a2b6b55db","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2006&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2007-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2008-01-01","value":"8953969","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-90c3c537-6dd7-484d-a576-a597fc155323","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2007&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2008-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2009-01-01","value":"9228466","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-e47b661c-f54b-467e-88fa-439544282812","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2008&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2009-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2010-01-01","value":"9509423","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-e4b0b556-dbc5-4529-a267-822dbd50ba4c","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2009&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2010-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2011-01-01","value":"9797484","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-fa172868-63a4-4f22-91dc-486e014b50a5","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2010&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2011-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2012-01-01","value":"10093623","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-ece184df-4fb1-4cb2-8f8c-9774232bd529","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2011&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2012-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2013-01-01","value":"10397657","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-6a00efa2-b2c3-4702-b4af-f9f00ab4ed4b","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2012&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2013-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2014-01-01","value":"10708834","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-10aceda3-dee1-48f9-b37a-5517fd21cb84","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2013&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2014-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2015-01-01","value":"11030004","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-80850950-b331-48c3-8160-a32150597f45","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2014&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2015-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2016-01-01","value":"11360681","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-c14f820f-ce07-44d0-a2b8-6c7eb2b83167","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2015&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2016-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2017-01-01","value":"11697842","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-91b09d0c-58af-4d09-ab77-39eafb86783a","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2016&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2017-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2018-01-01","value":"12039780","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-aae4ac4a-4510-4b54-a828-4e9bd9527bea","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2017&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2018-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2019-01-01","value":"12383347","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-69477119-863c-4d67-b961-4ecc237628c0","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2018&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2019-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2020-01-01","value":"12726755","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-6a8655a4-d995-4dc5-86fc-160b024efb54","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2019&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2020-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2021-01-01","value":"13070169","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-69ecf701-d04c-4359-aaac-2eca6ac7fd52","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2020&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2021-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2022-01-01","value":"13413417","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-d46e22b3-0eb9-45df-abcb-7cb6a36f99d3","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2021&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2022-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2023-01-01","value":"13759501","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-430412e1-074b-4bf3-afed-726e683bfb91","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2022&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2023-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2024-01-01","value":"14111034","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-333e8bf8-eb08-4db2-b302-e64b485516a7","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2023&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2024-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2025-01-01","value":"14462724","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-2110a8cd-75ee-45c8-8194-5b815d9a810b","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2024&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},{"period_start":"2025-01-01","period_end_exclusive":"2026-01-01","value":"14814460","value_status":"present","revision_id":"rev-de4ae52b-619d-4bd3-b68d-90575e440479","source_locator":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BEN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?source=2&format=json&date=2025&footnote=y","source_note":"","source_release_id":"wdi-2026-07-13-65f3182fd0d9","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=BEN","dataset_id":"wdi-population","source_collection_updated_at":"2026-07-13","source_published_at":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-10-03T23:10:41.752Z"},"rights":{"license_url":"https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/int/public-licenses#cc-by","license_name":"CC BY 4.0 · World Bank additional terms","attribution":"The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division. Indicator SP.POP.TOTL.","permitted_channels":["public_display","csv_export"]},"caveats":["This is a midyear estimate rather than a census-day count.","Population estimates can be revised when censuses or migration estimates change.","Country-level figures do not describe local population growth. Preserve source footnotes, including preliminary estimates."],"comparison_allowed":true}