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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of Benin. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
48.242
Minimum:
21.869
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
96.487
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
21.869
+21.869
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
22.2
+0.33
1.51%
jan 1, 1964
22.555
+0.356
1.6%
jan 1, 1965
22.937
+0.382
1.69%
jan 1, 1966
23.345
+0.408
1.78%
jan 1, 1967
23.78
+0.435
1.86%
jan 1, 1968
24.241
+0.462
1.94%
jan 1, 1969
24.73
+0.489
2.02%
jan 1, 1970
25.245
+0.515
2.08%
jan 1, 1971
25.787
+0.542
2.15%
jan 1, 1972
26.356
+0.569
2.21%
jan 1, 1973
26.954
+0.597
2.27%
jan 1, 1974
27.581
+0.628
2.33%
jan 1, 1975
28.242
+0.66
2.39%
jan 1, 1976
28.937
+0.695
2.46%
jan 1, 1977
29.669
+0.732
2.53%
jan 1, 1978
30.439
+0.769
2.59%
jan 1, 1979
31.246
+0.807
2.65%
jan 1, 1980
32.09
+0.845
2.7%
jan 1, 1981
32.973
+0.883
2.75%
jan 1, 1982
33.897
+0.924
2.8%
jan 1, 1983
34.865
+0.968
2.86%
jan 1, 1984
35.876
+1.011
2.9%
jan 1, 1985
36.928
+1.052
2.93%
jan 1, 1986
38.021
+1.093
2.96%
jan 1, 1987
39.149
+1.128
2.97%
jan 1, 1988
40.317
+1.168
2.98%
jan 1, 1989
41.552
+1.235
3.06%
jan 1, 1990
42.89
+1.338
3.22%
jan 1, 1991
44.353
+1.464
3.41%
jan 1, 1992
45.961
+1.607
3.62%
jan 1, 1993
47.696
+1.736
3.78%
jan 1, 1994
49.507
+1.811
3.8%
jan 1, 1995
51.32
+1.812
3.66%
jan 1, 1996
53.083
+1.764
3.44%
jan 1, 1997
54.774
+1.691
3.19%
jan 1, 1998
56.415
+1.641
3.0%
jan 1, 1999
58.057
+1.642
2.91%
jan 1, 2000
59.777
+1.72
2.96%
jan 1, 2001
61.63
+1.852
3.1%
jan 1, 2002
63.63
+2.0
3.25%
jan 1, 2003
65.757
+2.127
3.34%
jan 1, 2004
67.982
+2.225
3.38%
jan 1, 2005
70.262
+2.28
3.35%
jan 1, 2006
72.564
+2.302
3.28%
jan 1, 2007
74.882
+2.318
3.19%
jan 1, 2008
77.223
+2.341
3.13%
jan 1, 2009
79.581
+2.358
3.05%
jan 1, 2010
81.953
+2.372
2.98%
jan 1, 2011
84.337
+2.384
2.91%
jan 1, 2012
86.727
+2.391
2.83%
jan 1, 2013
89.126
+2.398
2.77%
jan 1, 2014
91.542
+2.416
2.71%
jan 1, 2015
93.992
+2.45
2.68%
jan 1, 2016
96.487
+2.495
2.65%

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