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Who moves to Benin

373.7K people have chosen Benin for relocation — #90 most popular destination worldwide

#90 worldwide#22 in Africa

Considering a move to Benin? — See where people come from, regional patterns, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where immigrants come from

The top 3 countries account for 79% of all immigrants

Largest source
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Togo

120.4K

32.2% of all immigrants

2🇳🇬Nigeria92.4K24.7%
3🇳🇪Niger82.9K22.2%
4🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire36.4K9.8%
5🇬🇭Ghana17.2K4.6%
6🇧🇫Burkina Faso13.7K3.7%
7🇨🇬Republic of Congo4.3K1.2%
8🇲🇱Mali3.7K1.0%
CountryImmigrants
Togo120390
Nigeria92433
Niger82865
Cote d'Ivoire36443
Ghana17211
Burkina Faso13704
Republic of Congo4318
Mali3721
France1487
Chad1105

By region of origin

Africa is the leading region of origin at 100%

Africa99.6%

372.2K

Europe0.4%

1.5K

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about immigration in Benin.

Togo is the leading source of immigration by a wide margin

Togo accounts for 32% of all immigrants, far ahead of the second-largest source at just 25%.

How immigration changed over time

Total immigrant population by year

Historical trend
Immigrants
YearImmigrants
199069038
199595086
2000121139
2005222838
2010276506
2015327296
2020352298
2024373677

Top sources over time

Immigration from the 5 largest source countries

🇹🇬 Togo🇳🇬 Nigeria🇳🇪 Niger🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire🇬🇭 Ghana
YearTogoNigeriaNigerCote d'IvoireGhana
199016968157282672128362107
199523369216613680239062902
200029771275954688349773698
2005775974953160072146187844
20108578167553684532453012065
201510544180960725793192015076
202011350287145781243435816226
202412039092433828653644317211

Fastest-changing origins

How immigration from each country has changed since the selected year

🇹🇬Togo+6%
🇳🇬Nigeria+6%
🇳🇪Niger+6%
🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire+6%
🇬🇭Ghana+6%
🇧🇫Burkina Faso+6%
🇨🇬Republic of Congo+6%
🇲🇱Mali+6%

Benin as a destination, by diaspora

Share of each country's emigrants who settled in Benin

🇹🇬Togo21%120.4K
🇳🇪Niger19%82.9K
🇳🇬Nigeria4%92.4K
🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire3%36.4K
🇬🇭Ghana2%17.2K
🇨🇬Republic of Congo2%4.3K
🇧🇫Burkina Faso1%13.7K
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