🌆 Largest Cities in Benin
Cities of Benin with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Cotonou18%
Abomey-Calavi10%
Porto-Novo7.1%
Parakou6.9%
Godomè6.8%
Abomey3.2%
Djougou2.6%
Bohicon2.5%
Ekpé
Nikki
Malanville
Kandi
Kérou
Natitingou
Pobé
Ouidah
Lokossa
Bassila
Tchaourou
Cové
Sakété
Comé
Missérété
Dogbo
Kétou
Savalou
Banikoara
Péhonko
Kalalé
Sinendé
Banigbé
Savé
Bembèrèkè
Dassa-Zoumè
Kopargo
Kouandé
Tanguiéta
Kpozoun
Sé
10 others6.5%
1
CotonouLittoral
679,012
2
Abomey-CalaviAtlantique
385,755
3
Porto-NovoOuémé
264,320
4
ParakouBorgou
255,478
5
GodomèAtlantique
253,262
6
AbomeyZou
117,824
7
DjougouDonga
94,773
8
BohiconZou
93,744
9
EkpéOuémé
75,313
10
NikkiBorgou
66,109
11
MalanvilleAlibori
64,639
12
KandiAlibori
56,043
13
KérouAtakora
54,276
14
NatitingouAtakora
53,284
15
PobéPlateau
49,232
16
OuidahAtlantique
47,616
17
LokossaMono
47,246
18
BassilaDonga
46,569
19
TchaourouBorgou
43,862
20
CovéZou
43,554
21
SakétéPlateau
43,541
22
ComéCollines
42,586
23
MissérétéOuémé
41,657
24
DogboKouffo
41,341
25
KétouPlateau
39,626
26
SavalouCollines
38,162
27
BanikoaraAlibori
37,571
28
PéhonkoAtakora
37,217
29
KalaléBorgou
35,513
30
SinendéBorgou
35,267
31
BanigbéPlateau
31,984
32
SavéCollines
31,444
33
BembèrèkèBorgou
31,176
34
Dassa-ZoumèCollines
29,461
35
KopargoDonga
28,605
36
KouandéAtlantique
27,197
37
TanguiétaAtakora
27,094
38
KpozounZou
26,688
39
SéMono
26,627
40
SégbanaAlibori
26,440
41
AplahouéKouffo
26,340
42
CoblyAtakora
24,878
43
MatériAtakora
24,490
44
AdjarraOuémé
24,132
45
DjidjaZou
23,781
46
KlouékanmèKouffo
23,763
47
SemiOuémé
23,636
48
AlladaAtlantique
23,287
49
NdaliBorgou
23,264
50
BoukoumbéAtakora
22,386
Highlights
Within Benin, Cotonou ranks first in 2026 with 679,012, followed by Abomey-Calavi (385,755) and Porto-Novo (264,320).
Cotonou is 1.8 times higher than Abomey-Calavi, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 679,012 (Cotonou) to 22,386 (Boukoumbé), with a median of 38,894.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.