| no. | nom | recensement 1979 | recensement 2002 | calculation 2012 | croissance annuelle | latitude | longitude | division supérieure | d'autres noms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savé | 18 389 | 67 394 | 97 309 | 3.74 | 8.03°N | 2.49°E | Collines | Savi |
| 2 | Parakou | 60 915 | 148 451 | 206 667 | 3.36 | 9.34°N | 2.62°E | Borgou | |
| 3 | Lokossa | 12 626 | 77 216 | 106 081 | 3.23 | 6.62°N | 1.71°E | Mono | |
| 4 | Bohicon | 22 731 | 112 460 | 149 271 | 2.87 | 7.17°N | 2.07°E | Zou | Bohican |
| 5 | Djougou | 28 934 | 181 175 | 237 040 | 2.72 | 9.70°N | 1.68°E | Donga | |
| 6 | Kandi | 17 067 | 98 128 | 128 172 | 2.71 | 11.13°N | 2.94°E | Alibori | |
| 7 | Natitingou | 13 374 | 73 175 | 91 341 | 2.24 | 10.32°N | 1.39°E | Atacora | |
| 8 | Porto Novo | 133 168 | 221 891 | 267 191 | 1.88 | 6.48°N | 2.63°E | Ouémé | |
| 9 | Cotonou | 320 348 | 658 572 | 779 314 | 1.70 | 6.36°N | 2.44°E | Littoral | |
| 10 | Ouidah | 25 459 | 77 832 | 91 688 | 1.65 | 6.36°N | 2.09°E | Atlantique | Whydah |
| 11 | Abomey | 38 412 | 77 997 | 90 195 | 1.46 | 7.19°N | 1.99°E | Zou | |
| 12 | Abomey-Calavi | 311 672 | 452 811 | 6.44°N | 2.36°E | Atlantique | |||
| 13 | Allada | 12 022 | 25 958 | 6.65°N | 2.15°E | Atlantique | |||
| 14 | Aplahoué | 11 595 | 23 377 | 6.94°N | 1.67°E | Couffo | |||
| 15 | Athiémé | 16 139 | 6.60°N | 1.71°E | Mono | ||||
| 16 | Banikoara | 28 402 | 11.29°N | 2.44°E | Alibori | ||||
| 17 | Bassila | 29 099 | 9.01°N | 1.67°E | Donga | ||||
| 18 | Bembéréké | 10 285 | 31 101 | 10.22°N | 2.67°E | Borgou | |||
| 19 | Beterou | 16 982 | 9.19°N | 2.26°E | Borgou | ||||
| 20 | Bori | 19 058 | |||||||
| 21 | Comé | 12 416 | 33 507 | 6.40°N | 1.88°E | Mono | |||
| 22 | Cové | 25 610 | 43 554 | 7.24°N | 2.30°E | Zou | |||
| 23 | Dassa | 11 466 | 28 675 | 7.77°N | 2.20°E | Collines | Dassa-Zoumé | ||
| 24 | Dogbo | 16 742 | 48 623 | 6.80°N | 1.77°E | Couffo | Dogbo-Tota | ||
| 25 | Grand Popo | 11 417 | 6.28°N | 1.83°E | Mono | ||||
| 26 | Kérou | 37 419 | Atacora | ||||||
| 27 | Kétou | 26 277 | 7.36°N | 2.61°E | Plateau | ||||
| 28 | Kouandé | 23 895 | 7 552 | 10.33°N | 1.70°E | Atacora | |||
| 29 | Malanville | 44 608 | 11.87°N | 3.38°E | Alibori | ||||
| 30 | N'dali | 19 595 | Borgou | Ndali | |||||
| 31 | Nikki | 15 596 | 69 970 | 9.93°N | 3.22°E | Borgou | |||
| 32 | Pobé | 16 633 | 38 795 | 6.97°N | 2.68°E | Plateau | |||
| 33 | Sakété | 19 390 | 35 417 | 6.72°N | 2.67°E | Plateau | |||
| 34 | Savalou | 16 612 | 35 433 | 7.93°N | 1.97°E | Collines | |||
| 35 | Ségbana | 18 424 | Alibori | ||||||
| 36 | Tanguiété | 25 621 | 10.62°N | 1.27°E | Atlantique | Tanguieta | |||
| 37 | Tchaourou | 27 169 | 8.88°N | 2.60°E | Borgou |
