2 GeoFroggy

Languages

French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

Ethnic Groups

African 99%
(42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 47.2% (male 1,616,138; female 1,585,463)

15-64 years - : 50.5% (male 1,665,439; female 1,764,966)

65 years and over - : 2.3% (male 65,877; female 89,742) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.73 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

88.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 49.69 years

Female: 50.61 years (2002 est.)

Male: 48.81 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4.1% (2002)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

37,000 (2002)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 37.5%

Male: 52.2%

Female: 23.6% (2000)

Year

Population

  • 6,787,625

Nationality

  • Beninese (singular and plural) noun


  • Beninese adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    50.00%
  • Christian
    30.00%
  • Muslim
    20.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.91% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 43.66 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.14 children born/woman (2002 est.)