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% (male 1,668,817; female 1,638,291)

15-64 years - : 50.7% (male 1,739,517; female 1,834,231)

65 years and over - : 2.3% (male 67,504; female 93,130) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.4 years

Male: 15.9 years

Female: 16.9 years (2002)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.72 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 86.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 81.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 91.79 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 51.08 years

Male: 50.35 years

Female: 51.84 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.6% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

8,100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 40.9%

Male: 56.2%

Female: 26.5% (2000)

Year

Population

  • 7,041,490

Nationality

  • Beninese (singular and plural) noun


  • Beninese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.95% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 43.15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.65 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.04 children born/woman (2003 est.)