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 - : 46.8% (male 1,711,075; female 1,679,439)

15-64 years - : 51% (male 1,802,990; female 1,890,915)

65 years and over - : 2.3% (male 68,890; female 96,724) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.5 years

Male: 16 years

Female: 16.9 years (2004 est.)

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 - : 0.71 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 85.88 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 90.89 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.81 years

Male: 50.25 years

Female: 51.39 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.9% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

5,800 (2003 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 40.9%

Male: 56.2%

Female: 26.5% (2000)

Year

Population

  • 7,250,033

Nationality

  • Beninese (singular and plural) noun


  • Beninese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.89% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 42.57 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.95 children born/woman (2004 est.)