2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Fon and related 39.2%
Adja and related 15.2%
Yoruba and related 12.3%
Bariba and related 9.2%
Peulh and related 7%
Ottamari and related 6.1%
Yoa-Lokpa and related 4%
Dendi and related 2.5%
Other 1.6%
(includes Europeans), unspecified 2.9%
(2002 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 44.1% (male 2,223,497/female 2,134,644)

15-24 years - : 19.9% (male 1,001,845/female 967,664)

25-54 years - : 29.7% (male 1,476,894/female 1,456,501)

55-64 years - : 3.5% (male 143,594/female 200,424)

65 years and over - : 2.8% (male 109,009/female 163,220) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 84 %

Youth dependency ratio: 78.7 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 %

Potential support ratio: 18.8 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 17.6 years

Male: 17.2 years

Female: 18 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.71 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.67 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 58.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 61.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 55.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.67 years

Male: 59.37 years

Female: 62.04 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 16% of population

Rural: 32% of population

Total: 25% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 41

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

2,700 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 48

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

6% (2008)country comparison to the world: 151

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

20.2% (2006)country comparison to the world: 34

Education Expenditures

5.4% of GDP (2010)country comparison to the world: 58

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 42.4%

Male: 55.2%

Female: 30.3% (2010 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,877,292

Nationality

  • Beninese (singular and plural) noun


  • Beninese adjective


Religions

  • Catholic
    27.10%
  • Muslim
    24.40%
  • Vodoun
    17.30%
  • Protestant Celestial
    10.45%
  • Methodist
    3.20%
  • Other Protestant
    2.20%
  • Other Christian
    5.30%
  • Other Census
    15.52%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.84% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 17

Birth Rate

  • 37.02 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 19

Death Rate

  • 8.59 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 80

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 79

Urban Areas Population

  • COTONOU (seat of government) 924,000, PORTO-NOVO (capital) 314,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.6% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 149

Physicians Density

  • 0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.13 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 17