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)%

Urbanization

urban population: 44.9% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 4.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 43.8% (male 2,269,896/female 2,179,026)

15-24 years - : 20.1% (male 1,036,963/female 1,001,400)

25-54 years - : 29.9% (male 1,530,283/female 1,504,201)

55-64 years - : 3.5% (male 149,883/female 205,701)

65 years and over - : 2.8% (male 112,830/female 170,373) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 83 %

youth dependency ratio: 77.7 %

elderly dependency ratio: 5.3 %

potential support ratio: 18.9 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 17.7 years

male: 17.4 years

female: 18.1 years (2014 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 - : 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

350 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 34

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 57.09 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 59.75 years

female: 62.47 years (2014 est.)

total population: 61.07 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

5.04 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

12.9% (2012)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 15.5% of population

Rural: 30.9% of population

Total: 23.9% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 74.7% of population

Rural: 94.9% of population

Total: 85.7% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

71,500 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

HIV Aids Deaths

3,100 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 52

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: 30

Education Expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 64

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 42.4%

male: 55.2%

female: 30.3% (2010 census)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 11 years

male: 13 years

female: 9 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 10,160,556

Nationality 2014

  • 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
    2.81% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 17

Birth Rate

  • 36.51 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

Death Rate

  • 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 99

Urban Areas Population

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

Physicians Density

  • 0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)