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 38.4%
Adja and related 15.1%
Yoruba and related 12%
Bariba and related 9.6%
Fulani and related 8.6%
Ottamari and related 6.1%
Yoa-Lokpa and related 4.3%
Dendi and related 2.9%
Other 0.9%
Foreigner 1.9%
(2013 est.)%

Urbanization

Urban population: 44% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 3.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 43.04% (male 2,358,838/female 2,264,204)

15-24 years - : 20.32% (male 1,110,607/female 1,072,196)

25-54 years - : 30.24% (male 1,641,547/female 1,606,185)

55-64 years - : 3.56% (male 165,496/female 217,192)

65 years and over - : 2.84% (male 120,629/female 184,564) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 82%

Youth dependency ratio: 76.7%

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.3%

Potential support ratio: 19% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18 years

Male: 17.7 years

Female: 18.4 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 215

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 - : 0.76 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.66 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 61.9 years

Male: 60.5 years

Female: 63.3 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 195

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.06% (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

8.1% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

18% (2014)

Education Expenditures

4.4% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 38.4%

Male: 49.9%

Female: 27.3% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 12 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 11 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 10,741,458Array

Nationality

  • Beninese (singular and plural) noun


  • Beninese adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    27.70%
  • Catholic
    25.50%
  • Protestant Celestial
    13.56%
  • Methodist
    3.40%
  • Other Protestant
    3.40%
  • Vodoun
    11.60%
  • Other Christian
    9.50%
  • Other Traditional Religions
    2.60%
  • Other
    2.60%
  • None Est
    5.82%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.75% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 35.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • PORTO-NOVO (capital) 268,000
    (2014)
  • COTONOU (seat of
    government) 682,000
  • Abomey-Calavi
    757,000 (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.86 children born/woman (2016 est.)