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.)%

Population Distribution

The population is primarily located in the south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the north remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations of residents in the west

Urbanization

Urban population: 44.8% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 3.55% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42.65% (male 2,402,029/female 2,305,622)

15-24 years - : 20.44% (male 1,148,204/female 1,108,342)

25-54 years - : 30.44% (male 1,699,623/female 1,660,517)

55-64 years - : 3.61% (male 174,633/female 223,398)

65 years and over - : 2.87% (male 124,708/female 191,729) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 86.1

Youth dependency ratio: 80.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 6

Potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.2 years

Male: 17.9 years

Female: 18.6 years (2017 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: 62.3 years

Male: 60.9 years

Female: 63.8 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 198

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1% (2016 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

9.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

18% (2014)

Education Expenditures

4.3% 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

  • 11,038,805Array

Nationality

  • Beninese (singular and plural) noun


  • Beninese adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    27.70%
  • Roman 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
    2.71% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 35 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 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

  • 0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.77 children born/woman (2017 est.)