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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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42.26% (male 2,445,265 /female 2,347,091)

15-24 years - : 20.53% (male 1,184,977 /female 1,143,605)

25-54 years - : 30.66% (male 1,759,834 /female 1,717,467)

55-64 years - : 3.65% (male 184,453 /female 229,945)

65 years and over - : 2.89% (male 128,920 /female 198,947) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 86.1 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 80.1 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 6 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 16.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.4 years

Male: 18.1 years

Female: 18.7 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 209

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.76 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.66 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 51.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 54.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 48.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 24

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 61.2 years (2018 est.)

Female: 64.2 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 198

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 27.9% of population

Total: 22.1% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1% (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 44;

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

2,500 (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 45;

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever (2016)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2016)

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

9.6% (2016); country comparison to the world: 142;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

18% (2014); country comparison to the world: 32;

Education Expenditures

4.4% of GDP (2015); country comparison to the world: 97;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

Total population: 38.4% (2015 est.)

Male: 49.9% (2015 est.)

Female: 27.3% (2015 est.)

Year

Population

  • 11,340,504

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
    2.68% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 16;

Birth Rate

  • 34.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 22;

Death Rate

  • 7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 99;

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 74;

Urban Areas Population

  • 285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital), 685,000 COTONOU (seat of government), 928,000 Abomey-Calavi
    (2018)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.6% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 154;

Physicians Density

  • 0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2016);

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010);

Total fertility rate

  • 4.67 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 22;
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