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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

Urbanization

Urban population: 47.9% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 3.89% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 18.1 years

Female: 18.7 years

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 : 0.8 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.65 male(s)/female

total - population : 1.01 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

397 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 54.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 48.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 61.2 years

Female: 64.2 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

20.4 years (2017/18 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.67 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

15.5% (2017/18)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 85.2% of population

Improved rural: 72.1% of population

Improved total: 77.9% of population

Unimproved urban: 14.8% of population

Unimproved rural: 27.9% of population

Unimproved total: 22.1% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

3.9% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 35.6% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 7.3% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 19.7% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 64.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 92.7% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

73,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

2,200 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria (2019)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2019)

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

9.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

16.8% (2018)

Education Expenditures

4% of GDP (2016)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 38.4%

Male: 49.9%

Female: 27.3% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 11 years (2016)

Year

Population

  • 11,340,504

Nationality 2019

  • 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.)

Birth Rate

  • 34.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 285
  • (capital)
    000 PORTO-NOVO
  • 000 Abomey-Calavi
  • 688
  • (seat
    000 COTONOU

Health Expenditure

  • 3.9% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)
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