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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 at shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization

Urban population: 48.4% of total population (2020)

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

Total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030: PDF

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 45.56% (male 2,955,396/female 2,906,079)

15-24 - years : 20.36% (male 1,300,453/female 1,318,880)

25-54 - years : 28.54% (male 1,735,229/female 1,935,839)

55-64 - years : 3.15% (male 193,548/female 211,427)

65 - years and over : 2.39% (male 140,513/female 167,270) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 82.6

Youth dependency ratio: 76.6

Elderly dependency ratio: 6

Potential support ratio: 16.7 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17 years

Male: 16.4 years

Female: 17.6 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-24 - years : 0.99 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.9 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.92 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.84 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

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

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 58.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 63.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 53.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 61.4 years

Male: 59.6 years

Female: 63.3 years (2020 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

20.4 years (2017/18 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

5.53 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

15.5% (2017/18)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 27.8% of population

Total: 23.6% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

3.7% (2017)

Physicians Density

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 84% of population

Total: 64% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1% (2019 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

75,000 (2019 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

2,300 (2019 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2020)

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

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria

Animal contact diseases: Rabies

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

9.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

16.8% (2018)

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2018)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 42.4%

Male: 54%

Female: 31.1% (2018)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 11 years (2016)

Year

Population

  • 12,864,634

Nationality 2020

  • 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
    3.4% (2020 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 42.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 285
  • (capital)
    000 PORTO-NOVO
  • 692
  • (seat
    000 COTONOU

Health Expenditure

  • 3.7% (2017)

Physicians Density

  • 0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)
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