| Population : |
7,250,033 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 46.8% (male 1,711,075; female 1,679,439)
15-64 years: 51% (male 1,802,990; female 1,890,915)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 68,890; female 96,724) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.89% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
42.57 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
13.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 85.88 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 50.81 years
male: 50.25 years
female: 51.39 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
5.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
1.9% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
68,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
5,800 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Beninese (singular and plural)
adjective: Beninese |
| Ethnic Groups : |
African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500 |
| Religions : |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20% |
| Languages : |
French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.9%
male: 56.2%
female: 26.5% (2000) |
