Benin

Population estimates and projections 14,111,034 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 17.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 4.56 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.51% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 14,814,460 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.40% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 41.3% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 4.48 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 33.4 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 53.4% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 76.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 79.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 128.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.94% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 0.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -7,847 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 2.9% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 1.7% 2023 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 1.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 2.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 76.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 75.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 75.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 40.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 41.4% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$24.6 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$1,658 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$4,116 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$1,600 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 8.1% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 50.1% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 35.8% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 30.3% 2023 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$895 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 1.1% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 123.6 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.6% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 581.928 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 64.0% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 14.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 50.4% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 28.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 11.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 9.6% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 47.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 67.9% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 90.4% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 71.3% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 75.1% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 18.0% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.2% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 108.0% 2022 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 10.2% 2022 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 51.4% 2022 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 61.6% 2022 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 43.6% 2022 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 60.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.4 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 38 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.47 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 12.2% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 31.2% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 16.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 18.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 16.1% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 69% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 50.0% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 6.1 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.05 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 61.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 62.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 59.5 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 3.3% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 74.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 45.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 518 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.22 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 0.4 per 1,000 people 2021 · World Bank Measles immunisation 44% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 7.4% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 42.4% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$47 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 8.1% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 27.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 34.1% 2021 · World Bank Malaria incidence 354.3 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 40 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.12 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 34.0% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 126 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.3 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 17.5% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 5,522 companies 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 10.2% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 17.1% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 20.1% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 37.1% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 2.0% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -8.2% 2023 · World Bank High-technology exports 30.5% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 26.8 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 899 passengers 2016 · World Bank

Access to electricity 59.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 8.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 54.5% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 92.6% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 43.8% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.29e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.40e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 17.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.2 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.49 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 7.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 2.13 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 28.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 28.1% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 28.8% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 39.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 36.1% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 69.6% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 17.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 22.2% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 1.0% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 749 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 16.4% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.58e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 53.5%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 2.06e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 11.3e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 22.9% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,356 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 43.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 61,561 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 11.1% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 139.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 25.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 112,760 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 34.4 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 27.2% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 27.2% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 36.2% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 50.0% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 86.5% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 10.8% 1979 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 437 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.1 per 100,000 people 2017 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 26.6% 2025 · World Bank