🇧🇯 Benin
BJ / BEN #100
Nomad Score
49.0
Cities
9
Currency
XOF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
13.8M
Density
94.8/km²
HDI
0.515
(Low)
GDP per capita
$1,790
Gini Index (2021)
34.4
Life Expectancy (2024)
61.0 yrs
Fertility Rate (2024)
4.48
Urban Population (2024)
52.6%
Literacy Rate (2022)
51.4%
Labor Force (2025)
77.5%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 52.2% |
| Islam | 24.6% |
| Traditional faiths | 17.9% |
| No religion | 5.2% |
| Other | 0.1% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Fon | 38.4% |
| Adja | 15.1% |
| Yoruba | 12.0% |
| Bariba | 9.6% |
| Fula | 8.6% |
| Ottamari | 6.1% |
| Yoa-lokpa | 4.3% |
| Dendi | 2.9% |
| Others | 2.8% |
Demonym (male)
Beninese
Demonym (female)
Beninese
National Anthem
L'Aube Nouvelle
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 41.6% | |
| 15-64 Working | 55.3% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.1% |
Dependency Ratio
80.7%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
52.6%
Birth Rate (2024)
33.4 /1000
Death Rate (2024)
8.7 /1000
Largest City (2025)
17.4%
Fertility Rate (2024)
4.48
Infant Mortality (2024)
45.2 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
64.0%
Tourism (2019)
337.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2024)
61.0 yrs
HALE (2021)
55.7 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
3.3% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2024)
45.2/1000
UHC Index (2021)
38/100
Hospital Beds (2021)
0.4/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.22/1000
Nurses (2023)
0.61/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$47
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
42.4%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2022)
51.4%
Education Spending (2023)
3.2% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
384
Internet Users (2024)
34.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2024)
125.9/100
Broadband (2023)
0.2/100
Secure Servers (2024)
20/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.2
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
114,763 km²
Capital
Porto-Novo
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Calling Codes
+229
TLD
.bj
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso,
🇳🇪 Niger,
🇳🇬 Nigeria,
🇹🇬 Togo
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Benin features a green vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and red adjoining the vertical band.
National Anthem
L'Aube Nouvelle
National Holiday
1960-01-08
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