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Benin People 1996

Population:

5,522,677 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

48% (female 1,324,553; male 1,333,673)

15-64 years:

49% (female 1,431,630; male 1,299,180)

65 years and over:

3% (female 74,119; male 59,522) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.33% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

47.25 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

13.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

107.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

52.24 years

male:

50.34 years

female:

54.2 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.72 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Beninese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Beninese

Ethnic divisions:

African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba), Europeans 5,500

Religions:

indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%

Languages:

French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

23%

male:

32%

female:

16%

Labor force:

1.9 million (1987)

by occupation:

agriculture 60%, transport, commerce, and public services 38%, industry less than 2%

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