Benin Demographics (cont'd)
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
8,078,31
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 44.1% (male 1,751,709/female 1,719,138)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 2,067,248/female 2,138,957)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 75,694/female 110,198) (2006 est.)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 2,067,248/female 2,138,957)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 75,694/female 110,198) (2006 est.)
Population growth rate
2.73% (2006 est.)
Birth rate / Death rate
42.85 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 53.04 years
Male: 51.9 years
Female: 54.22 years (2006 est.)
Male: 51.9 years
Female: 54.22 years (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
Adult prevalence rate: 1.9% (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 68,000 (2003 est.)
Deaths: 5,800 (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 68,000 (2003 est.)
Deaths: 5,800 (2003 est.)
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