 Demographics of Benin, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. The majority of Benin’s 6.59 million people live in the south. The population is young, with a life expectancy of 50 years. Image File history File links Subject : evolution of demography in Benin (1961-2003) Source : Data FAOSTAT, year 2005 : http://faostat. ...
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About 42 African ethnic groups live in this country; these various groups settled in Benin at different times and also migrated within the country. Ethnic groups include:
- the Yoruba in the southeast (migrated from Nigeria in the 12th century);
- the Dendi in the north-central area (they came from Mali in the 16th century);
- the Bariba and the Fulbe (Peul) in the northeast;
- the Betammaribe and the Somba in the Atacora Range;
- the Fon in the area around Abomey in the South Central; and
- the Mina, Xueda, and Aja (who came from Togo) on the coast.
French is the official language but is spoken more in urban than in rural areas. The literacy rate is 52.2% adult males and 23.6% adult females, and slowly growing. Recent migrations have brought other African Nationals to Benin: Nigerians, Togolese, Malians, etc. The foreign community also includes many Lebanese and Indians involved in trade and commerce. The personnel of the many European Embassies and Foreign Aid Missions and of nongovernmental organizations and various missionary groups account for a large number of the 5,500 European population. The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) are the largest single ethno-lingusitic group or ethnic nation in Nigeria and the largest single ethnic nation in Africa. ...
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Fon is a major West African ethnic and linguistic group in the country of Benin or Dahomey, and southwest Nigeria, made up of more than 2,000,000 people. ...
Abomey is a town in Benin, formerly the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey. ...
The Aja are a group of people now living in what is now Benin and what used to be Dahomey. ...
Several religions are practiced in Benin. Animism is widespread (50%), and its practices vary from one ethnic group to the other. Arab merchants introduced Islam in the north and among the Yoruba. European missionaries brought Christianity to the south and central areas of Benin. Muslims account for 20% of the population and Christians for 30%. Many nominal Muslims and Christians continue to practice animistic traditions. It is believed that voodoo originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil and the Caribbean Islands by slaves taken from this particular area of the Slave Coast. Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...
for Imam Muslim, see Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...
A large sequined Voodoo drapo or flag by the artist George Valris The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a West African ancestor-based spiritist-animist religious tradition. ...
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook Image File history File links Benin_population_pyramid_2005. ...
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Population - 7,460,025
- 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 2005 est.)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 46.5% (male 1,752,243/female 1,719,458)
- 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 1,868,630/female 1,948,610)
- 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 70,367/female 100,717) (2005 est.)
Median age - Total: 16.56 years
- Male: 16.12 years
- Female: 17.01 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate - 2.82% (2005 est.)
Birth rate - 41.99 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate - 13.76 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate - 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio - At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate - Total: 85 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 90 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 79.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth - Total population: 50.51 years
- Male: 50.14 years
- Female: 50.89 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate - 5.86 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - Adult prevalence rate: 1.9% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 68,000 (2003 est.)
- Deaths: 5,800 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases - Degree of risk: very high
- Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- Vectorborne diseases: malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations
- Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
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)
References This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2005 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website. World Factbook 2005 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...
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