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Benin People 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/benin/benin_people.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population 5,902,178 (July 1997 est.) Age structure
Population growth rate 3.31% (1997 est.) Birth rate 46.28 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) Death rate 13.14 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 102.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 6.56 children born/woman (1997 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups 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
NOTE: The information regarding Benin on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benin People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benin People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |