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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Benin

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population14.81M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$24.57B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.66K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth612024 · yearsInternet use34%2024 · % of populationForest area26.5%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
61

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Benin2024 · 61
015.2430.4845.7260.961960199320251960: 38.81961: 39.21962: 39.61963: 40.11964: 40.51965: 411966: 41.31967: 41.81968: 42.21969: 42.61970: 431971: 43.41972: 43.91973: 44.41974: 44.91975: 45.41976: 461977: 46.51978: 46.91979: 47.41980: 47.71981: 48.11982: 48.51983: 48.81984: 49.41985: 501986: 50.61987: 51.31988: 521989: 52.51990: 531991: 53.41992: 54.11993: 54.61994: 551995: 55.41996: 55.61997: 561998: 56.21999: 56.32000: 56.62001: 56.72002: 56.92003: 57.12004: 57.32005: 57.72006: 582007: 58.22008: 58.12009: 58.32010: 58.42011: 58.52012: 58.62013: 58.92014: 592015: 59.12016: 59.32017: 59.52018: 59.72019: 59.92020: 60.22021: 59.62022: 60.52023: 60.82024: 61

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Benin in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Porto-Novo
Country code
BEN

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