Benin’s Population Policy Declaration (PPD), adopted in 1996, aims to address population issues and reduce poverty. It calls for expanded access to quality reproductive health services, as well as increased educational and employment opportunities for girls and women. The PPD programme of action will be elaborated by the first quarter of 2003 by the newly created Population and Human Resources General Direction.

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Statistics

- ICPD Goals - MDG Indicators

POPULATION 1990 Most Recent Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Male 2,289.1  3,403.0  Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Female 2,361.1  3,515.3  Population Growth Rate, Per Cent 2.9  2.6  Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 Population 49.1  41.5  Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Population 16.5  14.3  Urban Population, Per Cent 34.5  46.1  Sex Ratio at Birth, Male Births per Female Birth n/a  1.03  Sex Ratio of Population, Males per Females 96.95  96.82  Women 15-49, Thousands 1,030.8  1,651.7  Women 15-49, Per Cent 0.4  0.5  Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49 6.80  5.66  Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Modern Method, Per Cent n/a  7.2  Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Any Method, Per Cent n/a  18.6  Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000 Live Births (MMR) 990  850  MMR, Lower Bound n/a  490  MMR, Upper Bound n/a  1,200  Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 104.1  92.7  Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Total n/a  156  Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Female n/a  146  Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Male n/a  166  Life Expectancy at Birth, Combined, Years 50.5  50.6  Life Expectancy at Birth, Female, Years 52.5  53.0  Life Expectancy at Birth, Male, Years 48.7  48.4  Median Age of Total Population 16.0  17.3  Population 60 Years and Over, Per Cent 4.8  4.0  Population 0-14 as Proportion of Population 65+ 1,054  899

Indicators for Population and Reproductive Health

2.5 60 51 18.6 % Living on less than $1 per day % Deliveries with skilled attendant % HIV/AIDS Prevaence, 15-24 year olds Contraceptive Prevalence, any method, per cent

Indicators

- ICPD Goals - MDG Indicators

SOCIOECONOMIC & HEALTH INDICATORS 1990 Most Recent Gross Domestic Product Per Capita, Purchasing Power Parity, International Dollars 660  1,070  Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate, Annual Per Cent 3  6  Income Group per World Bank Classification n/a  Low income  UNFPA Country Priority Classification n/a  A  Population Below $1/Day, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Population Living Below National Poverty Line, Per Cent n/a  33.0  Access to Improved Water Supply, Per Cent 50  63  Antenatal Care, At Least One Visit, Per Cent 69  88  Deliveries Attended by Skilled Attendants, Per Cent 51  60  Family Planning Programme Effort Index, 1999 (Total Mean Score) n/a  45.0  Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Male 62  41  Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Female 85  72  Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 to 24, Male 43  24  Illiteracy Rate, Percent of Population 15 to 24, Female 75  58  Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Male n/a  113  Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female n/a  78  Secondary School Enrolment, GrossPer Cent of School Age Population, Male n/a  30  Secondary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female n/a  14  Ratio of Girls to Boys, Primary Education 0.50  0.68  Ratio of Girls to Boys, Secondary Education n/a  0.45  Children Underweight Under 5, Male, Per Cent n/a  32  Children Underweight Under 5, Female, Per Cent n/a  26  Stunted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent n/a  25  Stunted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent n/a  8  Wasted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent n/a  14  Wasted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent n/a  3  Refugees, Number 300  5,021  Internally Displaced Persons, Number n/a  n/a  Asylum Seekers, Number n/a  314  Married by 18, Percent, Female, 25-49 n/a  41.7  ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS 1990 Most Recent Proportion of Population 15-24 17.9  21.3  Median Age at First Sexual Intercourse, Female, 25-49 n/a  17.3  Age-Specific Fertility Rate per 1000 Women, 15-20 n/a  107.0  Mean Age at Marriage, Male n/a  24.9  Mean Age at Marriage, Female n/a  18.3  HIV knowledge, Women 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Herself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent n/a  50  HIV knowledge, Men 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Himself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent n/a  71  HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Female n/a  3.0  HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Female n/a  4.5  HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Male n/a  0.9  HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Male n/a  1.4  Estimated HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Total n/a  2.5  GENDER EQUALITY INDICATORS 1990 Most Recent Gender Empowerment Measure, Value n/a  n/a  Gender Empowerment Measure, Rank n/a  n/a  Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Total n/a  80.7  Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Male n/a  84.2  Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Female n/a  77.4  Women in Managerial or Technical Positions, Thousands n/a  n/a  Seats in Parliament Held by Women, Per Cent 6.0  6.0  RH COMMODITY SECURITY INDICATORS 1990 Most Recent Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Thousands n/a  761.2  Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Per Cent n/a  52.4  Unmet Need for Family Planning, Spacing, Per Cent n/a  17.2  Unmet Need for Family Planning, Limiting, Per Cent n/a  8.6  Unmet Need for Family Planning, Total, Per Cent n/a  25.7  Unmet Need for Family Planning, Thousands n/a  0.3  INTRA-NATIONAL DISPARITIES INDICATORS 1990 Most Recent Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49 Urban n/a  4.4  Rural n/a  6.4  No Education/Primary n/a  6.3  Highest Level of Education n/a  3.6  Provincial Low n/a  4.5 (Atlantique)  Provincial High n/a  6.9 (Atacora)  Poorest Quintile n/a  7.3  Richest Quintile n/a  3.8  Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births Urban n/a  72.9  Rural n/a  104.5  No Education/Primary n/a  100.2  Highest Level of Education n/a  53.1  Provincial Low n/a  56.0 (Cotonou)  Provincial High n/a  120.2 (Zou)  Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  111.5  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  108.2  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  106.3  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  78.1  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  50.0  Under Age 5 Mortality Rate 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  198.2  2nd, Per Cent n/a  176.1  3rd, Per Cent n/a  181.1  4th, Per Cent n/a  132.2  5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  93.1  Age-Specific Fertility Rate per 1000 Women, 15-19 Urban n/a  72.0  Rural n/a  142.0  Poorest Quintile n/a  178.0  Richest Quintile n/a  33.0  Adolescent Women 15-19 Begun Childbearing Urban, Per Cent n/a  18.7  Rural, Per Cent n/a  32.5  No Education/Primary, Per Cent n/a  34.5  Highest Level of Education n/a  2.8  Provincial Low, Per Cent n/a  15.2 (Oueme)  Provincial High, Per Cent n/a  39.0 (Zou)  Poorest n/a  n/a  Richest n/a  n/a  Deliveries Attended by Skilled Attendants Urban, Per Cent n/a  83.0  Rural, Per Cent n/a  63.5  No Education/Primary, Per Cent n/a  67.6  Highest Level of Education, Per Cent n/a  98.5  Provincial Low, Per Cent n/a  46.5 (Atacora)  Provincial High, Per Cent n/a  97.9 (Cotonou)  Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  49.6  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  60.5  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  76.9  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  90.2  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  99.3  Modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49 Urban, Per Cent n/a  9.8  Rural, Per Cent n/a  5.8  No Education/Primary, Per Cent n/a  5.3  Highest Level of Education, Per Cent n/a  19.7  Provincial Low, Per Cent n/a  4.0 (Atacora)  Provincial High, Per Cent n/a  11.8 (Cotonou)  Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  4.0  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  3.2  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  6.7  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  8.3  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  14.7  Modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Men 15-54 Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  10.1  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  8.5  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  8.8  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  16.6  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  22.5  Unmet Need for Family Planning, Limiting Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  8.5  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  9.2  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  8.6  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  10.3  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  12.3  Unmet Need for Family Planning, Spacing Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  13.9  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  18.4  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  18.8  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  18.2  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  18.5  Women 15-49 Seen Medically for Treatment of Genital Discharge, Ulcer, or Sore Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  61.6  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  70.7  Men 15-54 Seen Medically for Treatment of Genital Discharge, Ulcer, or Sore Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  n/a  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  74.2  Children Underweight Under 5, Moderate Urban, Per Cent n/a  17.9  Rural, Per Cent n/a  25.4  No Education/Primary, Per Cent n/a  25.7  Highest Level of Education, Per Cent n/a  10.2  Provincial Low, Per Cent n/a  12.1 (Cotonou)  Provincial High, Per Cent n/a  29.0 (Borgou)  Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  21.5  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  22.3  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  18.3  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  16.7  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  9.0  Children Underweight Under 5, Severe Urban, Per Cent n/a  3.8  Rural, Per Cent n/a  5.6  No Education/Primary, Per Cent n/a  5.8  Highest Level of Education, Per Cent n/a  1.0  Provincial Low, Per Cent n/a  2.1 (Cotonou)  Provincial High, Per Cent n/a  8.7 (Borgou)  Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  7.5  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  8.0  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  4.5  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  3.0  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  1.2  Girls 6-10 Who Currently Attend School Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  26.3  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  31.3  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  47.8  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  57.5  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  68.8  Boys 6-10 Who Currently Attend School Wealth Quintile, 1st, Poorest, Per Cent n/a  37.9  Wealth Quintile, 2nd, Per Cent n/a  46.7  Wealth Quintile, 3rd, Per Cent n/a  56.6  Wealth Quintile, 4th, Per Cent n/a  71.3  Wealth Quintile, 5th, Richest, Per Cent n/a  89.1

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