FACTS AND FIGURES

Population (2020)
12.1 million
Remittances (2021)
-0.1 migrants/ 1,000 population
Remittances (2021)
USD 204.3 million
Women as a Percentage of Immigrants (2020)
52.9%
Immigrants (2020)
3.3%
GDP per Capita PPP (2021)
USD 3,789.3
Population under 15 (2018)
42.4%
Capital
Porto-Novo
Area
112,622 km sq
Languages
French (official) Fon, Ge, Bariba, Yoruba, Dendi
Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (XOF)
HDI Rank (2021)
163 of 188
Adult HIV Prevalence (2020)
0.9%
Population (2020)
12.1 million
Remittances (2021)
-0.1 migrants/ 1,000 population
Remittances (2021)
USD 204.3 million
Women as a Percentage of Immigrants (2020)
52.9%
Immigrants (2020)
3.3%
GDP per Capita PPP (2021)
USD 3,789.3
Population under 15 (2018)
42.4%
Capital
Porto-Novo
Area
112,622 km sq
Languages
French (official) Fon, Ge, Bariba, Yoruba, Dendi
Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (XOF)
HDI Rank (2021)
163 of 188
Adult HIV Prevalence (2020)
0.9%
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