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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$113 (2021)
Inflation rate
2.73% (2023)
Unemployment rate
1.45% (2023)
Below the poverty line
38.5% (2018)
Gini coefficient
34.4 (2021)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
1.25
Beer
0.81
Wine
0.02
Spirits
0.2
Other alcohol
0.22
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
14697052
Male population
7253258
Female population
7443794
Population growth rate
3.29% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
40.3 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.6 (2024)
Urbanization
50.1% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B (2019)
Moody's
B2 (2019)
Standard & Poors
B+ (2018)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
82.88%
iOS
12.43%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+229
Internet domain
.bj
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
109 (2022)
Internet user penetration
34% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
1< (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
BJ
Capital
Porto-Novo
Official language
French
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
6.9%
Smoking men
11.8%
Smoking women
1.9%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
112622
Land area
110622
Water area
2000
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- Visa
- PayPal
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Facebook
Age structure
0-14 years
45.3%
15-64 years
52.2%
65+ years
2.5%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Non-religious
5.8%
Current as of
2013
Last update: 2025-08-21