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     Forecast Categories for Benin
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Benin -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 13.19
     2030: 15.84
     2060: 27.44
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 2.743
     2030: 2.511
     2060: 1.113
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 34.25
     2030: 31.15
     2060: 16.15
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 6.737
     2030: 5.919
     2060: 4.960
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 42.37
     2030: 32.87
     2060: 5.699
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 66.89
     2030: 69.20
     2060: 77.64
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 64.83
     2030: 67.02
     2060: 75.05
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 68.95
     2030: 71.40
     2060: 80.28
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 4.527
     2030: 4.016
     2060: 2.020
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 0.557
     2030: 0.463
     2060: 0.118
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 2.029
     2030: 2.287
     2060: 2.281
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 5.448
     2030: 6.172
     2060: 7.128
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 7.291
     2030: 9.082
     2060: 18.29
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 0.448
     2030: 0.586
     2060: 2.019
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 6.556
     2030: 8.383
     2060: 18.21
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.410
     2030: 0.409
     2060: 0.396
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 49.49
     2030: 49.49
     2060: 49.49

Health Forecast for Benin -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 9.597
     2030: 9.967
     2060: 12.91
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 9.208
     2030: 9.559
     2060: 12.63
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 14.17
     2030: 11.01
     2060: 2.900
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 13.40
     2030: 10.61
     2060: 1.129
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 5.790
     2030: 4.625
     2060: 0.653

Education Forecast for Benin -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 125.8
     2030: 121.1
     2060: 102.7
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 93.77
     2030: 95.46
     2060: 99.98
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 85.04
     2030: 89.95
     2060: 100.2
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 46.74
     2030: 55.11
     2060: 83.18
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 15.41
     2030: 20.33
     2060: 46.80
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 5.016
     2030: 5.625
     2060: 8.957
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 49.21
     2030: 66.07
     2060: 96.95

Social/Human Forecast for Benin
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 3.323
     2030: 3.566
     2060: 0.834
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 5.497
     2030: 5.958
     2060: 1.987
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.589
     2030: 0.667
     2060: 0.888
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 35.90
     2030: 24.31
     2060: 2.612
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 2,817
     2030: 2,872
     2060: 3,216
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.175
     2030: -0.194
     2060: -0.231
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.439
     2030: -0.380
     2060: -0.007

Economy Forecast for Benin
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 41.64
     2030: 58.85
     2060: 368.4
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 20.15
     2030: 30.03
     2060: 288.1
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 3.157
     2030: 3.715
     2060: 13.43
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.491
     2030: 0.509
     2060: 0.532
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 33.27
     2030: 33.28
     2060: 10.19
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 9.880
     2030: 12.63
     2060: 33.50

Energy Forecast for Benin
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.001
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.005

Environment Forecast for Benin
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.003
     2030: 0.005
     2060: 0.025

International Politics Forecast for Benin
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.069
     2030: 0.077
     2060: 0.157

Domestic Government Forecast for Benin
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 12.60
     2030: 13.31
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 17.05
     2030: 17.31
     2060: 18.54
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 3.915
     2030: 3.969
     2060: 5.149
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 1.978
     2030: 2.118
     2060: 3.076
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 6.387
     2030: 6.475
     2060: 7.145