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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 - -
     2024: 13.88
     2030: 16.02
     2060: 27.60
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 2.460
     2030: 2.335
     2060: 1.162
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 31.48
     2030: 29.64
     2060: 17.20
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.756
     2030: 6.163
     2060: 5.513
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 45.44
     2030: 37.47
     2060: 12.44
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 66.43
     2030: 68.51
     2060: 76.18
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 64.34
     2030: 66.25
     2060: 73.59
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 68.53
     2030: 70.79
     2060: 78.82
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 4.846
     2030: 4.406
     2060: 2.356
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 0.512
     2030: 0.436
     2060: 0.111
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 1.951
     2030: 2.179
     2060: 2.392
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 5.640
     2030: 6.056
     2060: 7.365
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 7.778
     2030: 9.361
     2060: 18.14
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.465
     2030: 0.602
     2060: 2.093
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 7.144
     2030: 8.867
     2060: 19.27
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.364
     2030: 0.367
     2060: 0.362
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 46.63
     2030: 47.73
     2060: 49.69

Health Forecast for Benin -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 12.10
     2030: 12.60
     2060: 15.99
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 9.183
     2030: 9.487
     2060: 12.28
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 14.46
     2030: 12.12
     2060: 4.154
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 14.01
     2030: 11.26
     2060: 2.115
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 6.374
     2030: 5.079
     2060: 0.849

Education Forecast for Benin -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 124.0
     2030: 123.7
     2060: 107.2
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 93.59
     2030: 94.65
     2060: 98.88
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 81.00
     2030: 87.26
     2060: 98.87
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 41.96
     2030: 49.91
     2060: 76.47
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 13.34
     2030: 15.97
     2060: 32.44
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 5.642
     2030: 6.085
     2060: 8.706
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 47.60
     2030: 61.43
     2060: 95.95

Social/Human Forecast for Benin
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 2.205
     2030: 2.164
     2060: 0.268
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 6.384
     2030: 6.517
     2060: 1.731
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.586
     2030: 0.652
     2060: 0.872
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 37.08
     2030: 27.67
     2060: 4.972
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 2,854
     2030: 2,914
     2060: 3,256
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.144
     2030: -0.157
     2060: -0.221
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.375
     2030: -0.324
     2060: -0.002

Economy Forecast for Benin
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 48.27
     2030: 64.28
     2060: 340.8
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 19.18
     2030: 27.21
     2060: 236.5
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 3.477
     2030: 4.013
     2060: 12.35
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.386
     2030: 0.399
     2060: 0.426
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 32.46
     2030: 32.13
     2060: 8.619
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 8.765
     2030: 10.59
     2060: 24.57

Energy Forecast for Benin
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.000
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.006

Environment Forecast for Benin
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.003
     2030: 0.005
     2060: 0.020

International Politics Forecast for Benin
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.066
     2030: 0.070
     2060: 0.123

Domestic Government Forecast for Benin
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 10.25
     2030: 10.68
     2060: 13.20
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 17.01
     2030: 17.17
     2060: 18.52
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 4.095
     2030: 4.130
     2060: 5.072
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 2.149
     2030: 2.262
     2060: 3.087
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 6.681
     2030: 6.760
     2060: 7.373