Country Profile - Benin      IFs Version 8.28
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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: 14.17
     2030: 16.70
     2060: 31.06
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 2.848
     2030: 2.657
     2060: 1.425
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 35.59
     2030: 32.77
     2060: 19.17
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.976
     2030: 6.070
     2060: 4.862
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 46.61
     2030: 37.94
     2060: 13.36
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 66.55
     2030: 68.99
     2060: 77.09
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 64.07
     2030: 66.37
     2060: 74.30
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 69.05
     2030: 71.64
     2060: 79.93
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 4.822
     2030: 4.389
     2060: 2.444
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 0.508
     2030: 0.432
     2060: 0.110
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 2.267
     2030: 2.510
     2060: 2.967
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 5.940
     2030: 6.738
     2060: 8.910
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 7.770
     2030: 9.360
     2060: 19.98
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.461
     2030: 0.602
     2060: 2.163
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 7.155
     2030: 8.934
     2060: 20.67
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.360
     2030: 0.364
     2060: 0.362
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 46.37
     2030: 47.55
     2060: 49.66

Health Forecast for Benin -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 12.04
     2030: 12.68
     2060: 16.22
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 9.138
     2030: 9.422
     2060: 11.61
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 14.58
     2030: 12.17
     2060: 4.450
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 14.14
     2030: 11.28
     2060: 2.363
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 8.992
     2030: 7.407
     2060: 2.061

Education Forecast for Benin -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 124.2
     2030: 121.8
     2060: 108.6
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 93.22
     2030: 94.56
     2060: 98.45
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 62.51
     2030: 70.96
     2060: 88.52
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 35.14
     2030: 43.02
     2060: 67.84
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 13.32
     2030: 15.52
     2060: 26.76
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 4.560
     2030: 5.126
     2060: 8.052
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 46.04
     2030: 58.65
     2060: 95.47

Social/Human Forecast for Benin
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 2.190
     2030: 2.042
     2060: 0.137
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 6.484
     2030: 6.665
     2060: 1.470
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.581
     2030: 0.643
     2060: 0.862
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 38.12
     2030: 29.46
     2060: 5.553
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 2,775
     2030: 2,851
     2060: 3,204
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.139
     2030: -0.153
     2060: -0.260
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.375
     2030: -0.329
     2060: -0.076

Economy Forecast for Benin
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 48.72
     2030: 64.26
     2060: 299.7
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 19.20
     2030: 26.65
     2060: 185.7
GDP per capita at PPP (2017 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 3.438
     2030: 3.848
     2060: 9.651
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.379
     2030: 0.380
     2060: 0.365
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 32.24
     2030: 31.30
     2060: 8.098
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 8.862
     2030: 10.13
     2060: 19.32

Energy Forecast for Benin
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.000
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.004

Environment Forecast for Benin
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.003
     2030: 0.005
     2060: 0.017

International Politics Forecast for Benin
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.062
     2030: 0.068
     2060: 0.116

Domestic Government Forecast for Benin
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 8.198
     2030: 8.621
     2060: 10.90
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 17.03
     2030: 17.23
     2060: 18.51
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 4.096
     2030: 4.125
     2060: 4.776
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 2.274
     2030: 2.360
     2060: 3.016
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 6.668
     2030: 6.731
     2060: 7.235