Gender in Benin 218 indicators covering gender for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 2030 up 17.5% 57th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year 2030 down 45.1% 28th Population 10,071 2030 up 34.4% 79th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 2030 up 34.4% 79th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year 2030 down 5.0% 20th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 2025 up 11.7% 57th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 2025 up 11.9% 57th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 2025 up 13.6% 57th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 2025 up 13.9% 57th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 2025 up 15.6% 57th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 2025 up 15.9% 58th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 2025 up 17.8% 58th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 2025 up 18.1% 59th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 2025 up 20.2% 60th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 2025 up 20.4% 60th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 207,520 2025 up 22.5% 59th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 213,003 2025 up 22.6% 62nd Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 23.53 2027 down 8.4% 173rd Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.882 2025 up 6.4% 36th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.897 2025 up 0.8% 28th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.812 2025 down 6.9% 54th Women's Political Participation Index 0.967 2025 up 28.4% 71st Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.882 2025 up 6.4% 36th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.882 2025 up 6.4% 36th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.6% 110th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.882 2025 up 6.4% 36th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 16.9% 2024 up 42.6% 148th Prevalence of obesity, male 7.4% 2024 up 48.9% 157th Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.25 years 2024 up 2.0% 199th Life expectancy at age 60, male 15.55 years 2024 down 4.0% 191st Share of women who are obese 16.8% 2024 up 42.5% 151st Share of women who are overweight or obese 38.9% 2024 up 23.5% 166th Share of overweight men vs. women 23.6% 2024 up 15.9% 165th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 61.8% 2024 up 5.9% 206th Share of women who are married or in a union 12.7% 2022 down 28.4% 54th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.9% 35th Population, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.9% 28th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.7% 34th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 55.82 kilocalories per day per capita 2022 down 13.7% 173rd Women, Business and the Law Index 83.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 12.6% 76th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 4.9% 15th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 125.14 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.8% 65th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 3.8% 173rd Labor force, female 3.28 million 2025 up 40.1% 61st Labor force, female, per capita 0.2217 units per person 2025 up 7.5% 68th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.929 index 2025 up 7.0% 160th Page 1 of 4 Next →