Benin MIGRATION PROFILES Part I. Global legal instruments related to international migration States parties to United Nations legal instruments Year ratified: Year ratified: - 1949 ILO Migration for Employment Convention 1990 1989 Conv. on the Rights of the Child 1962 1951 Refugee Convention - 1990 UN Migrant Workers Convention 1970 1967 Refugee Protocol 2004 2000 Human Trafficking Protocol 1980 1975 ILO Migrant Workers Convention 2004 2000 Migrant Smuggling Protocol Part II. Population indicators Population estimates 1990 2000 2010 2013 40 Males ('000) 2 417 3 408 4 731 5 145 Females ('000) 2 584 3 541 4 778 5 179 30 Total ('000) 5 001 6 949 9 510 10 323 20 Percentage urban population 34 38 44 46 Percentage rural population 66 62 56 54 10 0 1985-90 1995-00 2005-10 2010-15 -10 Average annual rate of change 3.08 2.99 3.01 2.69 Annual rate of natural increase* 31.12 30.71 28.88 27.07 1985-90 1995-00 2005-10 2010-15 Crude net migration rate* -0.38 -0.91 1.13 -0.20 Annual rate of natural increase* Total net migration ('000) -9 -29 50 -10 * Per 1,000 population Crude net migration rate* Projected change in total population by component (x 1000) 30 25 2015-20 2025-30 2035-40 2045-50 20 Total population at end of period 12 344 15 507 18 838 22 137 Population change during period 1464 1615 1673 1635 15 Annual rate of natural increase* 25.39 22.12 18.70 15.44 10 Crude net migration rate* -0.17 -0.14 -0.11 -0.09 5 * Per 1,000 population 0 Projected change in working-age (15-64) population (x 1000) -5 2015-20 2025-30 2035-40 2045-50 2015-20 2025-30 2035-40 2045-50 Medium variant 994 1145 1238 1255 Annual rate of natural increase* Zero-migration variant 1003 1155 1250 1264 Crude net migration rate* Difference -9 -10 -11 -10 Part III. Development indicators Development indicators (years are approximate for some indicators / countries) 1990 2000 2010 2013* 0.50 60 Life expectancy at birth 53.5 55.3 58.8 59.3 0.45 Adult literacy rate (ages 15 and older) 27.2 34.7 28.7 .. 58 0.40 Combined gross enrolment ratio in 0.35 education (per cent) 32.7 44.7 .. .. 56 0.30 HDI GDP per capita (PPP in thousands of US Years 54 dollars) 794 1 093 1 466 1 583 0.25 0.20 Human development index (HDI) 0.31 0.38 0.43 0.44 52 * 2013 or latest available 0.15 0.10 50 Remittances (years are approximate for some indicators / countries) 1990 2000 2010 2013* 1990 2000 2010 2012* Inflows (millions of US dollars) 101 87 185 179 Human development index (HDI) Outflows (millions of US dollars) 21 9 78 78 Life expectancy at birth Inflows as a share of GDP (%) 5.2 3.7 2.8 2.4 * Estimate Benin Part IV. International migrant stocks International migrant stock by age and sex 1990 2000 2013 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0-4 3 815 3 864 7 679 8 436 8 295 16 731 12 779 11 755 24 534 5-9 2 865 3 071 5 936 6 763 7 031 13 794 9 542 9 296 18 838 10-14 3 502 3 939 7 441 4 991 5 440 10 431 8 644 8 556 17 200 15-19 4 993 5 348 10 341 6 353 6 602 12 955 10 040 9 540 19 580 20-24 5 769 5 571 11 340 9 270 8 694 17 964 11 406 9 916 21 322 25-29 4 904 4 181 9 085 10 300 8 543 18 843 14 184 11 386 25 570 30-34 4 067 3 124 7 191 7 736 5 789 13 525 14 817 10 858 25 675 35-39 3 016 2 109 5 125 6 020 4 106 10 126 13 387 9 126 22 513 40-44 1 965 1 277 3 242 4 166 2 643 6 809 11 459 7 282 18 741 45-49 1 406 864 2 270 2 572 1 545 4 117 8 400 5 005 13 405 50-54 819 480 1 299 1 912 1 093 3 005 6 108 3 537 9 645 55-59 786 477 1 263 923 546 1 469 4 565 2 727 7 292 60-64 971 710 1 681 888 633 1 521 3 333 2 167 5 500 65+ 1 214 1 105 2 319 1 294 1 146 2 440 2 387 2 039 4 426 Total 40 092 36 120 76 212 71 624 62 106 133 730 131 051 103 190 234 241 Total population by age and sex, 2013 Migrant stock by age and sex, 2013 65+ Native-born Foreign-born(males) Native-born (males) Foreign-born(females) (females) 65+ Males Females 60-64 0-4 -8.0 -0.1 7.8 0.1 -5.5 5.0 55-59 60-64 50-54 5-9 -7.1 -0.1 6.9 0.1 55-59 -4.1 4.0 50-54 45-49 -6.2 -0.1 6.1 0.1 -3.7 3.7 40-44 10-14 45-49 35-39 15-19 -5.3 -0.1 5.3 0.1 40-44 -4.3 4.1 30-34 35-39 25-29 20-24 -4.5 -0.1 4.5 0.1 30-34 -4.9 4.2 20-24 25-29 -3.7 -0.1 3.7 0.1 25-29 -6.1 4.9 15-19 30-34 -3.1 -0.1 3.1 0.1 20-24 -6.3 4.6 10-14 15-19 5-9 35-39 -2.6 -0.1 2.6 0.1 10-14 -5.7 3.9 0-4 40-44 -2.1 -0.1 2.2 0.1 5-9 -4.9 3.1 0-4 1045-49 5 -1.8 0 -0.1 5 1.8 100.0 -3.6 2.1 -1.4Percentage-0.1 1.4 0.0 8 6 4 -2.6 2 1.5 0 2 4 6 50-54 Percentage 55-59 Native-born (males)-1.0 0.0Foreign-born1.1 (males) 0.0 -1.9 1.2 Native-born (females) Foreign-born (females) Males Females 60-64 -0.7 0.0 0.9 0.0 -1.4 0.9 65+ -1.2 0.0 1.7 0.0 -1.0 0.9 Migrant stock by origin (2013) Migrant stock by destination (2013) Top 5 countries or areas of origin Total Top 5 countries or areas of destination Total Niger 72 330 Nigeria 226 349 Togo 45 930 Côte d'Ivoire 60 797 Nigeria 42 575 Togo 54 857 Côte d'Ivoire 13 118 Gabon 49 730 Ghana 9 747 France 20 075 Total 183 700 Total 411 808 Refugee population by origin (end 2012) Refugee population by destination (end 2012) Top 5 countries or areas of origin Total Top 5 countries or areas of destination Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Total Tertiary students by origin (2013) Tertiary students by destination (2013) Top 5 countries or areas of origin Total Top 5 countries or areas of destination Total 0 France 1 939 0 United States of America 283 0 Germany 104 0 Saudi Arabia 100 0 Niger 98 Total Total 2 524 DEFINITIONS AND SOURCES States parties to United Nations legal instruments : Indicates whether a country has ratified the relevant international instrument and if so, the year of ratification. The relevant instruments are the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, and the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. In addition, two Protocols relevant to international migration supplement the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, namely the 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air. Source : United Nations Treaty Collection. See: http://treaties.un.org. Males: De facto male population as of 1 July of the year indicated. Data are presented in thousands. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. Females: De facto female population as of 1 July of the year indicated. Data are presented in thousands. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. Total population: De facto population in a country, area or region as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are presented in thousands. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. Percentage urban population: Urban population as a percentage of the total population. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2012). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision. Percentage rural population: Rural population as a percentage of the total population. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2012). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision. Annual rate of change: Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is expressed as a percentage. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013).