People [1]

People

Population 8,848,699 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.331 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 75.732 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 43.921 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 43.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.619 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.63 billion kWh (2021) #160
Consumption 1.24 billion kWh (2021) #150
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0.82 billion kWh (2021) #74
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.17 billion kWh (2021) #146

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 10.12 thousand bbl/day (2021) #153
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 3.44 billion cu ft (2021) #109
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 3.44 billion cu ft (2021) #78
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 8 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 6,144,507 (2018 est.)
Internet Users 877,310 (2016 est.)
Railways 568 km (2014)
Telephones 37,691 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Total Area56,785 sq. km
Land Area54,385 sq. km
Water Area2,400 sq. km
Coastline56 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terraingently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mont Agou 986 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020