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Benin

 

1995

2005

Change

Population

5,409,000

7,222,000

1,813,000

Christian Population

1,150,425

1,480,816

330,391

% of Popn who are Christian

21%

21%

0%

Denominational Membership

Baptist

4,200

6,650

2,450

Catholic

507,000

655,000

148,000

Indigenous

46,130

57,800

11,670

Methodist

29,400

36,000

6,600

Pentecostal

24,065

31,260

7,195

Other Trinitarian Churches

4,600

5,524

924

Number of Churches

2,872

3,561

689

Quality of Life Indicators

% of Popn under 15
49%

% of Popn over 65
3%

GNP per capita, US$
350

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