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Population Cotonou (Benin)
757 536
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Cotonou is 757 536 people, including children under the age of 6 - 74 807 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 90 336 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 89 957 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 326 687 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 165 143 people, and the centenarians Cotonou over 80 years old - 10 606 people.
Population size Cotonou by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 74 807 / 9.88% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 90 336 / 11.93% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 89 957 / 11.88% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 326 687 / 43.13% |
| Elderly over 60 | 165 143 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 10 606 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Cotonou
Total Cotonou permanent residents 337 861 men (44.6%) and 419 675 women (55.4%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 22 158 / 6.3% | 17 727 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 22 158 / 6.3% | 17 386 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 19 771 / 5.6% | 15 681 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 16 703 / 4.7% | 13 636 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 19 771 / 5.6% | 16 363 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 29 316 / 8.4% | 24 544 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 28 635 / 8.2% | 24 544 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 26 248 / 7.5% | 23 863 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 24 203 / 6.9% | 22 499 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 22 158 / 6.3% | 20 795 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 25 226 / 7.2% | 25 226 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 26 589 / 7.6% | 28 976 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 22 158 / 6.3% | 25 908 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 15 340 / 4.3% | 20 454 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 477 / 1.7% | 10 909 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 8 181 / 2.2% | 17 045 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 5 795 / 1.5% | 15 340 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Cotonou: have higher education 22.9% (173 476 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (20 453 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (271 955 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (120 448 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (67 421 people), 5 classes — 8% (60 603 people), have no education — 0.6% (4 545 people), illiterate — 0.4% (3 030 people).
| Higher education | 173 476 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 20 453 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 271 955 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 120 448 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 67 421 / 8.9% |
| High school | 60 603 / 8% |
| Without education | 4 545 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 3 030 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Cotonou
Total Cotonou the number of officially employed population is 509 822 people (67.3%), pensioners 204 535 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 20 453 people (2.7%).
| Employed population | 509 822 / 67.3% |
| Unemployed | 20 453 / 2.7% |
| Pensioners | 204 535 / 27% |
Disability
Total Cotonou have a disability 66 133 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 9 621 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 26 665 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 25 529 (3.37.%), disabled children 4 318 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 66 133 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 9 621 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 26 665 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 25 529 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 4 318 / 0.57% |