Blue numbers are estimated
Share of population living in area
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Urban | 37.3 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.6 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 36.6 | 36.9 | 37.1 | 37.4 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 39.3 | 40.1 | 40.9 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 40.6 | 40.4 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.7 | |
Rural | 62.7 | 62.8 | 63.0 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 63.3 | 63.4 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.1 | 62.9 | 62.6 | 62.3 | 61.5 | 60.7 | 59.9 | 59.1 | 58.3 | 58.5 | 58.7 | 58.9 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 59.6 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 60.3 | |
Poor | 88.7 | 88.3 | 87.9 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 86.6 | 86.2 | 85.8 | 85.4 | 84.8 | 84.2 | 83.6 | 83.0 | 82.4 | 80.6 | 78.8 | 77.0 | 75.1 | 73.3 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 74.8 | 75.3 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 77.3 | 77.7 | |
Nonpoor | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 21.2 | 23.0 | 24.9 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.3 | |
Lowest 25% | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.1 | |
Second 25% | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.9 | |
Third 25% | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.0 | |
Highest 25% | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | |
Atacora (incl Donga) | 18.5 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 | |
Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) | 18.4 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 14.9 | |
Borgou (incl Alibori) | 22.4 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | |
Mono (incl Couffo) | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | |
Queme (incl Plateau) | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.5 | |
Zou (incl Collines) | 11.3 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 |