Openness rank
#156
Entry openness
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Country profile
Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
13.2 million
Area
112,620 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc XOF
Languages
French
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Foreign-born
418,202 · 2024
Migrant share
2.9%
Ethnic groups · 2013
- Fon and related38.4%
- Adja and related15.1%
- Yoruba and related12%
- Bariba and related9.6%
- Fulani and related8.6%
- Ottamari and related6.1%
- Other10%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Entry openness
61
F+A+eTA
Visa free
61
passports in
eVisa
137
Visa required 0
Entry with current passport
eVisa
Benin
BJ · Openness rank #156
No full immigration briefing for this destination yet. Inbound visa policy below is computed from the passport-index matrix. Use official channels to apply.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Malaysia#6Visa free
Hong Kong#41Visa free
Bahamas#51Visa free
Seychelles#58Visa free
Grenada#63Visa free
Mauritius#65Visa free
Dominica#70Visa free
South Africa#97Visa free
Belize#98Visa free
China#113Visa free
Botswana#116Visa free
Morocco#118Visa free
Lesotho#121Visa free
Namibia#123Visa free
Eswatini#124Visa free
Malawi#125Visa free
Kenya#128Visa free
Tanzania#128Visa free
Gambia#130Visa free
Tunisia#130Visa free
Cabo Verde#132Visa free
Ghana#132Visa free
Rwanda#135Visa free
Uganda#135Visa free
Zambia#135Visa free
Sierra Leone#141Visa free
São Tomé and Príncipe#141Visa free
Zimbabwe#141Visa free
Madagascar#145Visa free
Gabon#146Visa free
Mozambique#146Visa free
Senegal#146Visa free
Togo#150Visa free
Burkina Faso#153Visa free
Algeria#153Visa free
Equatorial Guinea#153Visa free
Côte d'Ivoire#156Visa free
Guinea#156Visa free
Niger#156Visa free
Mauritania#159Visa free
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Policy briefings are compiled from public sources. They are not legal advice. Quotas, salary bars and visa-free lists move — always verify with the destination government and its missions.