1- Statistics of "Imam Hussein (AS) Encyclopedia" from the Shiites of Benin - 2000
Country population: 6,516,630
Percentage of Shiites in relation to the country's population: 1.5 percent
2- Statistics of the "Ahlulbayt (a.s) World Assembly "of Shiites in Benin - 2008
Country population: 8,400,000
Shiite population: 1,000,000
Approximate percentage of Shiites in relation to the country's population: 12%
3-Statistics of the Association of Religion and Social Life " Pew Research Center " of Shiites in Benin - 2009
Country population: 8,439,000
Muslim population: 2,182,000
Shiite population: less than 21,800
Percentage of Shiites in the Muslim population of the country: less than 1 percent