Claim: Ouémé Department's population, which reached to 1,100,404 inhabitants in 2013, consists mostly of women who makeup more than 50% of the district's population and where almost 25% of which are in their childbearing age.
Evidence: According to Benin's 2013 census, the total population of the department was 1,100,404, with 534,814 males and 565,590 females. The proportion of women was 51.40%. The proportion of women of childbearing age (15 to 49 years old) was 24.80%.