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Porto Novo had an estimated population of 234,168 in 2005.

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In 2016, Porto-Novo is to be served by an extension of the Bénirail train system.

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Porto-Novo has a cement factory. The city is home to a branch of the Banque Internationale du Bénin, a major bank in Benin, and the Ouando Market.

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The region around Porto-Novo produces palm oil, cottom and kapok. Petroleum was discovered off the coast of the city in the 1990s, and has since then become an important export.

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It's Benin's second-largest city, and although Porto-Novo is the official capital, where the national legislature sits, the larger city of Cotonou is the seat of government, where most of the government buildings are situated and government departments operate.

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Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of 110 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people