Which has higher births, by age of mother, Benin or Senegal?

Senegal, at 242 births against 224 births in Benin as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Senegal: Births, by age of mother

Benin

224 births

in 2023

Senegal

242 births

in 2023

Benin rank

27th

Senegal rank

24th

Births, by age of mother over time

Benin
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 242 births against 224 births in Benin, a difference of 18 births.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	85.7 births	95.7 births	10 births	Senegal
1960s	86.2 births	121.9 births	35.7 births	Senegal
1970s	106.3 births	164.5 births	58.2 births	Senegal
1980s	142.7 births	215.4 births	72.7 births	Senegal
1990s	204 births	217.2 births	13.2 births	Senegal
2000s	190.1 births	199.2 births	9.1 births	Senegal
2010s	221.7 births	266.5 births	44.8 births	Senegal
2020s	239.25 births	268.75 births	29.5 births	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Benin or Senegal?: Senegal, at 242 births against 224 births in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Benin and Senegal?: 18 births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Benin ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.