Benin vs Guinea: Birth rate
Benin
33.88 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea
33.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Guinea rank
16th
Birth rate over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 33.88 births per 1,000 people against 33.85 births per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.03 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.81 births per 1,000 people | 45.54 births per 1,000 people | 2.73 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 47.25 births per 1,000 people | 45.53 births per 1,000 people | 1.72 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 45.63 births per 1,000 people | 1.61 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 47.34 births per 1,000 people | 45.99 births per 1,000 people | 1.34 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 44.28 births per 1,000 people | 44.5 births per 1,000 people | 0.2253 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 41.18 births per 1,000 people | 40.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.6628 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 38.65 births per 1,000 people | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.8194 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 34.58 births per 1,000 people | 34.68 births per 1,000 people | 0.0977 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Benin or Guinea?
- Benin, at 33.88 births per 1,000 people against 33.85 births per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.03 births per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for birth rate?
- Benin ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.