Benin vs Yemen: Birth rate

Benin
33.88 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
35.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Yemen rank
12th

Birth rate over time

  • Benin
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 35.21 births per 1,000 people against 33.88 births per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 1.33 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Benin ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 42.81 births per 1,000 people 54.45 births per 1,000 people 11.65 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1960s 47.25 births per 1,000 people 56.5 births per 1,000 people 9.25 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 47.24 births per 1,000 people 54.98 births per 1,000 people 7.75 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 47.34 births per 1,000 people 53.48 births per 1,000 people 6.14 births per 1,000 people Yemen
1990s 44.28 births per 1,000 people 46.16 births per 1,000 people 1.88 births per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 41.18 births per 1,000 people 38.64 births per 1,000 people 2.54 births per 1,000 people Benin
2010s 38.65 births per 1,000 people 35.67 births per 1,000 people 2.97 births per 1,000 people Benin
2020s 34.58 births per 1,000 people 35.54 births per 1,000 people 0.96 births per 1,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Benin or Yemen?
Yemen, at 35.21 births per 1,000 people against 33.88 births per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Benin and Yemen?
1.33 births per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Yemen rank globally for birth rate?
Benin ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.