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