Benin vs Congo: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Benin
3.93 children per women
in 2023
Congo
3.89 children per women
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Congo rank
19th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3.93 children per women against 3.89 children per women in Congo, a difference of 0.04 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Congo ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.47 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.6604 children per women | Congo |
| 1960s | 4.16 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.497 children per women | Congo |
| 1970s | 4.71 children per women | 5.05 children per women | 0.3373 children per women | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.15 children per women | 4.72 children per women | 0.4253 children per women | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 4.28 children per women | 0.6543 children per women | Benin |
| 2000s | 4.59 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.4589 children per women | Benin |
| 2010s | 4.41 children per women | 4.25 children per women | 0.1611 children per women | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.01 children per women | 3.96 children per women | 0.0469 children per women | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Benin or Congo?
- Benin, at 3.93 children per women against 3.89 children per women in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Benin and Congo?
- 0.04 children per women, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Benin ranks 18th and Congo ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).