Benin vs Sudan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Benin
3.93 children per women
in 2023
Sudan
4 children per women
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Sudan rank
16th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Benin
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4 children per women against 3.93 children per women in Benin, a difference of 0.07 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.47 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 1.28 children per women | Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.16 children per women | 5.1 children per women | 0.94 children per women | Sudan |
| 1970s | 4.71 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 0.5925 children per women | Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.15 children per women | 5 children per women | 0.1503 children per women | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 4.9 children per women | 0.0391 children per women | Benin |
| 2000s | 4.59 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 0.1208 children per women | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.41 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.0282 children per women | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.01 children per women | 4.09 children per women | 0.0789 children per women | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4 children per women against 3.93 children per women in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Benin and Sudan?
- 0.07 children per women, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Benin ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 16th 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).