Benin vs Uganda: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Benin
3.93 children per women
in 2023
Uganda
4.03 children per women
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Uganda rank
15th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.03 children per women against 3.93 children per women in Benin, a difference of 0.1 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.47 children per women | 4.34 children per women | 0.8703 children per women | Uganda |
| 1960s | 4.16 children per women | 4.7 children per women | 0.535 children per women | Uganda |
| 1970s | 4.71 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.1695 children per women | Uganda |
| 1980s | 5.15 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 0.0046 children per women | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 5.47 children per women | 0.5397 children per women | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.59 children per women | 5.65 children per women | 1.05 children per women | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.41 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 0.5133 children per women | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.01 children per women | 4.18 children per women | 0.1664 children per women | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.03 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 Uganda?
- 0.1 children per women, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Benin ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th 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).