Benin vs Tanzania: Fertility rate: births per woman

Benin
4.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Tanzania rank
13th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Benin
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 4.61 live births per woman against 4.56 live births per woman in Benin, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.

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

Benin ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 5.97 live births per woman 6.32 live births per woman 0.3492 live births per woman Tanzania
1960s 6.55 live births per woman 6.73 live births per woman 0.1816 live births per woman Tanzania
1970s 6.82 live births per woman 7.06 live births per woman 0.2492 live births per woman Tanzania
1980s 6.97 live births per woman 6.65 live births per woman 0.3262 live births per woman Benin
1990s 6.39 live births per woman 5.93 live births per woman 0.4589 live births per woman Benin
2000s 5.71 live births per woman 5.51 live births per woman 0.1981 live births per woman Benin
2010s 5.28 live births per woman 5.06 live births per woman 0.2163 live births per woman Benin
2020s 4.67 live births per woman 4.7 live births per woman 0.03 live births per woman Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Benin or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 4.61 live births per woman against 4.56 live births per woman in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Benin and Tanzania?
0.05 live births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Benin ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
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 total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.