Benin vs Tanzania: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Benin
4.48 births per woman
in 2024
Tanzania
4.54 births per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Tanzania rank
12th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Benin
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.54 births per woman against 4.48 births per woman in Benin, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.1816 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 0.2492 births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.97 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 0.3262 births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.4589 births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 0.1981 births per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.28 births per woman | 5.06 births per woman | 0.2163 births per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.0362 births per woman | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Benin or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.54 births per woman against 4.48 births per woman in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Benin and Tanzania?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Tanzania rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Benin ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.