Benin vs Uganda: Birth rate
Benin
33.88 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
35.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Uganda rank
13th
Birth rate over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 35.2 births per 1,000 people against 33.88 births per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 1.32 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 13th 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 | 42.81 births per 1,000 people | 50.77 births per 1,000 people | 7.96 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1960s | 47.25 births per 1,000 people | 48.11 births per 1,000 people | 0.8582 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 48.72 births per 1,000 people | 1.48 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 47.34 births per 1,000 people | 49.71 births per 1,000 people | 2.38 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 44.28 births per 1,000 people | 50.03 births per 1,000 people | 5.75 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 41.18 births per 1,000 people | 45.98 births per 1,000 people | 4.8 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 38.65 births per 1,000 people | 39.69 births per 1,000 people | 1.04 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 34.58 births per 1,000 people | 36.04 births per 1,000 people | 1.45 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Benin or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 35.2 births per 1,000 people against 33.88 births per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Benin and Uganda?
- 1.32 births per 1,000 people, 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 birth rate?
- Benin ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.