Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Benin
Benin: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 77.23 per 1,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Benin, 2001–2020
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Benin is 77.23 per 1,000 population, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Benin peaked at 130.11 per 1,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 77.23 per 1,000 population, in 2020.
That places Benin 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.57 per 1,000 population | 103.04 per 1,000 population | 130.11 per 1,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.16 per 1,000 population | 83.85 per 1,000 population | 108 per 1,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.23 per 1,000 population | 77.23 per 1,000 population | 77.23 per 1,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 84.46 per 1,000 population compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 82.2 per 1,000 population compare
- 31 Togo 78.97 per 1,000 population compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 77.11 per 1,000 population compare
- 34 Yemen 77 per 1,000 population compare
- 35 Venezuela 75.97 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Benin
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.95 million people (2100)
- Population density 351.08 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.48 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 16,232 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.48 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.48 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Benin?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Benin was 77.23 per 1,000 population in 2020, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 130.11 per 1,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.23 per 1,000 population in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2020.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)