Comparison of fertility rates in Benin
Benin: Comparison of fertility rates was 4.56 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.56
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.06
in 1981
All-time low
4.56
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Comparison of fertility rates in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, comparison of fertility rates in Benin stood at 4.56. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparison of fertility rates in Benin peaked at 7.06 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2023.
That places Benin 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.97 | 5.75 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.55 | 6.28 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 | 6.74 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.97 | 6.82 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 | 6.03 | 6.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 | 5.49 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 | 4.9 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 4.56 | 4.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More population data for Benin
- Population growth rate 0.41 (2100)
- Population density 351.08 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.41 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 16,232 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.48 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 4.56 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.93 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparison of fertility rates in Benin?
- Comparison of fertility rates in Benin was 4.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparison of fertility rates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 in 1981.
- What is the lowest comparison of fertility rates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for comparison of fertility rates?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is comparison of fertility rates rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Comparison of fertility rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).