Birth rate by women's age group in Benin
Benin: Birth rate by women's age group was 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
162.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1964
All-time low
77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
Benin recorded 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Benin peaked at 162.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
That places Benin 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Benin, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 113.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 114.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 115.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 116.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 118.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 124.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 129.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 137.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 142.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 147.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 152.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 158.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 160.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 162.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 162.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 161.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 158 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 154.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 152.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 150.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 149.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 148.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 146.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 143.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 142.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 142.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 141.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 141.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 139.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 142.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 144.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 142.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 139.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 130.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 132.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 130.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 129.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 133.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 133.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 125.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 126.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 125.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 122.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 124.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 123.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 121.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 119.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 118.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 121.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 120.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 118.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 119.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 116.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 116.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 115.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 110.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 107.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 106.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 102.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 99.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 98.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 95.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 95.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 87.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 83.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 81.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 79.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 126.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 113.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 147.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 157.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 150.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 162.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 143.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 139.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 149.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 134.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 125.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 144.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 118.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 126.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 99.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 119.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 83.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 98.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 81.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 29 Honduras 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 81.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 31 Laos 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 33 Togo 77.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 34 Nauru 76.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 35 Yemen 75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
More population data for Benin
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6566 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,264 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.48 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1997 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 351.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.95 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Benin?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Benin was 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 162.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1964.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.