Fertility rate: births per woman in Benin
Benin: Fertility rate: births per woman was 4.56 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Benin is 4.56 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Benin peaked at 7.06 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.56 live births per woman, 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 live births per woman | 5.75 live births per woman | 6.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.97 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 live births per woman | 4.9 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 4 |
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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 vs. GDP per capita 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Benin?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Benin was 4.56 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.