Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Benin
Benin: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 4.48 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Benin is 4.48 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Benin peaked at 7.06 births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.48 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Benin 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.74 births per woman | 6.91 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.97 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 7.06 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.03 births per woman | 6.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 5.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 births per woman | 4.9 births per woman | 5.45 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 4.79 births per woman | 5 |
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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)
- Natural population growth rate 2.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Benin?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Benin was 4.48 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.