Benin birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Benin chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Benin is 4.56, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.51 — a -30% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	World
1960	6.28	4.69
1961	6.4	4.56
1962	6.46	5.02
1963	6.51	5.31
1964	6.57	5.13
1965	6.61	5.08
1966	6.63	4.97
1967	6.64	4.87
1968	6.67	4.98
1969	6.71	4.88
1970	6.74	4.84
1971	6.77	4.69
1972	6.8	4.55
1973	6.81	4.42
1974	6.82	4.26
1975	6.83	4.07
1976	6.83	3.97
1977	6.83	3.84
1978	6.82	3.77
1979	6.91	3.76
1980	6.99	3.73
1981	7.06	3.71
1982	7.06	3.72
1983	7.05	3.59
1984	7.03	3.57
1985	7	3.53
1986	6.96	3.51
1987	6.92	3.48
1988	6.87	3.39
1989	6.82	3.35
1990	6.74	3.31
1991	6.67	3.13
1992	6.59	3.04
1993	6.51	2.97
1994	6.42	2.92
1995	6.33	2.87
1996	6.28	2.82
1997	6.23	2.78
1998	6.14	2.75
1999	6.03	2.72
2000	5.94	2.73
2001	5.85	2.69
2002	5.79	2.66
2003	5.76	2.64
2004	5.72	2.63
2005	5.69	2.61
2006	5.67	2.61
2007	5.63	2.6
2008	5.55	2.6
2009	5.49	2.59
2010	5.45	2.57
2011	5.44	2.55
2012	5.43	2.56
2013	5.41	2.53
2014	5.37	2.52
2015	5.32	2.49
2016	5.25	2.49
2017	5.16	2.46
2018	5.03	2.39
2019	4.9	2.35
2020	4.8	2.28
2021	4.71	2.25
2022	4.63	2.22
2023	4.56	2.2
2024	4.48	2.19
2025	4.42	2.18
2026	4.34	2.18
2027	4.27	2.17
2028	4.19	2.16
2029	4.12	2.15
2030	4.05	2.14
2031	3.98	2.13
2032	3.9	2.12
2033	3.85	2.12
2034	3.79	2.11
2035	3.74	2.1
2036	3.68	2.09
2037	3.62	2.09
2038	3.57	2.08
2039	3.52	2.08
2040	3.48	2.08
2041	3.43	2.07
2042	3.39	2.07
2043	3.35	2.07
2044	3.3	2.07
2045	3.26	2.06
2046	3.23	2.06
2047	3.18	2.06
2048	3.14	2.05
2049	3.1	2.05
2050	3.06	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 12% were to women under 20 years old, 54.5% to women ages 20-29, and 33.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.6%, 48.6%, and 36.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Benin by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Benin	World
1960	39.1%	37.4%
1961	39.5%	37.5%
1962	39.9%	37.6%
1963	40.3%	37.8%
1964	40.8%	38%
1965	41.2%	38%
1966	41.6%	38%
1967	42.1%	38%
1968	42.5%	37.9%
1969	42.8%	37.8%
1970	43.2%	37.7%
1971	43.5%	37.6%
1972	43.8%	37.5%
1973	44.1%	37.3%
1974	44.3%	37.2%
1975	44.5%	37.1%
1976	44.7%	36.9%
1977	44.8%	36.7%
1978	45%	36.3%
1979	45.1%	35.9%
1980	45.2%	35.5%
1981	45.3%	35.2%
1982	45.5%	34.9%
1983	45.6%	34.6%
1984	45.7%	34.3%
1985	45.8%	34%
1986	45.9%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	46.1%	33.4%
1989	46.1%	33.2%
1990	46.1%	33%
1991	46.2%	32.9%
1992	46.2%	32.7%
1993	45.7%	32.5%
1994	45.5%	32.3%
1995	45.9%	32.1%
1996	46%	31.8%
1997	45.9%	31.5%
1998	45.8%	31.1%
1999	45.6%	30.8%
2000	45.4%	30.4%
2001	45.3%	30%
2002	45.1%	29.6%
2003	44.9%	29.2%
2004	44.8%	28.8%
2005	44.6%	28.5%
2006	44.4%	28.1%
2007	44.4%	27.9%
2008	44.3%	27.6%
2009	44.1%	27.5%
2010	43.9%	27.3%
2011	43.8%	27.1%
2012	43.7%	27%
2013	43.6%	26.9%
2014	43.5%	26.8%
2015	43.4%	26.6%
2016	43.3%	26.5%
2017	43.2%	26.4%
2018	43.1%	26.2%
2019	42.9%	26%
2020	42.7%	25.8%
2021	42.4%	25.6%
2022	42.1%	25.3%
2023	41.8%	25%
2024	41.6%	24.7%
2025	41.3%	24.4%
2026	40.9%	24.1%
2027	40.6%	23.8%
2028	40.2%	23.4%
2029	39.8%	23.1%
2030	39.4%	22.8%
2031	39%	22.6%
2032	38.6%	22.3%
2033	38.2%	22.1%
2034	37.8%	21.9%
2035	37.5%	21.7%
2036	37.1%	21.6%
2037	36.8%	21.5%
2038	36.5%	21.4%
2039	36.2%	21.3%
2040	35.9%	21.2%
2041	35.6%	21.1%
2042	35.3%	21%
2043	35%	21%
2044	34.8%	20.9%
2045	34.5%	20.8%
2046	34.2%	20.7%
2047	33.9%	20.7%
2048	33.7%	20.6%
2049	33.4%	20.5%
2050	33.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Benin was 39.1% in 1960, 45.7% in 1993, and 41.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Benin.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Benin, excluding migration, has been +2.72% annually. On average, 339,721 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Benin
1960	44,564
1961	48,838
1962	51,664
1963	54,514
1964	57,352
1965	60,154
1966	62,169
1967	64,709
1968	67,327
1969	70,155
1970	73,156
1971	76,034
1972	79,415
1973	82,422
1974	85,623
1975	89,350
1976	93,141
1977	97,200
1978	100,762
1979	106,782
1980	112,969
1981	118,634
1982	122,748
1983	126,349
1984	131,590
1985	136,621
1986	142,039
1987	147,783
1988	153,580
1989	157,235
1990	163,055
1991	168,174
1992	173,794
1993	179,858
1994	196,637
1995	194,481
1996	197,643
1997	203,182
1998	208,342
1999	213,074
2000	218,013
2001	222,877
2002	229,472
2003	237,962
2004	245,630
2005	253,795
2006	265,040
2007	271,305
2008	274,242
2009	280,204
2010	287,703
2011	296,348
2012	306,180
2013	315,804
2014	323,753
2015	330,573
2016	336,559
2017	339,763
2018	340,270
2019	339,817
2020	341,929
2021	341,103
2022	349,518
2023	353,933

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Benin was 518 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.52% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -2.08% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	World
1985	910	460
1986	858	438
1987	817	429
1988	765	414
1989	732	401
1990	692	391
1991	666	395
1992	625	395
1993	591	389
1994	605	382
1995	586	371
1996	576	366
1997	556	358
1998	547	360
1999	536	340
2000	529	328
2001	532	321
2002	534	311
2003	532	301
2004	531	291
2005	514	283
2006	509	276
2007	501	269
2008	563	264
2009	598	258
2010	607	253
2011	613	247
2012	618	239
2013	607	235
2014	605	231
2015	606	228
2016	604	220
2017	592	215
2018	585	211
2019	572	207
2020	578	211
2021	584	242
2022	547	203
2023	518	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Benin was 77.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 7.79% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 136.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Benin	World
1960	31.2%	18.5%
1961	30.7%	18.1%
1962	30.2%	17.8%
1963	29.6%	17.5%
1964	29.1%	17.7%
1965	28.5%	17.5%
1966	28%	17.3%
1967	27.5%	17%
1968	27%	16.5%
1969	26.6%	15.5%
1970	26.1%	15.2%
1971	25.7%	15.1%
1972	25.2%	14.4%
1973	24.7%	14.1%
1974	24.2%	13.7%
1975	23.7%	13.4%
1976	23.1%	13%
1977	22.6%	12.5%
1978	22.1%	12.1%
1979	21.6%	11.7%
1980	21.2%	11.4%
1981	20.8%	11%
1982	20.4%	10.8%
1983	20%	10.6%
1984	19.6%	10.4%
1985	19.2%	10.1%
1986	18.8%	9.81%
1987	18.4%	9.47%
1988	18%	9.31%
1989	17.6%	9.02%
1990	17.2%	8.81%
1991	16.8%	8.66%
1992	16.4%	8.46%
1993	16%	8.19%
1994	15.6%	7.98%
1995	15.2%	7.76%
1996	14.9%	7.52%
1997	14.6%	7.28%
1998	14.3%	7.05%
1999	13.9%	6.76%
2000	13.6%	6.48%
2001	13.3%	6.21%
2002	13%	5.94%
2003	12.7%	5.65%
2004	12.4%	5.43%
2005	12.1%	5.16%
2006	11.8%	4.92%
2007	11.5%	4.7%
2008	11.3%	4.5%
2009	11.1%	4.31%
2010	10.8%	4.11%
2011	10.6%	3.97%
2012	10.4%	3.77%
2013	10.2%	3.61%
2014	9.93%	3.48%
2015	9.71%	3.35%
2016	9.5%	3.23%
2017	9.27%	3.11%
2018	9.05%	2.97%
2019	8.8%	2.86%
2020	8.55%	2.75%
2021	8.31%	2.66%
2022	8.04%	2.59%
2023	7.79%	2.49%