Fertility & birth rates in Benin and Czech Republic

Fertility rate in Benin vs Czech Republic chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Benin was 4.56 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.45 in the Czech Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Benin vs the Czech Republic population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Czech Republic
1960	6.28	2.09
1961	6.4	2.11
1962	6.46	2.12
1963	6.51	2.31
1964	6.57	2.34
1965	6.61	2.18
1966	6.63	2.02
1967	6.64	1.91
1968	6.67	1.84
1969	6.71	1.87
1970	6.74	1.92
1971	6.77	2
1972	6.8	2.09
1973	6.81	2.31
1974	6.82	2.46
1975	6.83	2.43
1976	6.83	2.39
1977	6.83	2.34
1978	6.82	2.33
1979	6.91	2.27
1980	6.99	2.08
1981	7.06	2
1982	7.06	2
1983	7.05	1.97
1984	7.03	1.97
1985	7	1.95
1986	6.96	1.92
1987	6.92	1.91
1988	6.87	1.94
1989	6.82	1.87
1990	6.74	1.9
1991	6.67	1.86
1992	6.59	1.71
1993	6.51	1.67
1994	6.42	1.44
1995	6.33	1.28
1996	6.28	1.18
1997	6.23	1.17
1998	6.14	1.16
1999	6.03	1.13
2000	5.94	1.15
2001	5.85	1.15
2002	5.79	1.17
2003	5.76	1.18
2004	5.72	1.23
2005	5.69	1.29
2006	5.67	1.34
2007	5.63	1.45
2008	5.55	1.51
2009	5.49	1.51
2010	5.45	1.51
2011	5.44	1.43
2012	5.43	1.45
2013	5.41	1.46
2014	5.37	1.53
2015	5.32	1.57
2016	5.25	1.63
2017	5.16	1.69
2018	5.03	1.71
2019	4.9	1.71
2020	4.8	1.74
2021	4.71	1.83
2022	4.63	1.64
2023	4.56	1.45
2024	4.48	1.46
2025	4.42	1.47
2026	4.34	1.48
2027	4.27	1.48
2028	4.19	1.49
2029	4.12	1.49
2030	4.05	1.5
2031	3.98	1.51
2032	3.9	1.51
2033	3.85	1.52
2034	3.79	1.52
2035	3.74	1.53
2036	3.68	1.53
2037	3.62	1.54
2038	3.57	1.54
2039	3.52	1.54
2040	3.48	1.55
2041	3.43	1.55
2042	3.39	1.55
2043	3.35	1.55
2044	3.3	1.56
2045	3.26	1.56
2046	3.23	1.56
2047	3.18	1.56
2048	3.14	1.56
2049	3.1	1.57
2050	3.06	1.57

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	Czech Republic
1960	39.1%	25.6%
1961	39.5%	25.1%
1962	39.9%	24.5%
1963	40.3%	23.9%
1964	40.8%	23.5%
1965	41.2%	23.2%
1966	41.6%	22.7%
1967	42.1%	22.3%
1968	42.5%	21.9%
1969	42.8%	21.6%
1970	43.2%	21.3%
1971	43.5%	21.1%
1972	43.8%	21.1%
1973	44.1%	21.2%
1974	44.3%	21.6%
1975	44.5%	22.1%
1976	44.7%	22.6%
1977	44.8%	22.9%
1978	45%	23.2%
1979	45.1%	23.4%
1980	45.2%	23.4%
1981	45.3%	23.5%
1982	45.5%	23.5%
1983	45.6%	23.5%
1984	45.7%	23.5%
1985	45.8%	23.4%
1986	45.9%	23.2%
1987	46%	23%
1988	46.1%	22.6%
1989	46.1%	22%
1990	46.1%	21.4%
1991	46.2%	20.9%
1992	46.2%	20.3%
1993	45.7%	19.8%
1994	45.5%	19.2%
1995	45.9%	18.7%
1996	46%	18.2%
1997	45.9%	17.7%
1998	45.8%	17.3%
1999	45.6%	16.9%
2000	45.4%	16.5%
2001	45.3%	16.1%
2002	45.1%	15.7%
2003	44.9%	15.3%
2004	44.8%	15%
2005	44.6%	14.7%
2006	44.4%	14.4%
2007	44.4%	14.3%
2008	44.3%	14.2%
2009	44.1%	14.2%
2010	43.9%	14.4%
2011	43.8%	14.6%
2012	43.7%	14.8%
2013	43.6%	14.9%
2014	43.5%	15.1%
2015	43.4%	15.3%
2016	43.3%	15.4%
2017	43.2%	15.6%
2018	43.1%	15.8%
2019	42.9%	15.9%
2020	42.7%	16%
2021	42.4%	16.1%
2022	42.1%	15.9%
2023	41.8%	15.7%
2024	41.6%	15.4%
2025	41.3%	15.1%
2026	40.9%	14.8%
2027	40.6%	14.6%
2028	40.2%	14.4%
2029	39.8%	14.2%
2030	39.4%	14%
2031	39%	13.8%
2032	38.6%	13.5%
2033	38.2%	13.3%
2034	37.8%	13%
2035	37.5%	12.9%
2036	37.1%	12.7%
2037	36.8%	12.5%
2038	36.5%	12.5%
2039	36.2%	12.6%
2040	35.9%	12.7%
2041	35.6%	12.8%
2042	35.3%	12.9%
2043	35%	13.1%
2044	34.8%	13.2%
2045	34.5%	13.4%
2046	34.2%	13.5%
2047	33.9%	13.7%
2048	33.7%	13.8%
2049	33.4%	13.9%
2050	33.1%	14%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 15.4% in the Czech Republic in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and the Czech Republic compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs Czech Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin and -0.07% in the Czech Republic. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Benin	Czech Republic
1960	44,564	34,567
1961	48,838	36,430
1962	51,664	29,836
1963	54,514	48,353
1964	57,352	52,531
1965	60,154	43,029
1966	62,169	35,355
1967	64,709	29,558
1968	67,327	21,728
1969	70,155	22,762
1970	73,156	24,646
1971	76,034	31,445
1972	79,415	44,404
1973	82,422	57,549
1974	85,623	66,923
1975	89,350	67,393
1976	93,141	61,768
1977	97,200	55,009
1978	100,762	52,234
1979	106,782	44,257
1980	112,969	17,517
1981	118,634	13,391
1982	122,748	10,315
1983	126,349	3,097
1984	131,590	5,165
1985	136,621	4,135
1986	142,039	1,034
1987	147,783	4,138
1988	153,580	7,249
1989	157,235	1,036
1990	163,055	1,034
1991	168,174	4,124
1992	173,794	1,032
1993	179,858	3,099
1994	196,637	-11,367
1995	194,481	-21,687
1996	197,643	-21,662
1997	203,182	-21,639
1998	208,342	-18,530
1999	213,074	-20,568
2000	218,013	-17,433
2001	222,877	-16,347
2002	229,472	-15,296
2003	237,962	-17,330
2004	245,630	-9,177
2005	253,795	-6,126
2006	265,040	1,024
2007	271,305	9,268
2008	274,242	14,538
2009	280,204	10,444
2010	287,703	10,475
2011	296,348	2,099
2012	306,180	0
2013	315,804	-2,103
2014	323,753	4,210
2015	330,573	0
2016	336,559	5,283
2017	339,763	3,178
2018	340,270	1,063
2019	339,817	0
2020	341,929	-19,257
2021	341,103	-28,365
2022	349,518	-19,209
2023	353,933	-21,729

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs Czech Republic

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 518 deaths per 100,000 live births in Benin, compared to 3 deaths in the Czech Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	Czech Republic
1985	910	15
1986	858	17
1987	817	15
1988	765	16
1989	732	15
1990	692	15
1991	666	15
1992	625	13
1993	591	12
1994	605	11
1995	586	10
1996	576	8
1997	556	8
1998	547	7
1999	536	7
2000	529	7
2001	532	6
2002	534	6
2003	532	6
2004	531	5
2005	514	5
2006	509	5
2007	501	4
2008	563	4
2009	598	4
2010	607	4
2011	613	4
2012	618	4
2013	607	3
2014	605	3
2015	606	3
2016	604	3
2017	592	3
2018	585	3
2019	572	3
2020	578	3
2021	584	4
2022	547	3
2023	518	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin and 0.26% in the Czech Republic. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Benin	Czech Republic
1960	31.2%	2.48%
1961	30.7%	2.44%
1962	30.2%	2.42%
1963	29.6%	2.43%
1964	29.1%	2.44%
1965	28.5%	2.46%
1966	28%	2.47%
1967	27.5%	2.48%
1968	27%	2.47%
1969	26.6%	2.46%
1970	26.1%	2.43%
1971	25.7%	2.39%
1972	25.2%	2.34%
1973	24.7%	2.29%
1974	24.2%	2.23%
1975	23.7%	2.16%
1976	23.1%	2.08%
1977	22.6%	1.99%
1978	22.1%	1.89%
1979	21.6%	1.78%
1980	21.2%	1.68%
1981	20.8%	1.59%
1982	20.4%	1.52%
1983	20%	1.47%
1984	19.6%	1.44%
1985	19.2%	1.41%
1986	18.8%	1.38%
1987	18.4%	1.35%
1988	18%	1.3%
1989	17.6%	1.25%
1990	17.2%	1.21%
1991	16.8%	1.17%
1992	16.4%	1.11%
1993	16%	1.03%
1994	15.6%	0.94%
1995	15.2%	0.85%
1996	14.9%	0.77%
1997	14.6%	0.7%
1998	14.3%	0.63%
1999	13.9%	0.58%
2000	13.6%	0.55%
2001	13.3%	0.52%
2002	13%	0.5%
2003	12.7%	0.48%
2004	12.4%	0.46%
2005	12.1%	0.44%
2006	11.8%	0.41%
2007	11.5%	0.39%
2008	11.3%	0.37%
2009	11.1%	0.35%
2010	10.8%	0.34%
2011	10.6%	0.33%
2012	10.4%	0.32%
2013	10.2%	0.31%
2014	9.93%	0.31%
2015	9.71%	0.32%
2016	9.5%	0.32%
2017	9.27%	0.32%
2018	9.05%	0.31%
2019	8.8%	0.3%
2020	8.55%	0.29%
2021	8.31%	0.28%
2022	8.04%	0.27%
2023	7.79%	0.26%