Fertility & birth rates in Benin and East Timor

Fertility rate in Benin vs East Timor 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 2.71 in East Timor in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Benin vs East Timor 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	East Timor
1960	6.28	6.32
1961	6.4	6.27
1962	6.46	6.22
1963	6.51	6.16
1964	6.57	6.08
1965	6.61	6.01
1966	6.63	5.93
1967	6.64	5.86
1968	6.67	5.79
1969	6.71	5.72
1970	6.74	5.66
1971	6.77	5.58
1972	6.8	5.49
1973	6.81	5.39
1974	6.82	5.29
1975	6.83	5.19
1976	6.83	5.12
1977	6.83	5.09
1978	6.82	5.09
1979	6.91	5.14
1980	6.99	5.22
1981	7.06	5.53
1982	7.06	5.56
1983	7.05	5.59
1984	7.03	5.61
1985	7	5.65
1986	6.96	5.67
1987	6.92	5.68
1988	6.87	5.72
1989	6.82	5.76
1990	6.74	5.81
1991	6.67	5.84
1992	6.59	5.87
1993	6.51	5.88
1994	6.42	5.91
1995	6.33	5.94
1996	6.28	5.94
1997	6.23	5.96
1998	6.14	5.96
1999	6.03	5.97
2000	5.94	5.93
2001	5.85	5.92
2002	5.79	5.9
2003	5.76	5.85
2004	5.72	5.74
2005	5.69	5.61
2006	5.67	5.47
2007	5.63	5.33
2008	5.55	5.17
2009	5.49	4.99
2010	5.45	4.82
2011	5.44	4.61
2012	5.43	4.4
2013	5.41	4.21
2014	5.37	4
2015	5.32	3.78
2016	5.25	3.58
2017	5.16	3.4
2018	5.03	3.24
2019	4.9	3.12
2020	4.8	3.01
2021	4.71	2.89
2022	4.63	2.8
2023	4.56	2.71
2024	4.48	2.63
2025	4.42	2.56
2026	4.34	2.5
2027	4.27	2.45
2028	4.19	2.4
2029	4.12	2.36
2030	4.05	2.32
2031	3.98	2.29
2032	3.9	2.25
2033	3.85	2.22
2034	3.79	2.19
2035	3.74	2.17
2036	3.68	2.14
2037	3.62	2.12
2038	3.57	2.09
2039	3.52	2.07
2040	3.48	2.05
2041	3.43	2.03
2042	3.39	2.02
2043	3.35	2
2044	3.3	1.99
2045	3.26	1.97
2046	3.23	1.96
2047	3.18	1.95
2048	3.14	1.94
2049	3.1	1.93
2050	3.06	1.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	East Timor
1960	39.1%	40.1%
1961	39.5%	39.7%
1962	39.9%	39.3%
1963	40.3%	39%
1964	40.8%	38.8%
1965	41.2%	38.7%
1966	41.6%	38.9%
1967	42.1%	39.1%
1968	42.5%	39.3%
1969	42.8%	39.5%
1970	43.2%	39.6%
1971	43.5%	39.7%
1972	43.8%	39.7%
1973	44.1%	39.8%
1974	44.3%	39.7%
1975	44.5%	39.4%
1976	44.7%	39%
1977	44.8%	38.5%
1978	45%	38%
1979	45.1%	37.5%
1980	45.2%	37.4%
1981	45.3%	37.8%
1982	45.5%	38.4%
1983	45.6%	38.8%
1984	45.7%	39.3%
1985	45.8%	39.7%
1986	45.9%	40.2%
1987	46%	40.7%
1988	46.1%	41.3%
1989	46.1%	41.9%
1990	46.1%	42.2%
1991	46.2%	42.4%
1992	46.2%	42.6%
1993	45.7%	42.7%
1994	45.5%	42.9%
1995	45.9%	43%
1996	46%	43%
1997	45.9%	43%
1998	45.8%	42.9%
1999	45.6%	42.7%
2000	45.4%	42.6%
2001	45.3%	42.5%
2002	45.1%	42.4%
2003	44.9%	42.2%
2004	44.8%	42%
2005	44.6%	42.1%
2006	44.4%	42.2%
2007	44.4%	42.3%
2008	44.3%	42.1%
2009	44.1%	41.9%
2010	43.9%	41.6%
2011	43.8%	41.3%
2012	43.7%	40.9%
2013	43.6%	40.4%
2014	43.5%	39.8%
2015	43.4%	39.1%
2016	43.3%	38.4%
2017	43.2%	37.8%
2018	43.1%	37.2%
2019	42.9%	36.6%
2020	42.7%	36%
2021	42.4%	35.4%
2022	42.1%	34.8%
2023	41.8%	34.2%
2024	41.6%	33.7%
2025	41.3%	33.1%
2026	40.9%	32.6%
2027	40.6%	32.1%
2028	40.2%	31.6%
2029	39.8%	31%
2030	39.4%	30.4%
2031	39%	29.8%
2032	38.6%	29.2%
2033	38.2%	28.7%
2034	37.8%	28.1%
2035	37.5%	27.6%
2036	37.1%	27.2%
2037	36.8%	26.9%
2038	36.5%	26.7%
2039	36.2%	26.4%
2040	35.9%	26.2%
2041	35.6%	25.9%
2042	35.3%	25.6%
2043	35%	25.4%
2044	34.8%	25.1%
2045	34.5%	24.8%
2046	34.2%	24.5%
2047	33.9%	24.1%
2048	33.7%	23.8%
2049	33.4%	23.5%
2050	33.1%	23.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 33.7% in East Timor in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 42.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and East Timor compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs East Timor by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin and +1.7% in East Timor. 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	East Timor
1960	44,564	7,012
1961	48,838	7,330
1962	51,664	7,639
1963	54,514	7,938
1964	57,352	8,235
1965	60,154	8,526
1966	62,169	8,810
1967	64,709	9,089
1968	67,327	9,356
1969	70,155	9,611
1970	73,156	9,824
1971	76,034	9,964
1972	79,415	10,030
1973	82,422	10,033
1974	85,623	8,405
1975	89,350	-1,062
1976	93,141	783
1977	97,200	296
1978	100,762	-1,000
1979	106,782	987
1980	112,969	6,940
1981	118,634	9,336
1982	122,748	9,579
1983	126,349	9,686
1984	131,590	10,922
1985	136,621	10,788
1986	142,039	11,062
1987	147,783	11,945
1988	153,580	12,118
1989	157,235	17,758
1990	163,055	18,343
1991	168,174	18,605
1992	173,794	19,880
1993	179,858	20,770
1994	196,637	21,746
1995	194,481	21,962
1996	197,643	22,703
1997	203,182	23,501
1998	208,342	23,590
1999	213,074	21,871
2000	218,013	21,579
2001	222,877	23,314
2002	229,472	25,410
2003	237,962	26,900
2004	245,630	26,751
2005	253,795	26,412
2006	265,040	26,221
2007	271,305	26,074
2008	274,242	25,888
2009	280,204	25,696
2010	287,703	25,515
2011	296,348	25,237
2012	306,180	24,890
2013	315,804	24,538
2014	323,753	24,040
2015	330,573	23,391
2016	336,559	22,778
2017	339,763	22,145
2018	340,270	21,650
2019	339,817	21,307
2020	341,929	21,166
2021	341,103	20,101
2022	349,518	20,625
2023	353,933	20,495

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs East Timor

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 192 deaths in East Timor.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	East Timor
1985	910	1,916
1986	858	1,860
1987	817	1,763
1988	765	1,743
1989	732	1,511
1990	692	1,477
1991	666	1,439
1992	625	1,368
1993	591	1,308
1994	605	1,254
1995	586	1,239
1996	576	1,193
1997	556	1,166
1998	547	1,157
1999	536	1,488
2000	529	796
2001	532	761
2002	534	724
2003	532	714
2004	531	683
2005	514	648
2006	509	600
2007	501	559
2008	563	518
2009	598	477
2010	607	439
2011	613	404
2012	618	374
2013	607	349
2014	605	327
2015	606	305
2016	604	287
2017	592	269
2018	585	251
2019	572	237
2020	578	257
2021	584	263
2022	547	235
2023	518	192

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin and 5% in East Timor. 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	East Timor
1960	31.2%	-
1961	30.7%	-
1962	30.2%	-
1963	29.6%	-
1964	29.1%	-
1965	28.5%	-
1966	28%	-
1967	27.5%	-
1968	27%	-
1969	26.6%	-
1970	26.1%	-
1971	25.7%	-
1972	25.2%	-
1973	24.7%	-
1974	24.2%	-
1975	23.7%	-
1976	23.1%	-
1977	22.6%	-
1978	22.1%	-
1979	21.6%	-
1980	21.2%	-
1981	20.8%	-
1982	20.4%	-
1983	20%	-
1984	19.6%	-
1985	19.2%	27.1%
1986	18.8%	26.3%
1987	18.4%	24.4%
1988	18%	24.1%
1989	17.6%	23%
1990	17.2%	22.5%
1991	16.8%	22.2%
1992	16.4%	21.1%
1993	16%	20%
1994	15.6%	19.2%
1995	15.2%	19.3%
1996	14.9%	18.5%
1997	14.6%	17.7%
1998	14.3%	18%
1999	13.9%	19.4%
2000	13.6%	11.1%
2001	13.3%	10.6%
2002	13%	10.1%
2003	12.7%	9.61%
2004	12.4%	9.17%
2005	12.1%	8.75%
2006	11.8%	8.36%
2007	11.5%	8.01%
2008	11.3%	7.68%
2009	11.1%	7.38%
2010	10.8%	7.11%
2011	10.6%	6.86%
2012	10.4%	6.63%
2013	10.2%	6.42%
2014	9.93%	6.23%
2015	9.71%	6.06%
2016	9.5%	5.91%
2017	9.27%	5.78%
2018	9.05%	5.66%
2019	8.8%	5.55%
2020	8.55%	5.42%
2021	8.31%	5.28%
2022	8.04%	5.14%
2023	7.79%	5%