Fertility & birth rates in Benin and Kyrgyzstan

Fertility rate in Benin vs Kyrgyzstan 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 2.7 in Kyrgyzstan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Benin vs Kyrgyzstan 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	Kyrgyzstan
1960	6.28	5.31
1961	6.4	5.36
1962	6.46	5.42
1963	6.51	5.48
1964	6.57	5.43
1965	6.61	5.38
1966	6.63	5.32
1967	6.64	5.26
1968	6.67	5.18
1969	6.71	5.18
1970	6.74	5.2
1971	6.77	5.18
1972	6.8	5.14
1973	6.81	5.02
1974	6.82	4.89
1975	6.83	4.76
1976	6.83	4.68
1977	6.83	4.59
1978	6.82	4.53
1979	6.91	4.38
1980	6.99	4.22
1981	7.06	4.19
1982	7.06	4.2
1983	7.05	4.17
1984	7.03	4.2
1985	7	4.2
1986	6.96	4.22
1987	6.92	4.16
1988	6.87	4.03
1989	6.82	3.88
1990	6.74	3.63
1991	6.67	3.58
1992	6.59	3.52
1993	6.51	3.2
1994	6.42	2.9
1995	6.33	3.1
1996	6.28	2.8
1997	6.23	2.6
1998	6.14	2.7
1999	6.03	2.6
2000	5.94	2.4
2001	5.85	2.4
2002	5.79	2.4
2003	5.76	2.5
2004	5.72	2.6
2005	5.69	2.5
2006	5.67	2.7
2007	5.63	2.7
2008	5.55	2.8
2009	5.49	2.9
2010	5.45	3.1
2011	5.44	3.1
2012	5.43	3.2
2013	5.41	3.1
2014	5.37	3.2
2015	5.32	3.2
2016	5.25	3.1
2017	5.16	3
2018	5.03	3.3
2019	4.9	3.3
2020	4.8	3.1
2021	4.71	2.89
2022	4.63	2.8
2023	4.56	2.7
2024	4.48	2.68
2025	4.42	2.65
2026	4.34	2.63
2027	4.27	2.6
2028	4.19	2.57
2029	4.12	2.55
2030	4.05	2.53
2031	3.98	2.5
2032	3.9	2.47
2033	3.85	2.45
2034	3.79	2.43
2035	3.74	2.4
2036	3.68	2.38
2037	3.62	2.36
2038	3.57	2.35
2039	3.52	2.33
2040	3.48	2.31
2041	3.43	2.29
2042	3.39	2.28
2043	3.35	2.26
2044	3.3	2.24
2045	3.26	2.23
2046	3.23	2.21
2047	3.18	2.2
2048	3.14	2.18
2049	3.1	2.17
2050	3.06	2.15

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	Kyrgyzstan
1960	39.1%	38.6%
1961	39.5%	39.4%
1962	39.9%	40.1%
1963	40.3%	40.6%
1964	40.8%	40.9%
1965	41.2%	41.1%
1966	41.6%	41%
1967	42.1%	40.8%
1968	42.5%	40.7%
1969	42.8%	40.5%
1970	43.2%	40.3%
1971	43.5%	40.3%
1972	43.8%	40.2%
1973	44.1%	40.1%
1974	44.3%	39.9%
1975	44.5%	39.6%
1976	44.7%	39.4%
1977	44.8%	39.1%
1978	45%	38.8%
1979	45.1%	38.5%
1980	45.2%	38.2%
1981	45.3%	38%
1982	45.5%	37.8%
1983	45.6%	37.8%
1984	45.7%	37.7%
1985	45.8%	37.5%
1986	45.9%	37.5%
1987	46%	37.4%
1988	46.1%	37.5%
1989	46.1%	37.5%
1990	46.1%	37.5%
1991	46.2%	37.6%
1992	46.2%	37.6%
1993	45.7%	37.9%
1994	45.5%	38.2%
1995	45.9%	38%
1996	46%	37.6%
1997	45.9%	37.1%
1998	45.8%	36.4%
1999	45.6%	35.8%
2000	45.4%	35.2%
2001	45.3%	34.6%
2002	45.1%	33.9%
2003	44.9%	33.3%
2004	44.8%	32.7%
2005	44.6%	32.2%
2006	44.4%	31.7%
2007	44.4%	31.2%
2008	44.3%	30.7%
2009	44.1%	30.3%
2010	43.9%	30.3%
2011	43.8%	30.4%
2012	43.7%	30.8%
2013	43.6%	31.1%
2014	43.5%	31.5%
2015	43.4%	31.8%
2016	43.3%	32.1%
2017	43.2%	32.2%
2018	43.1%	32.3%
2019	42.9%	32.6%
2020	42.7%	32.9%
2021	42.4%	33%
2022	42.1%	32.9%
2023	41.8%	32.7%
2024	41.6%	32.3%
2025	41.3%	31.9%
2026	40.9%	31.4%
2027	40.6%	31%
2028	40.2%	30.5%
2029	39.8%	30%
2030	39.4%	29.5%
2031	39%	28.9%
2032	38.6%	28.5%
2033	38.2%	27.9%
2034	37.8%	27.4%
2035	37.5%	27%
2036	37.1%	26.6%
2037	36.8%	26.4%
2038	36.5%	26.2%
2039	36.2%	26.1%
2040	35.9%	25.9%
2041	35.6%	25.8%
2042	35.3%	25.7%
2043	35%	25.7%
2044	34.8%	25.6%
2045	34.5%	25.5%
2046	34.2%	25.4%
2047	33.9%	25.3%
2048	33.7%	25.2%
2049	33.4%	25.1%
2050	33.1%	24.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 32.3% in Kyrgyzstan in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and Kyrgyzstan compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs Kyrgyzstan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin and +1.94% in Kyrgyzstan. 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	Kyrgyzstan
1960	44,564	54,920
1961	48,838	57,176
1962	51,664	58,827
1963	54,514	60,145
1964	57,352	59,657
1965	60,154	59,163
1966	62,169	59,346
1967	64,709	59,793
1968	67,327	60,670
1969	70,155	63,396
1970	73,156	66,485
1971	76,034	68,902
1972	79,415	70,852
1973	82,422	71,500
1974	85,623	71,925
1975	89,350	72,255
1976	93,141	73,280
1977	97,200	74,296
1978	100,762	76,137
1979	106,782	76,489
1980	112,969	72,092
1981	118,634	77,955
1982	122,748	81,716
1983	126,349	84,139
1984	131,590	89,356
1985	136,621	92,084
1986	142,039	98,263
1987	147,783	101,232
1988	153,580	97,415
1989	157,235	99,934
1990	163,055	97,485
1991	168,174	97,753
1992	173,794	95,275
1993	179,858	81,754
1994	196,637	72,693
1995	194,481	80,264
1996	197,643	73,129
1997	203,182	67,159
1998	208,342	69,151
1999	213,074	71,155
2000	218,013	62,699
2001	222,877	65,275
2002	229,472	65,379
2003	237,962	69,598
2004	245,630	74,529
2005	253,795	72,793
2006	265,040	81,929
2007	271,305	85,348
2008	274,242	89,355
2009	280,204	99,709
2010	287,703	110,435
2011	296,348	114,260
2012	306,180	119,259
2013	315,804	121,898
2014	323,753	127,566
2015	330,573	130,464
2016	336,559	126,594
2017	339,763	122,350
2018	340,270	141,125
2019	339,817	143,007
2020	341,929	120,406
2021	341,103	113,730
2022	349,518	118,579
2023	353,933	115,016

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs Kyrgyzstan

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 42 deaths in Kyrgyzstan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	Kyrgyzstan
1985	910	81
1986	858	76
1987	817	74
1988	765	73
1989	732	71
1990	692	72
1991	666	71
1992	625	74
1993	591	78
1994	605	88
1995	586	92
1996	576	91
1997	556	85
1998	547	79
1999	536	75
2000	529	72
2001	532	72
2002	534	74
2003	532	75
2004	531	74
2005	514	74
2006	509	76
2007	501	75
2008	563	73
2009	598	71
2010	607	71
2011	613	70
2012	618	67
2013	607	64
2014	605	62
2015	606	58
2016	604	53
2017	592	49
2018	585	49
2019	572	47
2020	578	55
2021	584	70
2022	547	44
2023	518	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin and 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan. 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	Kyrgyzstan
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%	11.5%
1976	23.1%	11.2%
1977	22.6%	10.9%
1978	22.1%	10.6%
1979	21.6%	10.3%
1980	21.2%	9.92%
1981	20.8%	9.56%
1982	20.4%	9.17%
1983	20%	8.75%
1984	19.6%	8.34%
1985	19.2%	7.92%
1986	18.8%	7.54%
1987	18.4%	7.18%
1988	18%	6.87%
1989	17.6%	6.64%
1990	17.2%	6.52%
1991	16.8%	6.47%
1992	16.4%	6.47%
1993	16%	6.49%
1994	15.6%	6.48%
1995	15.2%	6.36%
1996	14.9%	6.17%
1997	14.6%	5.92%
1998	14.3%	5.63%
1999	13.9%	5.35%
2000	13.6%	5.08%
2001	13.3%	4.81%
2002	13%	4.57%
2003	12.7%	4.33%
2004	12.4%	4.12%
2005	12.1%	3.93%
2006	11.8%	3.76%
2007	11.5%	3.57%
2008	11.3%	3.37%
2009	11.1%	3.16%
2010	10.8%	2.96%
2011	10.6%	2.77%
2012	10.4%	2.6%
2013	10.2%	2.47%
2014	9.93%	2.35%
2015	9.71%	2.22%
2016	9.5%	2.11%
2017	9.27%	2%
2018	9.05%	1.91%
2019	8.8%	1.84%
2020	8.55%	1.78%
2021	8.31%	1.75%
2022	8.04%	1.72%
2023	7.79%	1.7%