Fertility & birth rates in Benin and Philippines

Fertility rate in Benin vs Philippines 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 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Benin vs the Philippines 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	Philippines
1960	6.28	7
1961	6.4	6.99
1962	6.46	6.98
1963	6.51	6.95
1964	6.57	6.89
1965	6.61	6.8
1966	6.63	6.69
1967	6.64	6.57
1968	6.67	6.45
1969	6.71	6.33
1970	6.74	6.22
1971	6.77	6.08
1972	6.8	5.94
1973	6.81	5.79
1974	6.82	5.69
1975	6.83	5.6
1976	6.83	5.51
1977	6.83	5.44
1978	6.82	5.39
1979	6.91	5.26
1980	6.99	5.11
1981	7.06	4.97
1982	7.06	4.92
1983	7.05	4.87
1984	7.03	4.77
1985	7	4.66
1986	6.96	4.56
1987	6.92	4.51
1988	6.87	4.45
1989	6.82	4.37
1990	6.74	4.32
1991	6.67	4.27
1992	6.59	4.16
1993	6.51	4.1
1994	6.42	4.08
1995	6.33	4.07
1996	6.28	4
1997	6.23	3.94
1998	6.14	3.88
1999	6.03	3.83
2000	5.94	3.75
2001	5.85	3.72
2002	5.79	3.65
2003	5.76	3.59
2004	5.72	3.52
2005	5.69	3.45
2006	5.67	3.47
2007	5.63	3.4
2008	5.55	3.4
2009	5.49	3.38
2010	5.45	3.32
2011	5.44	3.24
2012	5.43	3.14
2013	5.41	3.04
2014	5.37	2.89
2015	5.32	2.83
2016	5.25	2.68
2017	5.16	2.53
2018	5.03	2.38
2019	4.9	2.22
2020	4.8	2.08
2021	4.71	1.95
2022	4.63	1.93
2023	4.56	1.92
2024	4.48	1.89
2025	4.42	1.88
2026	4.34	1.86
2027	4.27	1.85
2028	4.19	1.84
2029	4.12	1.83
2030	4.05	1.82
2031	3.98	1.81
2032	3.9	1.81
2033	3.85	1.8
2034	3.79	1.8
2035	3.74	1.79
2036	3.68	1.79
2037	3.62	1.78
2038	3.57	1.78
2039	3.52	1.77
2040	3.48	1.77
2041	3.43	1.76
2042	3.39	1.76
2043	3.35	1.76
2044	3.3	1.75
2045	3.26	1.75
2046	3.23	1.75
2047	3.18	1.75
2048	3.14	1.74
2049	3.1	1.74
2050	3.06	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	Philippines
1960	39.1%	48.4%
1961	39.5%	48.8%
1962	39.9%	49.1%
1963	40.3%	49.2%
1964	40.8%	49.2%
1965	41.2%	49.2%
1966	41.6%	49.1%
1967	42.1%	49%
1968	42.5%	48.8%
1969	42.8%	48.6%
1970	43.2%	48.4%
1971	43.5%	48.2%
1972	43.8%	48%
1973	44.1%	47.7%
1974	44.3%	47.4%
1975	44.5%	46.9%
1976	44.7%	46.4%
1977	44.8%	45.8%
1978	45%	45.2%
1979	45.1%	44.8%
1980	45.2%	44.3%
1981	45.3%	43.9%
1982	45.5%	43.5%
1983	45.6%	43.1%
1984	45.7%	42.8%
1985	45.8%	42.5%
1986	45.9%	42.3%
1987	46%	42.2%
1988	46.1%	42%
1989	46.1%	41.9%
1990	46.1%	41.8%
1991	46.2%	41.8%
1992	46.2%	41.6%
1993	45.7%	41.4%
1994	45.5%	41.2%
1995	45.9%	41.1%
1996	46%	40.8%
1997	45.9%	40.5%
1998	45.8%	40.1%
1999	45.6%	39.6%
2000	45.4%	39.2%
2001	45.3%	38.8%
2002	45.1%	38.4%
2003	44.9%	38%
2004	44.8%	37.6%
2005	44.6%	37.2%
2006	44.4%	36.9%
2007	44.4%	36.6%
2008	44.3%	36.3%
2009	44.1%	36%
2010	43.9%	35.6%
2011	43.8%	35.2%
2012	43.7%	34.8%
2013	43.6%	34.4%
2014	43.5%	34.1%
2015	43.4%	33.5%
2016	43.3%	32.9%
2017	43.2%	32.3%
2018	43.1%	31.8%
2019	42.9%	31.3%
2020	42.7%	30.7%
2021	42.4%	30%
2022	42.1%	29.3%
2023	41.8%	28.6%
2024	41.6%	27.9%
2025	41.3%	27.1%
2026	40.9%	26.4%
2027	40.6%	25.7%
2028	40.2%	25%
2029	39.8%	24.4%
2030	39.4%	23.8%
2031	39%	23.3%
2032	38.6%	22.7%
2033	38.2%	22.2%
2034	37.8%	21.8%
2035	37.5%	21.5%
2036	37.1%	21.4%
2037	36.8%	21.4%
2038	36.5%	21.3%
2039	36.2%	21.2%
2040	35.9%	21.2%
2041	35.6%	21.1%
2042	35.3%	21%
2043	35%	20.9%
2044	34.8%	20.7%
2045	34.5%	20.6%
2046	34.2%	20.4%
2047	33.9%	20.3%
2048	33.7%	20.1%
2049	33.4%	19.9%
2050	33.1%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin and +1.31% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	44,564	1,036,017
1961	48,838	1,064,377
1962	51,664	1,091,953
1963	54,514	1,116,591
1964	57,352	1,131,586
1965	60,154	1,146,094
1966	62,169	1,156,498
1967	64,709	1,166,704
1968	67,327	1,172,146
1969	70,155	1,186,306
1970	73,156	1,198,944
1971	76,034	1,210,256
1972	79,415	1,206,414
1973	82,422	1,206,285
1974	85,623	1,218,884
1975	89,350	1,239,069
1976	93,141	1,258,286
1977	97,200	1,314,002
1978	100,762	1,364,661
1979	106,782	1,394,056
1980	112,969	1,413,735
1981	118,634	1,436,599
1982	122,748	1,485,790
1983	126,349	1,542,194
1984	131,590	1,579,872
1985	136,621	1,614,042
1986	142,039	1,631,491
1987	147,783	1,671,330
1988	153,580	1,707,402
1989	157,235	1,728,354
1990	163,055	1,749,622
1991	168,174	1,782,165
1992	173,794	1,769,259
1993	179,858	1,788,414
1994	196,637	1,813,827
1995	194,481	1,846,900
1996	197,643	1,849,587
1997	203,182	1,861,098
1998	208,342	1,870,371
1999	213,074	1,894,147
2000	218,013	1,902,330
2001	222,877	1,931,169
2002	229,472	1,919,556
2003	237,962	1,922,904
2004	245,630	1,924,265
2005	253,795	1,918,484
2006	265,040	1,960,246
2007	271,305	1,964,673
2008	274,242	2,007,584
2009	280,204	2,025,580
2010	287,703	2,030,979
2011	296,348	2,018,419
2012	306,180	1,979,568
2013	315,804	1,944,758
2014	323,753	1,851,828
2015	330,573	1,827,180
2016	336,559	1,718,232
2017	339,763	1,622,444
2018	340,270	1,495,843
2019	339,817	1,352,703
2020	341,929	1,253,741
2021	341,103	917,928
2022	349,518	1,115,825
2023	353,933	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs Philippines

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 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	Philippines
1985	910	204
1986	858	199
1987	817	191
1988	765	184
1989	732	177
1990	692	173
1991	666	172
1992	625	160
1993	591	155
1994	605	151
1995	586	147
1996	576	141
1997	556	138
1998	547	135
1999	536	130
2000	529	127
2001	532	132
2002	534	126
2003	532	127
2004	531	122
2005	514	118
2006	509	129
2007	501	123
2008	563	123
2009	598	122
2010	607	117
2011	613	115
2012	618	110
2013	607	110
2014	605	106
2015	606	104
2016	604	98
2017	592	86
2018	585	92
2019	572	92
2020	578	88
2021	584	153
2022	547	92
2023	518	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin and 2.69% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	31.2%	10.1%
1961	30.7%	9.8%
1962	30.2%	9.54%
1963	29.6%	9.33%
1964	29.1%	9.13%
1965	28.5%	8.95%
1966	28%	8.78%
1967	27.5%	8.62%
1968	27%	8.48%
1969	26.6%	8.37%
1970	26.1%	8.28%
1971	25.7%	8.21%
1972	25.2%	8.18%
1973	24.7%	8.17%
1974	24.2%	8.17%
1975	23.7%	8.17%
1976	23.1%	8.15%
1977	22.6%	8.11%
1978	22.1%	8.06%
1979	21.6%	7.99%
1980	21.2%	7.9%
1981	20.8%	7.8%
1982	20.4%	7.69%
1983	20%	7.56%
1984	19.6%	7.4%
1985	19.2%	7.21%
1986	18.8%	6.96%
1987	18.4%	6.66%
1988	18%	6.32%
1989	17.6%	5.96%
1990	17.2%	5.6%
1991	16.8%	5.27%
1992	16.4%	4.98%
1993	16%	4.73%
1994	15.6%	4.51%
1995	15.2%	4.31%
1996	14.9%	4.14%
1997	14.6%	4%
1998	14.3%	3.88%
1999	13.9%	3.78%
2000	13.6%	3.69%
2001	13.3%	3.61%
2002	13%	3.52%
2003	12.7%	3.44%
2004	12.4%	3.36%
2005	12.1%	3.28%
2006	11.8%	3.21%
2007	11.5%	3.14%
2008	11.3%	3.07%
2009	11.1%	3.01%
2010	10.8%	2.96%
2011	10.6%	2.91%
2012	10.4%	2.87%
2013	10.2%	2.83%
2014	9.93%	2.8%
2015	9.71%	2.78%
2016	9.5%	2.78%
2017	9.27%	2.78%
2018	9.05%	2.79%
2019	8.8%	2.8%
2020	8.55%	2.79%
2021	8.31%	2.77%
2022	8.04%	2.73%
2023	7.79%	2.69%