Fertility & birth rates in Benin and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Benin vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Benin vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.28	6.5
1961	6.4	6.49
1962	6.46	6.49
1963	6.51	6.5
1964	6.57	6.49
1965	6.61	6.5
1966	6.63	6.5
1967	6.64	6.51
1968	6.67	6.53
1969	6.71	6.52
1970	6.74	6.52
1971	6.77	6.52
1972	6.8	6.5
1973	6.81	6.46
1974	6.82	6.41
1975	6.83	6.35
1976	6.83	6.29
1977	6.83	6.22
1978	6.82	6.15
1979	6.91	6.06
1980	6.99	5.95
1981	7.06	5.81
1982	7.06	5.66
1983	7.05	5.48
1984	7.03	5.3
1985	7	5.13
1986	6.96	5
1987	6.92	4.88
1988	6.87	4.77
1989	6.82	4.65
1990	6.74	4.51
1991	6.67	4.25
1992	6.59	4.09
1993	6.51	3.82
1994	6.42	3.76
1995	6.33	3.28
1996	6.28	3.06
1997	6.23	2.83
1998	6.14	2.77
1999	6.03	2.79
2000	5.94	2.73
2001	5.85	2.62
2002	5.79	2.54
2003	5.76	2.49
2004	5.72	2.38
2005	5.69	2.23
2006	5.67	1.96
2007	5.63	1.79
2008	5.55	1.52
2009	5.49	1.58
2010	5.45	1.57
2011	5.44	1.54
2012	5.43	1.53
2013	5.41	1.53
2014	5.37	1.48
2015	5.32	1.42
2016	5.25	1.37
2017	5.16	1.35
2018	5.03	1.29
2019	4.9	1.25
2020	4.8	1.29
2021	4.71	1.16
2022	4.63	1.15
2023	4.56	1.2
2024	4.48	1.21
2025	4.42	1.21
2026	4.34	1.21
2027	4.27	1.21
2028	4.19	1.22
2029	4.12	1.22
2030	4.05	1.23
2031	3.98	1.23
2032	3.9	1.24
2033	3.85	1.25
2034	3.79	1.25
2035	3.74	1.26
2036	3.68	1.26
2037	3.62	1.27
2038	3.57	1.28
2039	3.52	1.28
2040	3.48	1.28
2041	3.43	1.29
2042	3.39	1.29
2043	3.35	1.3
2044	3.3	1.3
2045	3.26	1.31
2046	3.23	1.31
2047	3.18	1.31
2048	3.14	1.32
2049	3.1	1.32
2050	3.06	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	UAE
1960	39.1%	37.8%
1961	39.5%	36.7%
1962	39.9%	35.8%
1963	40.3%	35.1%
1964	40.8%	34.5%
1965	41.2%	33.9%
1966	41.6%	33.2%
1967	42.1%	32.1%
1968	42.5%	31.2%
1969	42.8%	30.6%
1970	43.2%	29.8%
1971	43.5%	29%
1972	43.8%	28.3%
1973	44.1%	27.8%
1974	44.3%	27.4%
1975	44.5%	27.2%
1976	44.7%	26.9%
1977	44.8%	26.8%
1978	45%	26.9%
1979	45.1%	27.1%
1980	45.2%	27.4%
1981	45.3%	28%
1982	45.5%	28.8%
1983	45.6%	29.5%
1984	45.7%	30.2%
1985	45.8%	30.7%
1986	45.9%	31.2%
1987	46%	31.2%
1988	46.1%	30.9%
1989	46.1%	30.3%
1990	46.1%	29.6%
1991	46.2%	28.8%
1992	46.2%	28.1%
1993	45.7%	27.4%
1994	45.5%	26.7%
1995	45.9%	25.9%
1996	46%	25.2%
1997	45.9%	24.3%
1998	45.8%	23.1%
1999	45.6%	22%
2000	45.4%	20.8%
2001	45.3%	19.8%
2002	45.1%	18.9%
2003	44.9%	18.3%
2004	44.8%	17.8%
2005	44.6%	17.5%
2006	44.4%	17.2%
2007	44.4%	17%
2008	44.3%	16.9%
2009	44.1%	16.9%
2010	43.9%	16.9%
2011	43.8%	16.8%
2012	43.7%	16.8%
2013	43.6%	16.8%
2014	43.5%	16.8%
2015	43.4%	16.8%
2016	43.3%	16.8%
2017	43.2%	16.8%
2018	43.1%	16.7%
2019	42.9%	16.6%
2020	42.7%	16.6%
2021	42.4%	16.5%
2022	42.1%	16.5%
2023	41.8%	16.3%
2024	41.6%	16.1%
2025	41.3%	16%
2026	40.9%	15.9%
2027	40.6%	15.9%
2028	40.2%	15.9%
2029	39.8%	15.9%
2030	39.4%	16%
2031	39%	16.1%
2032	38.6%	16.3%
2033	38.2%	16.5%
2034	37.8%	16.7%
2035	37.5%	16.9%
2036	37.1%	17.1%
2037	36.8%	17.3%
2038	36.5%	17.5%
2039	36.2%	17.7%
2040	35.9%	17.9%
2041	35.6%	18%
2042	35.3%	18.1%
2043	35%	18.2%
2044	34.8%	18.3%
2045	34.5%	18.3%
2046	34.2%	18.3%
2047	33.9%	18.3%
2048	33.7%	18.3%
2049	33.4%	18.2%
2050	33.1%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	44,564	3,418
1961	48,838	3,657
1962	51,664	3,901
1963	54,514	4,157
1964	57,352	4,410
1965	60,154	4,675
1966	62,169	4,955
1967	64,709	5,264
1968	67,327	5,588
1969	70,155	6,138
1970	73,156	6,922
1971	76,034	7,839
1972	79,415	8,818
1973	82,422	9,822
1974	85,623	10,835
1975	89,350	11,859
1976	93,141	12,876
1977	97,200	15,787
1978	100,762	18,879
1979	106,782	21,987
1980	112,969	25,005
1981	118,634	27,560
1982	122,748	29,585
1983	126,349	31,480
1984	131,590	33,250
1985	136,621	34,855
1986	142,039	36,829
1987	147,783	37,741
1988	153,580	38,861
1989	157,235	40,148
1990	163,055	41,339
1991	168,174	41,409
1992	173,794	42,119
1993	179,858	41,324
1994	196,637	42,976
1995	194,481	38,685
1996	197,643	37,886
1997	203,182	38,207
1998	208,342	41,176
1999	213,074	46,198
2000	218,013	49,993
2001	222,877	52,789
2002	229,472	55,922
2003	237,962	59,118
2004	245,630	60,344
2005	253,795	60,046
2006	265,040	54,338
2007	271,305	55,048
2008	274,242	55,426
2009	280,204	66,521
2010	287,703	69,907
2011	296,348	73,496
2012	306,180	78,682
2013	315,804	82,977
2014	323,753	84,277
2015	330,573	85,044
2016	336,559	87,028
2017	339,763	89,382
2018	340,270	86,840
2019	339,817	86,296
2020	341,929	87,871
2021	341,103	76,802
2022	349,518	81,758
2023	353,933	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	UAE
1985	910	19
1986	858	19
1987	817	19
1988	765	19
1989	732	19
1990	692	19
1991	666	19
1992	625	19
1993	591	19
1994	605	19
1995	586	18
1996	576	16
1997	556	14
1998	547	12
1999	536	10
2000	529	8
2001	532	7
2002	534	5
2003	532	5
2004	531	4
2005	514	4
2006	509	3
2007	501	3
2008	563	3
2009	598	3
2010	607	3
2011	613	4
2012	618	4
2013	607	4
2014	605	3
2015	606	3
2016	604	3
2017	592	3
2018	585	3
2019	572	3
2020	578	6
2021	584	6
2022	547	2
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 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	31.2%	20.1%
1961	30.7%	19%
1962	30.2%	18%
1963	29.6%	16.9%
1964	29.1%	15.8%
1965	28.5%	14.8%
1966	28%	13.7%
1967	27.5%	12.6%
1968	27%	11.6%
1969	26.6%	10.6%
1970	26.1%	9.62%
1971	25.7%	8.72%
1972	25.2%	7.89%
1973	24.7%	7.12%
1974	24.2%	6.43%
1975	23.7%	5.8%
1976	23.1%	5.23%
1977	22.6%	4.7%
1978	22.1%	4.22%
1979	21.6%	3.78%
1980	21.2%	3.4%
1981	20.8%	3.06%
1982	20.4%	2.77%
1983	20%	2.52%
1984	19.6%	2.31%
1985	19.2%	2.12%
1986	18.8%	1.97%
1987	18.4%	1.83%
1988	18%	1.71%
1989	17.6%	1.61%
1990	17.2%	1.51%
1991	16.8%	1.43%
1992	16.4%	1.37%
1993	16%	1.31%
1994	15.6%	1.26%
1995	15.2%	1.21%
1996	14.9%	1.18%
1997	14.6%	1.15%
1998	14.3%	1.12%
1999	13.9%	1.09%
2000	13.6%	1.07%
2001	13.3%	1.05%
2002	13%	1.03%
2003	12.7%	1.01%
2004	12.4%	1%
2005	12.1%	0.98%
2006	11.8%	0.96%
2007	11.5%	0.94%
2008	11.3%	0.92%
2009	11.1%	0.9%
2010	10.8%	0.88%
2011	10.6%	0.86%
2012	10.4%	0.84%
2013	10.2%	0.82%
2014	9.93%	0.79%
2015	9.71%	0.77%
2016	9.5%	0.73%
2017	9.27%	0.7%
2018	9.05%	0.67%
2019	8.8%	0.63%
2020	8.55%	0.6%
2021	8.31%	0.56%
2022	8.04%	0.53%
2023	7.79%	0.5%