Total Fertility Rate in Benin
Benin: Total Fertility Rate was 4.89 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Benin, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4.89 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Benin peaked at 7.05 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.89, in 2022.
That places Benin 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 | 6.28 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.83 | 6.74 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.96 | 6.8 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.38 | 6 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.68 | 5.44 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 | 5.13 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 | 4.89 | 5.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 7 Angola 5.21 compare
- 8 Nigeria 5.14 compare
- 9 Burundi 4.98 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 4.67 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.66 compare
- 13 Gambia, The 4.59 compare
More gender data for Benin
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Benin?
- Total fertility rate in Benin was 4.89 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 in 1981.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for total fertility rate?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.