Which has higher births and deaths per year, Benin or Greece?

Greece, at 127,016 deaths against 124,130 deaths in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Benin and Greece?

2,886 deaths, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greece?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Greece: Births and deaths per year

Benin

124,130 deaths

in 2023

Greece

127,016 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

70th

Greece rank

68th

Births and deaths per year over time

Benin
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 127,016 deaths against 124,130 deaths in Benin, a difference of 2,886 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Benin ranks 70th and Greece ranks 68th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70,628 deaths	67,513 deaths	3,115 deaths	Benin
1960s	71,455 deaths	68,800 deaths	2,655 deaths	Benin
1970s	73,097 deaths	79,268 deaths	6,171 deaths	Greece
1980s	77,463 deaths	87,162 deaths	9,699 deaths	Greece
1990s	81,133 deaths	97,475 deaths	16,342 deaths	Greece
2000s	92,467 deaths	106,439 deaths	13,972 deaths	Greece
2010s	111,005 deaths	119,004 deaths	7,999 deaths	Greece
2020s	123,125 deaths	132,534 deaths	9,409 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Benin or Greece?: Greece, at 127,016 deaths against 124,130 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Benin and Greece?: 2,886 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greece?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Greece rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Benin ranks 70th and Greece ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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