Benin vs IDA total: Fertility rate, total
Benin
4.48 births per woman
in 2024
IDA total
3.79 births per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
IDA total rank
11th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Benin
- IDA total
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 3.79 births per woman in IDA total, a difference of 0.69 births per woman.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and IDA total ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and IDA total in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.64 births per woman | 0.0896 births per woman | IDA total |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.63 births per woman | 0.1867 births per woman | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.97 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 0.7033 births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 0.8812 births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 births per woman | 4.84 births per woman | 0.8658 births per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.28 births per woman | 4.28 births per woman | 0.9996 births per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.63 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 0.7481 births per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Benin or IDA total?
- Benin, at 4.48 births per woman against 3.79 births per woman in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Benin and IDA total?
- 0.69 births per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA total?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and IDA total rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Benin ranks 14th and IDA total ranks 11th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.