Benin vs Nigeria: Fertility rate, total
Benin
4.48 births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria
4.38 births per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Nigeria rank
15th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.38 births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 0.1667 births per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 0.099 births per woman | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.97 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.3134 births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 0.1208 births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 0.3628 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.28 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 0.2103 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.55 births per woman | 0.084 births per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Benin or Nigeria?
- Benin, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.38 births per woman in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.1 births per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Benin ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 15th 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.