Benin vs Sudan: Fertility rate, total

Benin
4.48 births per woman
in 2024
Sudan
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Sudan rank
16th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Benin
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.22 births per woman.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Benin ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 16th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.55 births per woman 6.81 births per woman 0.2663 births per woman Sudan
1970s 6.82 births per woman 6.87 births per woman 0.0519 births per woman Sudan
1980s 6.97 births per woman 6.33 births per woman 0.6479 births per woman Benin
1990s 6.39 births per woman 5.87 births per woman 0.5278 births per woman Benin
2000s 5.71 births per woman 5.4 births per woman 0.3073 births per woman Benin
2010s 5.28 births per woman 4.89 births per woman 0.3839 births per woman Benin
2020s 4.63 births per woman 4.39 births per woman 0.2404 births per woman Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Benin or Sudan?
Benin, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Benin and Sudan?
0.22 births per woman, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Benin ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 16th of 217 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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.