Births and deaths per year in Benin
Benin: Births and deaths per year was 124,130 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
124,130 deaths
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
125,402 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
70,365 deaths
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Benin recorded 124,130 deaths for births and deaths per year in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Benin peaked at 125,402 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70,365 deaths, in 1957.
Benin ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 71,299 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 71,044 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 70,848 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 70,626 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 70,404 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 70,402 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 70,409 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 70,365 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 70,395 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 70,491 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70,625 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 70,767 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 71,048 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 71,207 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 71,414 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 71,482 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 71,936 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 71,880 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 71,993 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 72,199 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72,375 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 72,757 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72,751 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 72,799 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 73,028 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 73,082 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 73,145 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 73,212 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 73,599 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 74,223 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 75,130 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 76,094 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 76,966 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 77,730 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 77,975 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78,243 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 78,132 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 78,205 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77,862 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 78,297 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78,374 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 78,905 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 78,582 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 78,958 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 81,967 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 81,669 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 81,925 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 82,408 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 83,652 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 84,886 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 85,861 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 87,558 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 88,900 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 90,237 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 91,570 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92,405 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 94,351 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 95,460 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 98,317 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 100,007 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 101,944 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 104,284 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 106,670 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 108,075 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 110,183 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 112,458 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 114,442 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 115,820 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 117,365 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 118,810 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 119,851 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 125,402 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 123,118 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 124,130 deaths | +0.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 124,130 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810 deaths, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 124,130 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,128 deaths, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70,628 deaths | 70,365 deaths | 71,299 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 71,455 deaths | 70,625 deaths | 72,199 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 73,097 deaths | 72,375 deaths | 74,223 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,463 deaths | 75,130 deaths | 78,297 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,133 deaths | 78,374 deaths | 84,886 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,467 deaths | 85,861 deaths | 100,007 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,005 deaths | 101,944 deaths | 118,810 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,125 deaths | 119,851 deaths | 125,402 deaths | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Benin?
- Births and deaths per year in Benin was 124,130 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 125,402 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,365 deaths in 1957.
- How does Benin rank for births and deaths per year?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.