Births and deaths per year in Benin
Benin: Births and deaths per year was 124,130 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
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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The number of deaths in a calendar year.