Benin
19502100
2025
Fertility rate
4.42 children/woman
Birth rate
33.0 per 1,000 people
Total births
489.6K
Mean age at birth
29.0 years
Average number of children per woman over her lifetime
4.42 children per woman
Above replacement level (2.1)
Total births and teen pregnancy trends
TFR, net reproduction rate, and crude birth rate
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Boys per 100 girls at birth
Benin's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 7.1 children per woman in 1981 to 4.42 today—still well above the 2.1 replacement level. Projections show continued decline to 2.14 by 2100. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 12% of births to mothers aged 15-19.