Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Benin, 2027

Benin
2027
Total fertility rate: 4.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Benin is projected at 4.27 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 499,774 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
4.27
Births
499,774
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
15,529,414
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.30.2%1,235
15-1972.08.4%58,958
20-24201.023.5%140,735
25-29221.525.9%132,109
30-34181.121.2%94,074
35-39113.313.3%49,828
40-4448.75.7%18,203
45-4914.51.7%4,407
50-540.90.1%224