Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Benin, 2031

Benin
2031
Total fertility rate: 3.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Benin is projected at 3.98 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (209 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 519,480 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.98
Births
519,480
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
16,985,930
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
10-141.00.1%1,003
15-1965.98.3%60,496
20-24189.723.8%148,058
25-29209.426.3%138,858
30-34170.121.3%96,922
35-39104.313.1%51,497
40-4443.15.4%17,958
45-4912.71.6%4,453
50-540.80.1%230