Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Benin, 2036

Benin
2036
Total fertility rate: 3.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Benin is projected at 3.68 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 548,965 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.68
Births
548,965
Births per 1,000 people
29.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
18,878,045
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
10-140.70.1%748
15-1960.58.2%60,258
20-24177.224.0%159,206
25-29196.526.6%149,952
30-34158.921.5%103,292
35-3994.612.8%52,794
40-4437.55.1%18,065
45-4910.91.5%4,416
50-540.70.1%234