Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Benin, 2042

Benin
2042
Total fertility rate: 3.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Benin is projected at 3.39 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 579,762 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.39
Births
579,762
Births per 1,000 people
27.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
21,242,981
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
10-140.50.1%551
15-1953.77.9%57,361
20-24164.924.3%162,594
25-29184.027.1%166,028
30-34148.121.8%114,028
35-3986.012.7%56,543
40-4432.24.7%17,967
45-499.31.4%4,457
50-540.60.1%232