Benin vs Nigeria: Fertility rate: births per woman
Benin
4.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Nigeria rank
16th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.56 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.4273 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 0.1667 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.099 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.97 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.3134 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 0.1208 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 0.3628 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.28 live births per woman | 5.49 live births per woman | 0.2103 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.0805 live births per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Benin or Nigeria?
- Benin, at 4.56 live births per woman against 4.48 live births per woman in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Benin ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.