Benin vs Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Benin
4.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Sudan rank
17th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Benin
- Sudan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.56 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.24 live births per woman.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.7005 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1960s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.2663 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 0.0519 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.97 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.6479 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 0.5278 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 0.3073 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.28 live births per woman | 4.89 live births per woman | 0.3839 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | 0.2465 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 Sudan?
- Benin, at 4.56 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Benin and Sudan?
- 0.24 live births per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Benin ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 17th 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.