Benin vs Yemen, Rep.: Fertility rate: births per woman

Benin
4.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Yemen, Rep.
4.59 live births per woman
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Yemen, Rep. rank
14th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Benin
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Yemen, Rep. currently reports 4.59 live births per woman against 4.56 live births per woman in Benin, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Benin ranks 15th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Yemen, Rep. in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
1950s 5.97 live births per woman 7.97 live births per woman 2 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1960s 6.55 live births per woman 8.09 live births per woman 1.55 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1970s 6.82 live births per woman 8.38 live births per woman 1.57 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1980s 6.97 live births per woman 8.8 live births per woman 1.82 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
1990s 6.39 live births per woman 7.57 live births per woman 1.17 live births per woman Yemen, Rep.
2000s 5.71 live births per woman 5.63 live births per woman 0.0755 live births per woman Benin
2010s 5.28 live births per woman 4.64 live births per woman 0.6395 live births per woman Benin
2020s 4.67 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 0.078 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 Yemen, Rep.?
Yemen, Rep., at 4.59 live births per woman against 4.56 live births per woman in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Benin and Yemen, Rep.?
0.03 live births per woman, with Yemen, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Yemen, Rep.?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Benin ranks 15th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

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.