Benin vs Mayotte: Fertility rate: births per woman

Benin
4.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Mayotte rank
12th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Benin
  • Mayotte
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How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 4.62 live births per woman against 4.56 live births per woman in Benin, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.

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

Benin ranks 15th and Mayotte ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mayotte Difference Ahead
1950s 5.97 live births per woman 6.88 live births per woman 0.9108 live births per woman Mayotte
1960s 6.55 live births per woman 7.12 live births per woman 0.5711 live births per woman Mayotte
1970s 6.82 live births per woman 7.47 live births per woman 0.6518 live births per woman Mayotte
1980s 6.97 live births per woman 6.76 live births per woman 0.2148 live births per woman Benin
1990s 6.39 live births per woman 5.61 live births per woman 0.7801 live births per woman Benin
2000s 5.71 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 1.12 live births per woman Benin
2010s 5.28 live births per woman 4.54 live births per woman 0.7329 live births per woman Benin
2020s 4.67 live births per woman 4.53 live births per woman 0.1463 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 Mayotte?
Mayotte, at 4.62 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 Mayotte?
0.06 live births per woman, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mayotte?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Mayotte rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Benin ranks 15th and Mayotte ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.