Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin
Benin: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 4.56 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.56
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
14th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.06
in 1981
All-time low
4.56
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin is 4.56, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin peaked at 7.06 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2023.
That places Benin 14th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.75 | — |
| 1951 | 5.78 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.83 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 5.88 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 5.94 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 5.99 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 6.05 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 6.11 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 6.17 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.22 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 6.28 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 6.4 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 6.46 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.51 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.57 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.61 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 6.62 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.64 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.67 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.71 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.74 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.77 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.8 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.81 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 6.82 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.83 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.83 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.83 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.82 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 6.91 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 6.99 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 7.06 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 7.05 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.04 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 7.03 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 7 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.96 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.92 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.87 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.82 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 6.74 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.67 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 6.59 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.51 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.42 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.33 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.28 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.23 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.14 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.03 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.94 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.85 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.79 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.76 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.72 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.69 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.67 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.63 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.55 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.49 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.45 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.44 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.43 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.41 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.37 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.32 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.25 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.16 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.03 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.79 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.71 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.63 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.56 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.97 | 5.75 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.55 | 6.28 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 | 6.74 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.97 | 6.82 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 | 6.03 | 6.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 | 5.49 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 | 4.9 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 4.56 | 4.79 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,356 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.573 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.66 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Benin was 4.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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