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Live births in Benin

Live births in Benin was 478,062 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 57th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count478,062 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank57th of 236Countries ranked
Series high478,0622023
Series low92,0311950
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Live births in Benin, 1950 to 2023

0100K200K300K400K500K19501961197219831994200520231950: 92,031 count1951: 93,173 count1952: 94,854 count1953: 96,677 count1954: 98,721 count1955: 101,013 count1956: 103,497 count1957: 106,249 count1958: 109,050 count1959: 112,042 count1960: 115,188 count1961: 119,609 count1962: 122,713 count1963: 125,726 count1964: 128,765 count1965: 131,635 count1966: 134,106 count1967: 136,584 count1968: 139,318 count1969: 142,357 count1970: 145,533 count1971: 148,785 count1972: 152,164 count1973: 155,217 count1974: 158,651 count1975: 162,433 count1976: 166,284 count1977: 170,409 count1978: 174,361 count1979: 181,002 count1980: 188,100 count1981: 194,732 count1982: 199,707 count1983: 204,084 count1984: 209,562 count1985: 214,868 count1986: 220,177 count1987: 225,993 count1988: 231,437 count1989: 235,534 count1990: 241,433 count1991: 247,077 count1992: 252,376 count1993: 258,812 count1994: 278,604 count1995: 276,157 count1996: 279,565 count1997: 285,592 count1998: 291,993 count1999: 297,956 count2000: 303,881 count2001: 310,446 count2002: 318,378 count2003: 328,197 count2004: 337,207 count2005: 346,205 count2006: 359,386 count2007: 366,762 count2008: 372,558 count2009: 380,206 count2010: 389,643 count2011: 400,626 count2012: 412,846 count2013: 423,880 count2014: 433,941 count2015: 443,019 count2016: 450,993 count2017: 455,587 count2018: 457,631 count2019: 458,619 count2020: 461,781 count2021: 466,510 count2022: 472,635 count2023: 478,062 count0100K200K300K400K500K19501975200020232023: 478,062 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023478,062 Estimated
2022472,635 Estimated
2021466,510 Estimated
2020461,781 Estimated
2019458,619 Estimated
2018457,631 Estimated
2017455,587 Estimated
2016450,993 Estimated
2015443,019 Estimated
2014433,941 Estimated
2013423,880 Estimated
2012412,846 Estimated
2011400,626 Estimated
2010389,643 Estimated
2009380,206 Estimated
2008372,558 Estimated
2007366,762 Estimated
2006359,386 Estimated
2005346,205 Estimated
2004337,207 Estimated
2003328,197 Estimated
2002318,378 Estimated
2001310,446 Estimated
2000303,881 Estimated
1999297,956 Estimated
1998291,993 Estimated
1997285,592 Estimated
1996279,565 Estimated
1995276,157 Estimated
1994278,604 Estimated
1993258,812 Estimated
1992252,376 Estimated
1991247,077 Estimated
1990241,433 Estimated
1989235,534 Estimated
1988231,437 Estimated
1987225,993 Estimated
1986220,177 Estimated
1985214,868 Estimated
1984209,562 Estimated
1983204,084 Estimated
1982199,707 Estimated
1981194,732 Estimated
1980188,100 Estimated
1979181,002 Estimated
1978174,361 Estimated
1977170,409 Estimated
1976166,284 Estimated
1975162,433 Estimated
1974158,651 Estimated
1973155,217 Estimated
1972152,164 Estimated
1971148,785 Estimated
1970145,533 Estimated
1969142,357 Estimated
1968139,318 Estimated
1967136,584 Estimated
1966134,106 Estimated
1965131,635 Estimated
1964128,765 Estimated
1963125,726 Estimated
1962122,713 Estimated
1961119,609 Estimated
1960115,188 Estimated
1959112,042 Estimated
1958109,050 Estimated
1957106,249 Estimated
1956103,497 Estimated
1955101,013 Estimated
195498,721 Estimated
195396,677 Estimated
195294,854 Estimated
195193,173 Estimated
195092,031 Estimated

Benin compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Benin is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Benin, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Benin, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/benin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Benin, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/benin.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Benin, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/benin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Benin, 1950 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/benin. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Benin?

Live births in Benin was 478,062 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 57th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Benin?

478,062 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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