Benin - Crude birth rate
37.0
(per 1,000 people) in 2016
In 2016, birth rate for Benin was 37 per 1,000 people. Birth rate of Benin fell gradually from 46.5 per 1,000 people in 1967 to 37 per 1,000 people in 2016.
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Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
What is Benin birth rate?
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 37.0 | -1.08 % |
| 2015 | 37.4 | -1.05 % |
| 2014 | 37.8 | -1.02 % |
| 2013 | 38.2 | -0.97 % |
| 2012 | 38.6 | -0.91 % |
| 2011 | 38.9 | -0.85 % |
| 2010 | 39.3 | -0.79 % |
| 2009 | 39.6 | -0.74 % |
| 2008 | 39.9 | -0.70 % |
| 2007 | 40.2 | -0.69 % |
| 2006 | 40.4 | -0.69 % |
| 2005 | 40.7 |