World Bank · Health
Benin: Wanted fertility rate
4.90births per woman · 2018
Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided. Annual figures for Benin from 1996 to 2018.
Every year
| Year | Value (births per woman) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.9 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4.8 | |
| 2001 | 4.6 | |
| 1996 | 5 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Wanted fertility rate. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-wanted-fertility-rate (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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