Benin's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) was 1.04 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.19% from 1.04 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.04 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.04 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.04 | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.05 | 1991 |
| Lowest | 1.04 | 2014 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.04 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.04 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Benin's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) rose 0.001 on 2023 (from 1.04 to 1.04).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.0003 and a typical year strayed about 0.000596 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.001 in 1965 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.002 in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.000206 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Benin had the 147th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1.04 | 2024 |
| World | 1.05 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.03 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 1.05 | 2024 |
Closest to Benin in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 65 values
| Year | Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.04 |
| 2023 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 1.04 |
| 2018 | 1.04 |
| 2017 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 1.04 |
| 2015 | 1.04 |
| 2014 |
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in nearby economies
- Angola — 1.03 (2024)
- Botswana — 1.03 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2024)
- Burundi — 1.03 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 1.03 (2024)
- Cameroon — 1.03 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 1.03 (2024)
- Chad — 1.04 (2024)
- Comoros — 1.03 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More health data for Benin
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.86% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.21% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 3.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 40.83% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 3.1 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 41.69% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 6.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 41.26% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.72% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Benin's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)?
- 1.04 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is unchanged at from 1.04 in 1960. The highest value was 1.05 in 1991 and the lowest 1.04 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank?
- 147th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) unusual for Benin?
- In 2024, Benin's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) rose 0.001 on 2023 (from 1.04 to 1.04). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.0003 and a typical year strayed about 0.000596 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.BRTH.MF, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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