Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Birth rate vs. death rate
Burkina Faso
31.64 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar
32.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Madagascar rank
23rd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.09 births per 1,000 people against 31.64 births per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.45 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.8 births per 1,000 people | 49.01 births per 1,000 people | 4.2 births per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 47.15 births per 1,000 people | 46.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.8872 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 48.29 births per 1,000 people | 47.28 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 48.65 births per 1,000 people | 44.98 births per 1,000 people | 3.67 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 46.16 births per 1,000 people | 44.12 births per 1,000 people | 2.05 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 39.09 births per 1,000 people | 5.24 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 34.46 births per 1,000 people | 5.32 births per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 32.21 births per 1,000 people | 32.7 births per 1,000 people | 0.4935 births per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 32.09 births per 1,000 people against 31.64 births per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.45 births per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.