Burkina Faso vs Congo: Fertility rate, total

Burkina Faso
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
Congo
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Congo rank
24th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Congo
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.11 births per woman against 4.11 births per woman in Congo, a difference of 0 births per woman.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 24th of 218 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 6.45 births per woman 6.21 births per woman 0.2453 births per woman Burkina Faso
1970s 6.9 births per woman 6.33 births per woman 0.5624 births per woman Burkina Faso
1980s 7.2 births per woman 5.66 births per woman 1.54 births per woman Burkina Faso
1990s 6.82 births per woman 5.07 births per woman 1.75 births per woman Burkina Faso
2000s 6.23 births per woman 4.7 births per woman 1.53 births per woman Burkina Faso
2010s 5.45 births per woman 4.63 births per woman 0.8142 births per woman Burkina Faso
2020s 4.27 births per woman 4.22 births per woman 0.0564 births per woman Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Burkina Faso or Congo?
Burkina Faso, at 4.11 births per woman against 4.11 births per woman in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burkina Faso and Congo?
0 births per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.