Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Fertility rate, total
Burkina Faso
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
Madagascar
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Madagascar rank
26th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.11 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2 births per woman.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.45 births per woman | 7.2 births per woman | 0.7495 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.0871 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 0.7159 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.04 births per woman | 0.7849 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.27 births per woman | 0.9634 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 0.9931 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.27 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman | 0.2356 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 Madagascar?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.11 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.2 births per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 26th 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
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.