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
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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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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.