Burkina Faso vs World: Fertility rate, total
Burkina Faso
4.11 births per woman
in 2024
World
2.19 births per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
World rank
22nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- World
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.11 births per woman against 2.19 births per woman in World, a difference of 1.92 births per woman.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and World ranks 22nd 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.45 births per woman | 4.95 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 4.22 births per woman | 2.68 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 3.56 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 births per woman | 2.93 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | 2.96 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.27 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 2.05 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 World?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.11 births per woman against 2.19 births per woman in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burkina Faso and World?
- 1.92 births per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and World rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and World ranks 22nd 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.