Burundi vs Least developed countries: Fertility rate, total

Burundi
4.79 births per woman
in 2024
Least developed countries
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Burundi rank
8th
Least developed countries rank
9th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Burundi
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 4.79 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.88 births per woman.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.

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

Burundi ranks 8th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 7.1 births per woman 6.67 births per woman 0.4324 births per woman Burundi
1970s 7.24 births per woman 6.69 births per woman 0.5447 births per woman Burundi
1980s 7.34 births per woman 6.37 births per woman 0.9691 births per woman Burundi
1990s 7.17 births per woman 5.61 births per woman 1.56 births per woman Burundi
2000s 6.7 births per woman 4.96 births per woman 1.74 births per woman Burundi
2010s 5.75 births per woman 4.36 births per woman 1.39 births per woman Burundi
2020s 4.98 births per woman 4.01 births per woman 0.9737 births per woman Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Burundi or Least developed countries?
Burundi, at 4.79 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burundi and Least developed countries?
0.88 births per woman, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Least developed countries?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Least developed countries rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Burundi ranks 8th and Least developed countries ranks 9th 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.