Burundi vs Niger: Fertility rate, total
Burundi
4.79 births per woman
in 2024
Niger
5.93 births per woman
in 2024
Burundi rank
8th
Niger rank
5th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Burundi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.93 births per woman against 4.79 births per woman in Burundi, a difference of 1.14 births per woman.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1 births per woman | 7.5 births per woman | 0.3932 births per woman | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.24 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 0.3327 births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.34 births per woman | 7.87 births per woman | 0.5302 births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.17 births per woman | 7.8 births per woman | 0.6307 births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 6.7 births per woman | 7.76 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 5.75 births per woman | 7.19 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 4.98 births per woman | 6.14 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Burundi or Niger?
- Niger, at 5.93 births per woman against 4.79 births per woman in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burundi and Niger?
- 1.14 births per woman, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 217 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.