Which has higher births, by age of mother, Burkina Faso or Ghana?

Ghana, at 396 births against 296 births in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Births, by age of mother

Burkina Faso

296 births

in 2023

Ghana

396 births

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

21st

Ghana rank

18th

Births, by age of mother over time

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 396 births against 296 births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 100 births.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	127.9 births	145.8 births	17.9 births	Ghana
1960s	167.6 births	179.8 births	12.2 births	Ghana
1970s	183.6 births	274.1 births	90.5 births	Ghana
1980s	227.6 births	451.4 births	223.8 births	Ghana
1990s	293.2 births	477.9 births	184.7 births	Ghana
2000s	325.1 births	497.4 births	172.3 births	Ghana
2010s	336 births	495.7 births	159.7 births	Ghana
2020s	312.25 births	404.75 births	92.5 births	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Burkina Faso or Ghana?: Ghana, at 396 births against 296 births in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 100 births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.