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

Madagascar, at 314 births against 296 births in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?

18 births, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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 Madagascar: Births, by age of mother

Burkina Faso

296 births

in 2023

Madagascar

314 births

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

21st

Madagascar rank

20th

Births, by age of mother over time

Burkina Faso
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 314 births against 296 births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 18 births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	127.9 births	79.8 births	48.1 births	Burkina Faso
1960s	167.6 births	70.7 births	96.9 births	Burkina Faso
1970s	183.6 births	125.9 births	57.7 births	Burkina Faso
1980s	227.6 births	216.7 births	10.9 births	Burkina Faso
1990s	293.2 births	212.4 births	80.8 births	Burkina Faso
2000s	325.1 births	301.2 births	23.9 births	Burkina Faso
2010s	336 births	321.1 births	14.9 births	Burkina Faso
2020s	312.25 births	311.5 births	0.75 births	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 314 births against 296 births in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?: 18 births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 20th 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.