Burundi vs Zambia: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Burundi
2.7%
in 2023
Zambia
2.8%
in 2023
Burundi rank
17th
Zambia rank
15th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Burundi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Burundi ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Burundi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Burundi and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Burundi ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.