Burundi vs Central African Republic: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 6.01 live births per woman against 4.88 live births per woman in Burundi, a difference of 1.13 live births per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Central African Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1960s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.02 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 7.24 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.34 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.84 live births per woman | 0.8567 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.75 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.3314 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 5.03 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Burundi or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 6.01 live births per woman against 4.88 live births per woman in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Burundi and Central African Republic?
- 1.13 live births per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.