Afghanistan vs Burundi: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Afghanistan
4.47 children per women
in 2023
Burundi
4.4 children per women
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Burundi rank
11th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Afghanistan
- Burundi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.47 children per women against 4.4 children per women in Burundi, a difference of 0.07 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Burundi ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Burundi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.63 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 0.5291 children per women | Burundi |
| 1960s | 4.15 children per women | 4.33 children per women | 0.1777 children per women | Burundi |
| 1970s | 4.72 children per women | 4.56 children per women | 0.1548 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.2 children per women | 5.05 children per women | 0.1508 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 6.13 children per women | 5.32 children per women | 0.8129 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.92 children per women | 5.43 children per women | 0.4843 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.13 children per women | 5.03 children per women | 0.1013 children per women | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.58 children per women | 4.52 children per women | 0.0621 children per women | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Afghanistan or Burundi?
- Afghanistan, at 4.47 children per women against 4.4 children per women in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 0.07 children per women, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Burundi rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Burundi ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).