Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Burkina Faso
3.67 children per women
in 2023
Senegal
3.62 children per women
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
27th
Senegal rank
29th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.67 children per women against 3.62 children per women in Senegal, a difference of 0.05 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 children per women | 4 children per women | 0.7292 children per women | Senegal |
| 1960s | 3.79 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.646 children per women | Senegal |
| 1970s | 4.44 children per women | 5.03 children per women | 0.5939 children per women | Senegal |
| 1980s | 5.08 children per women | 5.48 children per women | 0.3993 children per women | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.05 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.1678 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 4.94 children per women | 4.57 children per women | 0.3661 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 4.62 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.2153 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.77 children per women | 3.69 children per women | 0.0791 children per women | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.67 children per women against 3.62 children per women in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0.05 children per women, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 29th 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).