Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Burkina Faso
3.67
in 2023
Senegal
3.62
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
27th
Senegal rank
29th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.67 against 3.62 in Senegal, a difference of 0.05.

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 4 0.7292 Senegal
1960s 3.79 4.44 0.646 Senegal
1970s 4.44 5.03 0.5939 Senegal
1980s 5.08 5.48 0.3993 Senegal
1990s 5.05 4.88 0.1678 Burkina Faso
2000s 4.94 4.57 0.3661 Burkina Faso
2010s 4.62 4.4 0.2153 Burkina Faso
2020s 3.77 3.69 0.0791 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
Burkina Faso, at 3.67 against 3.62 in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
0.05, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed