Burundi vs Yemen: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Burundi
4.4 children per women
in 2023
Yemen
4.35 children per women
in 2023
Burundi rank
11th
Yemen rank
13th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Burundi
- Yemen
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.4 children per women against 4.35 children per women in Yemen, a difference of 0.05 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.15 children per women | 3.93 children per women | 0.2211 children per women | Burundi |
| 1960s | 4.33 children per women | 4.68 children per women | 0.3475 children per women | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4.56 children per women | 5.86 children per women | 1.29 children per women | Yemen |
| 1980s | 5.05 children per women | 7.14 children per women | 2.09 children per women | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.32 children per women | 6.56 children per women | 1.24 children per women | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.43 children per women | 5.12 children per women | 0.3171 children per women | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.03 children per women | 4.33 children per women | 0.6942 children per women | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.52 children per women | 4.34 children per women | 0.181 children per women | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Burundi or Yemen?
- Burundi, at 4.4 children per women against 4.35 children per women in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Burundi and Yemen?
- 0.05 children per women, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Burundi ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th 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).