Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Burkina Faso
4.19 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.19 live births per woman against 4.1 live births per woman in Zambia, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.7837 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.6331 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.4198 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.2847 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.5679 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.5366 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.5895 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.1043 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.19 live births per woman against 4.1 live births per woman in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.