Burkina Faso vs Cote d'Ivoire: Birth rate

Burkina Faso
31.64 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
31.99 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
24th

Birth rate over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 31.99 births per 1,000 people against 31.64 births per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.35 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Cote d'Ivoire in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1950s 44.8 births per 1,000 people 54.53 births per 1,000 people 9.73 births per 1,000 people Cote d'Ivoire
1960s 47.15 births per 1,000 people 54.02 births per 1,000 people 6.87 births per 1,000 people Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 48.29 births per 1,000 people 51.55 births per 1,000 people 3.26 births per 1,000 people Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 48.65 births per 1,000 people 48.14 births per 1,000 people 0.5047 births per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
1990s 46.16 births per 1,000 people 44.77 births per 1,000 people 1.4 births per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2000s 44.33 births per 1,000 people 42.22 births per 1,000 people 2.11 births per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2010s 39.78 births per 1,000 people 38.52 births per 1,000 people 1.26 births per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2020s 32.21 births per 1,000 people 32.81 births per 1,000 people 0.5955 births per 1,000 people Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Burkina Faso or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 31.99 births per 1,000 people against 31.64 births per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.35 births per 1,000 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for birth rate?
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.