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
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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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.