Burundi vs Nigeria: Birth rate
Burundi
33.67 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
32.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
18th
Nigeria rank
21st
Birth rate over time
- Burundi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 33.67 births per 1,000 people against 32.95 births per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.72 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.23 births per 1,000 people | 46.08 births per 1,000 people | 3.16 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 47.1 births per 1,000 people | 46.88 births per 1,000 people | 0.2237 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 48.01 births per 1,000 people | 48.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.5009 births per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 46.33 births per 1,000 people | 2.66 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 44.1 births per 1,000 people | 43.92 births per 1,000 people | 0.1759 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 45.22 births per 1,000 people | 43.36 births per 1,000 people | 1.87 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 41.93 births per 1,000 people | 38.92 births per 1,000 people | 3.01 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 34.72 births per 1,000 people | 33.36 births per 1,000 people | 1.37 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Burundi or Nigeria?
- Burundi, at 33.67 births per 1,000 people against 32.95 births per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Burundi and Nigeria?
- 0.72 births per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for birth rate?
- Burundi ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 21st 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.