Burundi vs Zambia: Birth rate
Burundi
33.67 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
33.08 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
18th
Zambia rank
20th
Birth rate over time
- Burundi
- Zambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 33.67 births per 1,000 people against 33.08 births per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.59 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.23 births per 1,000 people | 49.32 births per 1,000 people | 0.0852 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1960s | 47.1 births per 1,000 people | 48.88 births per 1,000 people | 1.78 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 48.01 births per 1,000 people | 49.33 births per 1,000 people | 1.31 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 47.31 births per 1,000 people | 1.68 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 44.1 births per 1,000 people | 46.55 births per 1,000 people | 2.45 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 45.22 births per 1,000 people | 43.78 births per 1,000 people | 1.44 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 41.93 births per 1,000 people | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 3.99 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 34.72 births per 1,000 people | 33.74 births per 1,000 people | 0.9817 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 Zambia?
- Burundi, at 33.67 births per 1,000 people against 33.08 births per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Burundi and Zambia?
- 0.59 births per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for birth rate?
- Burundi ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 20th 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.