Which has higher number of births, Burkina Faso or Germany?

Burkina Faso, at 728,612 births against 719,249 births in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Burkina Faso and Germany?

9,363 births, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Germany: Number of births

Burkina Faso

728,612 births

in 2023

Germany

719,249 births

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

40th

Germany rank

41st

Number of births over time

Burkina Faso
Germany

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 728,612 births against 719,249 births in Germany, a difference of 9,363 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Germany ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	199,501 births	1.15 million births	950,416 births	Germany
1960s	241,796 births	1.28 million births	1.04 million births	Germany
1970s	296,106 births	852,391 births	556,286 births	Germany
1980s	384,119 births	852,654 births	468,536 births	Germany
1990s	474,966 births	812,199 births	337,233 births	Germany
2000s	609,370 births	703,317 births	93,947 births	Germany
2010s	733,066 births	728,907 births	4,160 births	Burkina Faso
2020s	716,512 births	755,166 births	38,655 births	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Burkina Faso or Germany?: Burkina Faso, at 728,612 births against 719,249 births in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Burkina Faso and Germany?: 9,363 births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for number of births?: Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Germany ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.