Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Number of births
Burkina Faso
728,612 births
in 2023
Somalia
788,763 births
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Somalia rank
38th
Number of births over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 788,763 births against 728,612 births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 60,151 births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 199,501 births | 121,334 births | 78,168 births | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 241,796 births | 149,277 births | 92,519 births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 296,106 births | 196,445 births | 99,660 births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 384,119 births | 322,987 births | 61,132 births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 474,966 births | 373,345 births | 101,620 births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 609,370 births | 517,194 births | 92,176 births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 733,066 births | 647,405 births | 85,662 births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 716,512 births | 767,892 births | 51,381 births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 788,763 births against 728,612 births in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 60,151 births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for number of births?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 38th 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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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.