Burkina Faso vs Vanuatu: Natural population growth rate vs. median age

Burkina Faso
2.4%
in 2023
Vanuatu
2.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
31st

Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 1.7% 2.4% 0.7% Vanuatu
1960s 2.1% 2.9% 0.8% Vanuatu
1970s 2.5% 3.1% 0.5% Vanuatu
1980s 3.0% 3.2% 0.1% Vanuatu
1990s 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% Vanuatu
2000s 3.1% 2.7% 0.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 3.0% 2.7% 0.3% Burkina Faso
2020s 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Burkina Faso or Vanuatu?
Burkina Faso, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Burkina Faso and Vanuatu?
0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Vanuatu rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Unit
%
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

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.