Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 3.67 children per women in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.67 children per women
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.15 children per women
in 1986
All-time low
3.03 children per women
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.67 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.15 children per women in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.03 children per women, in 1950.
That places Burkina Faso 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.03 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.09 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 3.14 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 3.2 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 3.25 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 3.3 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 3.35 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 3.4 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.45 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 3.51 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 3.56 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.61 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 3.65 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.7 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 3.76 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.82 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.88 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.94 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 4 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 4.04 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 4.08 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.13 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.19 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.27 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 4.37 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.47 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.55 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 4.67 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.79 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.87 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.94 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 5 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 5.04 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.07 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.1 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.13 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5.15 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.14 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.12 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.09 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.08 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.08 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.07 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.06 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.05 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.05 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.05 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.04 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.02 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 5 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.98 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.95 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.92 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.92 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.91 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.92 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.96 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.95 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.94 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.93 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.91 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.89 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.86 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.74 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.67 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.56 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.45 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.25 children per women | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.06 children per women | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.86 children per women | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 3.81 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.74 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.67 children per women | -1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.67 children per women is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.74 children per women, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.67 children per women is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.63 children per women, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 children per women | 3.03 children per women | 3.51 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.79 children per women | 3.56 children per women | 4.04 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.44 children per women | 4.08 children per women | 4.87 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 children per women | 4.94 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 children per women | 5 children per women | 5.08 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.94 children per women | 4.91 children per women | 4.98 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 children per women | 4.06 children per women | 4.91 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 children per women | 3.67 children per women | 3.86 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Burkina Faso
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 40,542 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Burkina Faso?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Burkina Faso was 3.67 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 children per women in 1986.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 children per women in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).