What is birth rate by women's age group in Burundi?

Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi was 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 98.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Burundi rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Burundi ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burundi data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burundi: Birth rate by women's age group was 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

70th

of 236 countries

All-time high

98.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

All-time low

53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Burundi stood at 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Burundi peaked at 98.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

Burundi ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	98.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	98.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1952	97.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1953	97.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1954	96.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1955	96.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1956	96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1957	95.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1958	94.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1959	95.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
1960	95.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1961	96.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1962	96.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1963	96.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1964	95.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1965	95.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1966	93.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1967	92.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1968	92.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1969	94.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.9%
1970	94.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1971	92.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
1972	90.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
1973	88.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
1974	88.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1975	88.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1976	89.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1977	88.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1978	88.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1979	88.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1980	85.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1981	84.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1982	81.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.9%
1983	80.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1984	71.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.4%
1985	71.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1986	70.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1987	71.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1988	71.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1989	73.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.8%
1990	74.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.9%
1991	77.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.9%
1992	77.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1993	78.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.6%
1994	76.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
1995	77.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.0%
1996	76.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1997	75.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1998	76.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
1999	79.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.5%
2000	81.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.1%
2001	81.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
2002	83.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.2%
2003	85.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.8%
2004	83.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
2005	81.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2006	78.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
2007	75.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2008	72.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.8%
2009	76.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+5.6%
2010	77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.7%
2011	75.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.9%
2012	72.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.7%
2013	67.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.2%
2014	64.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.2%
2015	62.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
2016	60.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
2017	58.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
2018	57.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
2019	56.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2020	55.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2021	54.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
2022	54.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
2023	53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%

Burundi compared with similar countries

Burundi's 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 93.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Burundi's 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	96.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	94.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	98.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	94.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	92.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	96.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	89.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	88.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	94.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	76.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	70.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	85.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	77.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	74.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	79.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	79.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	72.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	85.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	65.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	56.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	54.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	55.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Burundi

67 Tokelau 53.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
68 Botswana 53.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
69 French Guiana 53.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
71 Dominican Republic 52.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
72 South Africa 51.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
73 Solomon Islands 50.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Burundi

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4634 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4079 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 24,209 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.47 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2414 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth 0.3% (2100)
Population density 1,475 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 2.71 million people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Burundi?: Birth rate by women's age group in Burundi was 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 98.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 53.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Burundi rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Burundi ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.