Fertility rate: births per woman in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fertility rate: births per woman was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.19 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.19 live births per woman, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.05 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.68 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.19 live births per woman | 4.44 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More population data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 39,915 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.67 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Burkina Faso?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Burkina Faso was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.