Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 4.11 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.11 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.11 births per woman, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.45 births per woman | 6.25 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 7.19 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 7.05 births per woman | 7.26 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 7.01 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 births per woman | 4.68 births per woman | 5.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 births per woman | 4.11 births per woman | 4.44 births per woman | 5 |
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More population data for Burkina Faso
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 39,915 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Burkina Faso?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Burkina Faso was 4.11 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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 United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.