Birth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Birth rate was 31.64 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 31.64 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 49.5 births per 1,000 people in 1979 and was at its lowest, 31.64 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.8 births per 1,000 people | 43.36 births per 1,000 people | 46.02 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.15 births per 1,000 people | 46.2 births per 1,000 people | 47.88 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.29 births per 1,000 people | 47.62 births per 1,000 people | 49.5 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.65 births per 1,000 people | 47.32 births per 1,000 people | 49.43 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.16 births per 1,000 people | 45.24 births per 1,000 people | 47.12 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 43.51 births per 1,000 people | 45.24 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 34.33 births per 1,000 people | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.21 births per 1,000 people | 31.64 births per 1,000 people | 32.74 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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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 birth rate in Burkina Faso?
- Birth rate in Burkina Faso was 31.64 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5 births per 1,000 people in 1979.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.64 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for birth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.