Number of births per year in Burundi

Burundi: Number of births per year was 460,882 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
460,882
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
58th
of 229 countries
All-time high
466,834
in 2015
All-time low
117,211
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births per year in Burundi, 1950–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of births per year in Burundi stood at 460,882.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births per year in Burundi peaked at 466,834 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 117,211, in 1950.

Burundi ranks 58th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 121,925 117,211 127,728 10
1960s 146,237 129,619 165,892 10
1970s 182,777 168,491 208,120 10
1980s 242,769 212,072 259,467 10
1990s 261,098 214,046 277,647 10
2000s 341,792 276,449 415,969 10
2010s 451,102 440,345 466,834 10
2020s 456,208 452,381 460,882 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 55 Zimbabwe 496,917 compare
  2. 56 Guinea 487,595 compare
  3. 57 Benin 478,062 compare
  4. 59 Malaysia 435,989 compare
  5. 60 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 426,984 compare
  6. 61 Kazakhstan, Republic of 409,417 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births per year in Burundi?
Number of births per year in Burundi was 460,882 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 466,834 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 117,211 in 1950.
How does Burundi rank for number of births per year?
Burundi ranks 58th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births per year rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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