Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Burkina Faso chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.19 in Burkina Faso in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs Burkina Faso population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	Burkina Faso
1960	3.14	6.25
1961	3.12	6.29
1962	3.13	6.32
1963	3.11	6.36
1964	3.08	6.42
1965	3.01	6.47
1966	2.97	6.53
1967	2.98	6.59
1968	3.01	6.65
1969	3.05	6.66
1970	3.09	6.69
1971	3.11	6.7
1972	3.14	6.72
1973	3.17	6.77
1974	3.22	6.84
1975	3.27	6.91
1976	3.32	6.95
1977	3.36	7.05
1978	3.36	7.15
1979	3.34	7.19
1980	3.3	7.22
1981	3.25	7.26
1982	3.2	7.25
1983	3.15	7.25
1984	3.12	7.25
1985	3.07	7.24
1986	3.05	7.22
1987	3.04	7.17
1988	3.05	7.11
1989	3.02	7.05
1990	3.03	7.01
1991	3.01	6.97
1992	2.99	6.94
1993	2.97	6.89
1994	2.94	6.84
1995	2.86	6.81
1996	2.78	6.78
1997	2.71	6.72
1998	2.66	6.66
1999	2.64	6.59
2000	2.59	6.52
2001	2.53	6.43
2002	2.49	6.34
2003	2.45	6.28
2004	2.43	6.22
2005	2.43	6.18
2006	2.4	6.17
2007	2.37	6.11
2008	2.43	6.05
2009	2.4	5.99
2010	2.41	5.94
2011	2.39	5.87
2012	2.3	5.79
2013	2.34	5.7
2014	2.39	5.6
2015	2.35	5.48
2016	2.24	5.33
2017	2.17	5.17
2018	2.07	4.92
2019	1.88	4.68
2020	1.6	4.44
2021	1.59	4.36
2022	1.48	4.28
2023	1.5	4.19
2024	1.5	4.11
2025	1.5	4
2026	1.51	3.91
2027	1.51	3.82
2028	1.51	3.73
2029	1.51	3.64
2030	1.51	3.57
2031	1.51	3.5
2032	1.52	3.43
2033	1.52	3.38
2034	1.52	3.31
2035	1.52	3.24
2036	1.52	3.17
2037	1.52	3.11
2038	1.52	3.05
2039	1.52	3.01
2040	1.52	2.96
2041	1.52	2.92
2042	1.52	2.88
2043	1.53	2.84
2044	1.53	2.81
2045	1.53	2.77
2046	1.53	2.73
2047	1.53	2.7
2048	1.53	2.67
2049	1.53	2.64
2050	1.54	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Burkina Faso
1960	31.2%	39.9%
1961	31.1%	39.9%
1962	31%	39.9%
1963	30.8%	40.2%
1964	30.6%	40.5%
1965	30.5%	40.9%
1966	30.2%	41.2%
1967	30%	41.5%
1968	29.8%	41.8%
1969	29.7%	42.1%
1970	29.6%	42.4%
1971	29.5%	42.6%
1972	29.5%	42.9%
1973	29.5%	43.1%
1974	29.6%	43.4%
1975	29.7%	43.6%
1976	29.8%	43.8%
1977	29.9%	44%
1978	30.1%	44.2%
1979	30.3%	44.5%
1980	30.5%	44.7%
1981	30.6%	44.9%
1982	30.8%	45.2%
1983	30.9%	45.4%
1984	31%	45.6%
1985	31%	45.8%
1986	30.9%	46.1%
1987	30.9%	46.3%
1988	30.7%	46.6%
1989	30.6%	46.8%
1990	30.4%	46.9%
1991	30.3%	47.1%
1992	30%	47.3%
1993	29.8%	47.3%
1994	29.6%	47.3%
1995	29.3%	47.3%
1996	29.1%	47.2%
1997	28.8%	47.2%
1998	28.6%	47%
1999	28.4%	46.8%
2000	28.2%	46.6%
2001	27.9%	46.3%
2002	27.7%	46%
2003	27.5%	45.8%
2004	27.2%	45.6%
2005	26.9%	45.5%
2006	26.7%	45.4%
2007	26.4%	45.4%
2008	26.1%	45.4%
2009	25.9%	45.5%
2010	25.7%	45.6%
2011	25.5%	45.6%
2012	25.3%	45.6%
2013	25.2%	45.6%
2014	25%	45.6%
2015	24.9%	45.5%
2016	24.7%	45.3%
2017	24.6%	45.1%
2018	24.4%	44.9%
2019	24.1%	44.5%
2020	23.7%	44%
2021	23.2%	43.5%
2022	22.8%	43%
2023	22.2%	42.4%
2024	21.6%	41.8%
2025	21%	41.2%
2026	20.4%	40.5%
2027	19.9%	39.9%
2028	19.3%	39.2%
2029	18.7%	38.5%
2030	18.1%	37.9%
2031	17.6%	37.2%
2032	17.1%	36.7%
2033	16.7%	36.1%
2034	16.4%	35.7%
2035	16.2%	35.4%
2036	16.2%	35%
2037	16.1%	34.7%
2038	16.2%	34.4%
2039	16.2%	34%
2040	16.2%	33.7%
2041	16.1%	33.4%
2042	16.1%	33%
2043	16.1%	32.7%
2044	16%	32.4%
2045	16%	32.1%
2046	15.9%	31.7%
2047	15.8%	31.4%
2048	15.7%	31%
2049	15.6%	30.6%
2050	15.5%	30.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 41.8% in Burkina Faso in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 46.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and Burkina Faso compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Burkina Faso by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +2.68% in Burkina Faso. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina	Burkina Faso
1960	315,943	92,055
1961	317,816	95,059
1962	316,952	98,561
1963	317,041	101,760
1964	311,020	105,741
1965	304,734	109,544
1966	303,981	113,344
1967	308,904	117,223
1968	312,440	121,264
1969	319,108	123,666
1970	339,096	127,814
1971	344,889	130,924
1972	357,835	135,756
1973	370,856	141,751
1974	388,107	149,231
1975	409,561	157,174
1976	422,330	165,224
1977	441,647	175,672
1978	448,413	187,019
1979	449,952	196,647
1980	443,732	205,248
1981	442,501	212,623
1982	431,926	220,896
1983	426,145	228,467
1984	423,279	237,838
1985	428,866	246,574
1986	436,760	252,922
1987	443,404	257,730
1988	455,701	262,065
1989	460,991	267,314
1990	466,640	273,846
1991	474,960	280,111
1992	473,226	284,622
1993	474,791	289,044
1994	481,958	296,465
1995	469,658	305,878
1996	458,199	315,820
1997	450,930	322,253
1998	440,184	333,196
1999	444,038	342,630
2000	437,562	356,657
2001	430,579	367,731
2002	424,825	377,333
2003	410,141	394,516
2004	417,970	408,567
2005	428,247	427,243
2006	424,591	450,357
2007	402,889	467,277
2008	442,442	485,223
2009	439,271	499,596
2010	441,335	515,480
2011	448,730	530,765
2012	411,540	544,293
2013	421,694	556,096
2014	450,462	563,218
2015	444,161	570,554
2016	391,767	571,519
2017	375,260	569,975
2018	346,031	556,493
2019	280,005	540,001
2020	151,347	524,359
2021	88,677	527,468
2022	96,673	538,146
2023	154,648	545,227

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Burkina Faso

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 242 deaths in Burkina Faso.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	Burkina Faso
1985	80	850
1986	76	834
1987	73	820
1988	70	806
1989	68	787
1990	68	759
1991	67	732
1992	65	703
1993	62	677
1994	62	651
1995	60	629
1996	59	605
1997	60	610
1998	57	567
1999	57	547
2000	58	524
2001	60	513
2002	59	508
2003	61	495
2004	58	481
2005	57	467
2006	60	463
2007	62	453
2008	59	429
2009	62	419
2010	55	404
2011	48	388
2012	49	376
2013	47	361
2014	43	344
2015	39	328
2016	40	313
2017	38	298
2018	38	286
2019	36	274
2020	40	334
2021	76	354
2022	39	316
2023	33	242

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 7.73% in Burkina Faso. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	Burkina Faso
1960	-	34.5%
1961	-	34.1%
1962	-	33.7%
1963	-	33.4%
1964	-	33.1%
1965	-	32.8%
1966	-	32.5%
1967	-	32.2%
1968	-	32%
1969	7.25%	31.8%
1970	7.17%	31.5%
1971	7.08%	31.2%
1972	6.97%	30.7%
1973	6.82%	30.1%
1974	6.61%	29.3%
1975	6.33%	28.4%
1976	5.98%	27.3%
1977	5.56%	26.3%
1978	5.12%	25.4%
1979	4.68%	24.6%
1980	4.28%	23.9%
1981	3.94%	23.3%
1982	3.65%	22.8%
1983	3.41%	22.3%
1984	3.21%	21.9%
1985	3.06%	21.4%
1986	2.96%	21%
1987	2.91%	20.6%
1988	2.9%	20.2%
1989	2.89%	20%
1990	2.88%	19.8%
1991	2.84%	19.8%
1992	2.76%	19.7%
1993	2.66%	19.7%
1994	2.54%	19.6%
1995	2.42%	19.4%
1996	2.31%	19.2%
1997	2.19%	18.9%
1998	2.09%	18.5%
1999	2.01%	18.2%
2000	1.94%	17.8%
2001	1.88%	17.4%
2002	1.83%	16.9%
2003	1.78%	16.4%
2004	1.73%	15.9%
2005	1.67%	15.2%
2006	1.62%	14.6%
2007	1.58%	13.9%
2008	1.54%	13.3%
2009	1.49%	12.7%
2010	1.44%	12.2%
2011	1.39%	11.7%
2012	1.33%	11.3%
2013	1.27%	10.9%
2014	1.22%	10.5%
2015	1.17%	10.1%
2016	1.14%	9.77%
2017	1.1%	9.43%
2018	1.07%	9.12%
2019	1.05%	8.82%
2020	1.03%	8.53%
2021	1%	8.25%
2022	0.98%	7.99%
2023	0.96%	7.73%