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Fertility & birth rates in Azerbaijan and Burkina Faso

Updated on by Georank team

Azerbaijan has an annual birth rate of 11.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.6 for Burkina Faso. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.55 in Azerbaijan and 4.19 in Burkina Faso — 170.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -73.6% in Azerbaijan and by -33% in Burkina Faso — in 1960, it was 5.88 and 6.25, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Azerbaijan is ranked 128/196 by birth rate compared to 24/196 for Burkina Faso.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 24.6 years in Azerbaijan, compared to 20.1 years in Burkina Faso.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 25.9 in Azerbaijan — it's 29.1 in Burkina Faso.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 34.8 in Azerbaijan vs 87.1 in Burkina Faso.
  • In Azerbaijan, 26.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.5% in Burkina Faso.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.52% in Azerbaijan and +2.37% in Burkina Faso.

Birth rate data compared

Azerbaijan Burkina Faso
Fertility rate 1.55 4.19
Birth rate 11.1 31.6
Birth rate rank 128/196 24/196
Age at first childbirth 24.6 years 20.1 years
Average age at childbearing 25.9 years 29.1 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 34.4 83.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 110.8 182.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 10.3 65.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.3% 24.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 13.9% 31.3%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 79.8%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.24%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.28% 2.45%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.33% 4.48%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.86% 7.73%
Population change due to births and deaths +52,800 +545,227
Natural population change rank 92/196 36/196
Natural population change rate +0.52% +2.37%
Population growth +0.48% +2.27%
Population growth rank 137/197 41/197
Life expectancy 74.7 years 61.5 years

Fertility rate in Azerbaijan vs Burkina Faso chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Azerbaijan was 1.55 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 Azerbaijan vs Burkina Faso population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Azerbaijan
Factual

UN forecast
Burkina Faso
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Azerbaijan Burkina Faso
1960 5.88 6.25
1961 5.94 6.29
1962 5.96 6.32
1963 5.95 6.36
1964 5.89 6.42
1965 5.79 6.47
1966 5.66 6.53
1967 5.38 6.59
1968 5.22 6.65
1969 5.07 6.66
1970 4.91 6.69
1971 4.77 6.7
1972 4.62 6.72
1973 4.45 6.77
1974 4.33 6.84
1975 4.18 6.91
1976 4.02 6.95
1977 3.87 7.05
1978 3.73 7.15
1979 3.61 7.19
1980 3.5 7.22
1981 3.41 7.26
1982 3.34 7.25
1983 3.29 7.25
1984 3.26 7.25
1985 2.91 7.24
1986 2.9 7.22
1987 2.9 7.17
1988 2.8 7.11
1989 2.8 7.05
1990 2.74 7.01
1991 2.87 6.97
1992 2.74 6.94
1993 2.7 6.89
1994 2.52 6.84
1995 2.29 6.81
1996 2.06 6.78
1997 2.07 6.72
1998 2 6.66
1999 2.07 6.59
2000 2 6.52
2001 1.8 6.43
2002 1.8 6.34
2003 1.9 6.28
2004 2.05 6.22
2005 2 6.18
2006 1.97 6.17
2007 1.97 6.11
2008 1.9 6.05
2009 1.82 5.99
2010 1.92 5.94
2011 1.96 5.87
2012 2 5.79
2013 1.98 5.7
2014 1.97 5.6
2015 1.94 5.48
2016 1.9 5.33
2017 1.75 5.17
2018 1.73 4.92
2019 1.81 4.68
2020 1.7 4.44
2021 1.52 4.36
2022 1.67 4.28
2023 1.55 4.19
2024 1.55 4.11
2025 1.54 4
2026 1.54 3.91
2027 1.54 3.82
2028 1.54 3.73
2029 1.54 3.64
2030 1.54 3.57
2031 1.53 3.5
2032 1.53 3.43
2033 1.53 3.38
2034 1.53 3.31
2035 1.53 3.24
2036 1.53 3.17
2037 1.53 3.11
2038 1.53 3.05
2039 1.52 3.01
2040 1.52 2.96
2041 1.52 2.92
2042 1.52 2.88
2043 1.52 2.84
2044 1.52 2.81
2045 1.52 2.77
2046 1.52 2.73
2047 1.52 2.7
2048 1.52 2.67
2049 1.52 2.64
2050 1.52 2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Azerbaijan
Factual

UN forecast
Burkina Faso
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Azerbaijan Burkina Faso
1960 40.4% 39.9%
1961 42% 39.9%
1962 43.3% 39.9%
1963 44.2% 40.2%
1964 44.9% 40.5%
1965 45.3% 40.9%
1966 45.6% 41.2%
1967 45.7% 41.5%
1968 45.6% 41.8%
1969 45.3% 42.1%
1970 44.9% 42.4%
1971 44.3% 42.6%
1972 43.6% 42.9%
1973 42.7% 43.1%
1974 41.7% 43.4%
1975 40.6% 43.6%
1976 39.4% 43.8%
1977 38.1% 44%
1978 36.7% 44.2%
1979 35.6% 44.5%
1980 35% 44.7%
1981 34.4% 44.9%
1982 34% 45.2%
1983 33.8% 45.4%
1984 33.5% 45.6%
1985 33.4% 45.8%
1986 33.2% 46.1%
1987 33.1% 46.3%
1988 33.2% 46.6%
1989 33.5% 46.8%
1990 33.8% 46.9%
1991 34% 47.1%
1992 34.1% 47.3%
1993 34% 47.3%
1994 33.9% 47.3%
1995 33.6% 47.3%
1996 33.2% 47.2%
1997 32.8% 47.2%
1998 32.2% 47%
1999 31.4% 46.8%
2000 30.3% 46.6%
2001 29.2% 46.3%
2002 28.1% 46%
2003 27% 45.8%
2004 26% 45.6%
2005 25.1% 45.5%
2006 24.4% 45.4%
2007 23.8% 45.4%
2008 23.2% 45.4%
2009 22.7% 45.5%
2010 22.3% 45.6%
2011 22.2% 45.6%
2012 22.3% 45.6%
2013 22.7% 45.6%
2014 23.1% 45.6%
2015 23.5% 45.5%
2016 23.8% 45.3%
2017 23.9% 45.1%
2018 23.8% 44.9%
2019 23.5% 44.5%
2020 23.4% 44%
2021 23.1% 43.5%
2022 22.8% 43%
2023 22.3% 42.4%
2024 21.8% 41.8%
2025 21.2% 41.2%
2026 20.6% 40.5%
2027 20% 39.9%
2028 19.4% 39.2%
2029 18.9% 38.5%
2030 18.3% 37.9%
2031 17.9% 37.2%
2032 17.6% 36.7%
2033 17.5% 36.1%
2034 17.3% 35.7%
2035 17% 35.4%
2036 16.9% 35%
2037 16.8% 34.7%
2038 16.8% 34.4%
2039 16.8% 34%
2040 16.8% 33.7%
2041 16.8% 33.4%
2042 16.9% 33%
2043 16.9% 32.7%
2044 16.9% 32.4%
2045 16.8% 32.1%
2046 16.8% 31.7%
2047 16.8% 31.4%
2048 16.7% 31%
2049 16.6% 30.6%
2050 16.5% 30.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Azerbaijan and 41.8% in Burkina Faso in 2024, compared to 33.8% and 46.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Azerbaijan and Burkina Faso compared.

Natural population change in Azerbaijan vs Burkina Faso by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.79% in Azerbaijan and +2.68% in Burkina Faso. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Azerbaijan
Burkina Faso

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Azerbaijan Burkina Faso
1960 127,982 92,055
1961 133,870 95,059
1962 135,928 98,561
1963 136,762 101,760
1964 134,971 105,741
1965 131,114 109,544
1966 126,678 113,344
1967 118,988 117,223
1968 115,379 121,264
1969 111,387 123,666
1970 108,976 127,814
1971 106,948 130,924
1972 105,009 135,756
1973 103,208 141,751
1974 103,872 149,231
1975 103,472 157,174
1976 103,370 165,224
1977 102,304 175,672
1978 102,831 187,019
1979 104,864 196,647
1980 110,279 205,248
1981 121,400 212,623
1982 117,615 220,896
1983 125,966 228,467
1984 130,043 237,838
1985 132,068 246,574
1986 141,499 252,922
1987 138,195 257,730
1988 136,702 262,065
1989 141,531 267,314
1990 142,069 273,846
1991 147,607 280,111
1992 133,615 284,622
1993 123,664 289,044
1994 107,112 296,465
1995 93,755 305,878
1996 80,735 315,820
1997 84,653 322,253
1998 77,548 333,196
1999 71,047 342,630
2000 70,023 356,657
2001 64,890 367,731
2002 63,741 377,333
2003 64,226 394,516
2004 81,403 408,567
2005 89,793 427,243
2006 96,724 450,357
2007 97,827 467,277
2008 99,903 485,223
2009 99,315 499,596
2010 112,274 515,480
2011 122,002 530,765
2012 119,915 544,293
2013 117,710 556,096
2014 115,374 563,218
2015 110,967 570,554
2016 102,457 571,519
2017 86,715 569,975
2018 81,506 556,493
2019 85,207 540,001
2020 50,466 524,359
2021 35,483 527,468
2022 61,865 538,146
2023 52,800 545,227

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Maternal mortality chart: Azerbaijan vs Burkina Faso

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 18 deaths per 100,000 live births in Azerbaijan, compared to 242 deaths in Burkina Faso.

Azerbaijan
Burkina Faso
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Azerbaijan Burkina Faso
1985 45 850
1986 48 834
1987 45 820
1988 45 806
1989 43 787
1990 41 759
1991 43 732
1992 56 703
1993 54 677
1994 58 651
1995 64 629
1996 58 605
1997 59 610
1998 54 567
1999 51 547
2000 46 524
2001 45 513
2002 40 508
2003 41 495
2004 40 481
2005 40 467
2006 33 463
2007 33 453
2008 30 429
2009 29 419
2010 28 404
2011 27 388
2012 28 376
2013 24 361
2014 23 344
2015 21 328
2016 22 313
2017 22 298
2018 21 286
2019 21 274
2020 21 334
2021 55 354
2022 32 316
2023 18 242

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.86% in Azerbaijan and 7.73% in Burkina Faso. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Azerbaijan
Burkina Faso

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Azerbaijan 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 - 31.8%
1970 - 31.5%
1971 - 31.2%
1972 - 30.7%
1973 - 30.1%
1974 - 29.3%
1975 - 28.4%
1976 - 27.3%
1977 - 26.3%
1978 - 25.4%
1979 - 24.6%
1980 - 23.9%
1981 - 23.3%
1982 10.9% 22.8%
1983 10.7% 22.3%
1984 10.4% 21.9%
1985 10.2% 21.4%
1986 9.96% 21%
1987 9.77% 20.6%
1988 9.62% 20.2%
1989 9.52% 20%
1990 9.48% 19.8%
1991 9.5% 19.8%
1992 9.52% 19.7%
1993 9.52% 19.7%
1994 9.47% 19.6%
1995 9.34% 19.4%
1996 9.1% 19.2%
1997 8.78% 18.9%
1998 8.37% 18.5%
1999 7.91% 18.2%
2000 7.4% 17.8%
2001 6.9% 17.4%
2002 6.41% 16.9%
2003 5.96% 16.4%
2004 5.55% 15.9%
2005 5.18% 15.2%
2006 4.85% 14.6%
2007 4.55% 13.9%
2008 4.27% 13.3%
2009 4.01% 12.7%
2010 3.77% 12.2%
2011 3.54% 11.7%
2012 3.32% 11.3%
2013 3.12% 10.9%
2014 2.95% 10.5%
2015 2.78% 10.1%
2016 2.63% 9.77%
2017 2.49% 9.43%
2018 2.36% 9.12%
2019 2.24% 8.82%
2020 2.13% 8.53%
2021 2.04% 8.25%
2022 1.94% 7.99%
2023 1.86% 7.73%

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