Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Burkina Faso chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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 Brazil 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
	Brazil	Burkina Faso
1960	6.05	6.25
1961	6.02	6.29
1962	5.98	6.32
1963	5.93	6.36
1964	5.82	6.42
1965	5.68	6.47
1966	5.52	6.53
1967	5.34	6.59
1968	5.17	6.65
1969	5.04	6.66
1970	4.93	6.69
1971	4.84	6.7
1972	4.74	6.72
1973	4.64	6.77
1974	4.5	6.84
1975	4.42	6.91
1976	4.34	6.95
1977	4.27	7.05
1978	4.2	7.15
1979	4.12	7.19
1980	4.04	7.22
1981	3.94	7.26
1982	3.84	7.25
1983	3.72	7.25
1984	3.6	7.25
1985	3.48	7.24
1986	3.36	7.22
1987	3.23	7.17
1988	3.11	7.11
1989	3.01	7.05
1990	2.9	7.01
1991	2.81	6.97
1992	2.71	6.94
1993	2.66	6.89
1994	2.6	6.84
1995	2.57	6.81
1996	2.51	6.78
1997	2.47	6.72
1998	2.42	6.66
1999	2.34	6.59
2000	2.25	6.52
2001	2.16	6.43
2002	2.08	6.34
2003	2.01	6.28
2004	1.97	6.22
2005	1.94	6.18
2006	1.9	6.17
2007	1.85	6.11
2008	1.82	6.05
2009	1.8	5.99
2010	1.79	5.94
2011	1.78	5.87
2012	1.77	5.79
2013	1.76	5.7
2014	1.78	5.6
2015	1.78	5.48
2016	1.73	5.33
2017	1.74	5.17
2018	1.74	4.92
2019	1.71	4.68
2020	1.65	4.44
2021	1.64	4.36
2022	1.63	4.28
2023	1.62	4.19
2024	1.61	4.11
2025	1.6	4
2026	1.59	3.91
2027	1.58	3.82
2028	1.58	3.73
2029	1.58	3.64
2030	1.58	3.57
2031	1.57	3.5
2032	1.57	3.43
2033	1.57	3.38
2034	1.57	3.31
2035	1.57	3.24
2036	1.57	3.17
2037	1.57	3.11
2038	1.57	3.05
2039	1.57	3.01
2040	1.57	2.96
2041	1.57	2.92
2042	1.57	2.88
2043	1.57	2.84
2044	1.57	2.81
2045	1.57	2.77
2046	1.57	2.73
2047	1.56	2.7
2048	1.56	2.67
2049	1.56	2.64
2050	1.56	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Burkina Faso
1960	44.2%	39.9%
1961	44.3%	39.9%
1962	44.4%	39.9%
1963	44.5%	40.2%
1964	44.4%	40.5%
1965	44.2%	40.9%
1966	44%	41.2%
1967	43.8%	41.5%
1968	43.4%	41.8%
1969	43%	42.1%
1970	42.7%	42.4%
1971	42.2%	42.6%
1972	41.8%	42.9%
1973	41.4%	43.1%
1974	40.9%	43.4%
1975	40.5%	43.6%
1976	40%	43.8%
1977	39.6%	44%
1978	39.1%	44.2%
1979	38.8%	44.5%
1980	38.4%	44.7%
1981	38.1%	44.9%
1982	37.9%	45.2%
1983	37.7%	45.4%
1984	37.4%	45.6%
1985	37.2%	45.8%
1986	36.9%	46.1%
1987	36.6%	46.3%
1988	36.3%	46.6%
1989	35.9%	46.8%
1990	35.5%	46.9%
1991	35%	47.1%
1992	34.5%	47.3%
1993	34%	47.3%
1994	33.4%	47.3%
1995	32.8%	47.3%
1996	32.2%	47.2%
1997	31.6%	47.2%
1998	31%	47%
1999	30.5%	46.8%
2000	29.9%	46.6%
2001	29.3%	46.3%
2002	28.7%	46%
2003	28.2%	45.8%
2004	27.6%	45.6%
2005	27.1%	45.5%
2006	26.6%	45.4%
2007	26.1%	45.4%
2008	25.7%	45.4%
2009	25.2%	45.5%
2010	24.7%	45.6%
2011	24.2%	45.6%
2012	23.7%	45.6%
2013	23.3%	45.6%
2014	22.8%	45.6%
2015	22.4%	45.5%
2016	22%	45.3%
2017	21.7%	45.1%
2018	21.4%	44.9%
2019	21.1%	44.5%
2020	20.8%	44%
2021	20.5%	43.5%
2022	20.2%	43%
2023	19.9%	42.4%
2024	19.7%	41.8%
2025	19.4%	41.2%
2026	19.1%	40.5%
2027	18.8%	39.9%
2028	18.5%	39.2%
2029	18.2%	38.5%
2030	17.9%	37.9%
2031	17.7%	37.2%
2032	17.4%	36.7%
2033	17.1%	36.1%
2034	16.9%	35.7%
2035	16.6%	35.4%
2036	16.4%	35%
2037	16.2%	34.7%
2038	16.1%	34.4%
2039	15.9%	34%
2040	15.8%	33.7%
2041	15.6%	33.4%
2042	15.5%	33%
2043	15.4%	32.7%
2044	15.3%	32.4%
2045	15.2%	32.1%
2046	15.1%	31.7%
2047	15%	31.4%
2048	14.9%	31%
2049	14.8%	30.6%
2050	14.6%	30.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 41.8% in Burkina Faso in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 46.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Burkina Faso compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Burkina Faso by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Burkina Faso
1960	2,190,392	92,055
1961	2,240,178	95,059
1962	2,286,666	98,561
1963	2,326,400	101,760
1964	2,338,478	105,741
1965	2,336,415	109,544
1966	2,325,332	113,344
1967	2,307,560	117,223
1968	2,301,561	121,264
1969	2,324,190	123,666
1970	2,362,073	127,814
1971	2,407,319	130,924
1972	2,454,698	135,756
1973	2,501,309	141,751
1974	2,524,254	149,231
1975	2,585,130	157,174
1976	2,648,647	165,224
1977	2,715,328	175,672
1978	2,778,815	187,019
1979	2,836,759	196,647
1980	2,887,768	205,248
1981	2,928,262	212,623
1982	2,948,552	220,896
1983	2,952,335	228,467
1984	2,931,496	237,838
1985	2,912,908	246,574
1986	2,880,440	252,922
1987	2,825,485	257,730
1988	2,768,082	262,065
1989	2,717,923	267,314
1990	2,652,959	273,846
1991	2,606,167	280,111
1992	2,547,698	284,622
1993	2,545,874	289,044
1994	2,532,951	296,465
1995	2,546,195	305,878
1996	2,530,690	315,820
1997	2,531,758	322,253
1998	2,514,728	333,196
1999	2,450,869	342,630
2000	2,372,043	356,657
2001	2,291,210	367,731
2002	2,207,017	377,333
2003	2,128,819	394,516
2004	2,108,072	408,567
2005	2,083,281	427,243
2006	2,026,119	450,357
2007	1,970,372	467,277
2008	1,908,051	485,223
2009	1,878,542	499,596
2010	1,847,336	515,480
2011	1,815,758	530,765
2012	1,782,516	544,293
2013	1,758,716	556,096
2014	1,757,948	563,218
2015	1,742,275	570,554
2016	1,609,488	571,519
2017	1,610,402	569,975
2018	1,583,935	556,493
2019	1,472,104	540,001
2020	1,146,174	524,359
2021	919,507	527,468
2022	1,054,897	538,146
2023	1,107,434	545,227

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Burkina Faso

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 242 deaths in Burkina Faso.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Burkina Faso
1985	186	850
1986	176	834
1987	167	820
1988	161	806
1989	150	787
1990	140	759
1991	128	732
1992	118	703
1993	113	677
1994	108	651
1995	103	629
1996	98	605
1997	92	610
1998	84	567
1999	75	547
2000	69	524
2001	66	513
2002	66	508
2003	67	495
2004	70	481
2005	71	467
2006	72	463
2007	73	453
2008	71	429
2009	69	419
2010	66	404
2011	62	388
2012	60	376
2013	61	361
2014	63	344
2015	63	328
2016	64	313
2017	61	298
2018	62	286
2019	65	274
2020	85	334
2021	128	354
2022	104	316
2023	67	242

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Burkina Faso
1960	16.9%	34.5%
1961	16.5%	34.1%
1962	16%	33.7%
1963	15.6%	33.4%
1964	15.2%	33.1%
1965	14.9%	32.8%
1966	14.5%	32.5%
1967	14.2%	32.2%
1968	13.9%	32%
1969	13.6%	31.8%
1970	13.2%	31.5%
1971	12.9%	31.2%
1972	12.6%	30.7%
1973	12.2%	30.1%
1974	11.9%	29.3%
1975	11.6%	28.4%
1976	11.2%	27.3%
1977	10.8%	26.3%
1978	10.4%	25.4%
1979	10%	24.6%
1980	9.57%	23.9%
1981	9.14%	23.3%
1982	8.73%	22.8%
1983	8.34%	22.3%
1984	7.98%	21.9%
1985	7.67%	21.4%
1986	7.38%	21%
1987	7.11%	20.6%
1988	6.84%	20.2%
1989	6.58%	20%
1990	6.31%	19.8%
1991	6.02%	19.8%
1992	5.72%	19.7%
1993	5.41%	19.7%
1994	5.09%	19.6%
1995	4.77%	19.4%
1996	4.47%	19.2%
1997	4.19%	18.9%
1998	3.93%	18.5%
1999	3.68%	18.2%
2000	3.45%	17.8%
2001	3.22%	17.4%
2002	3.01%	16.9%
2003	2.81%	16.4%
2004	2.63%	15.9%
2005	2.46%	15.2%
2006	2.31%	14.6%
2007	2.17%	13.9%
2008	2.05%	13.3%
2009	1.95%	12.7%
2010	1.86%	12.2%
2011	1.79%	11.7%
2012	1.72%	11.3%
2013	1.67%	10.9%
2014	1.63%	10.5%
2015	1.6%	10.1%
2016	1.68%	9.77%
2017	1.54%	9.43%
2018	1.52%	9.12%
2019	1.5%	8.82%
2020	1.49%	8.53%
2021	1.47%	8.25%
2022	1.46%	7.99%
2023	1.44%	7.73%