Burkina Faso birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Burkina Faso is 4.19, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.89 — a -39.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	World
1960	6.25	4.69
1961	6.29	4.56
1962	6.32	5.02
1963	6.36	5.31
1964	6.42	5.13
1965	6.47	5.08
1966	6.53	4.97
1967	6.59	4.87
1968	6.65	4.98
1969	6.66	4.88
1970	6.69	4.84
1971	6.7	4.69
1972	6.72	4.55
1973	6.77	4.42
1974	6.84	4.26
1975	6.91	4.07
1976	6.95	3.97
1977	7.05	3.84
1978	7.15	3.77
1979	7.19	3.76
1980	7.22	3.73
1981	7.26	3.71
1982	7.25	3.72
1983	7.25	3.59
1984	7.25	3.57
1985	7.24	3.53
1986	7.22	3.51
1987	7.17	3.48
1988	7.11	3.39
1989	7.05	3.35
1990	7.01	3.31
1991	6.97	3.13
1992	6.94	3.04
1993	6.89	2.97
1994	6.84	2.92
1995	6.81	2.87
1996	6.78	2.82
1997	6.72	2.78
1998	6.66	2.75
1999	6.59	2.72
2000	6.52	2.73
2001	6.43	2.69
2002	6.34	2.66
2003	6.28	2.64
2004	6.22	2.63
2005	6.18	2.61
2006	6.17	2.61
2007	6.11	2.6
2008	6.05	2.6
2009	5.99	2.59
2010	5.94	2.57
2011	5.87	2.55
2012	5.79	2.56
2013	5.7	2.53
2014	5.6	2.52
2015	5.48	2.49
2016	5.33	2.49
2017	5.17	2.46
2018	4.92	2.39
2019	4.68	2.35
2020	4.44	2.28
2021	4.36	2.25
2022	4.28	2.22
2023	4.19	2.2
2024	4.11	2.19
2025	4	2.18
2026	3.91	2.18
2027	3.82	2.17
2028	3.73	2.16
2029	3.64	2.15
2030	3.57	2.14
2031	3.5	2.13
2032	3.43	2.12
2033	3.38	2.12
2034	3.31	2.11
2035	3.24	2.1
2036	3.17	2.09
2037	3.11	2.09
2038	3.05	2.08
2039	3.01	2.08
2040	2.96	2.08
2041	2.92	2.07
2042	2.88	2.07
2043	2.84	2.07
2044	2.81	2.07
2045	2.77	2.06
2046	2.73	2.06
2047	2.7	2.06
2048	2.67	2.05
2049	2.64	2.05
2050	2.61	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 15.5% were to women under 20 years old, 51.1% to women ages 20-29, and 33.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 15.9%, 49%, and 35.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Burkina Faso by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Burkina Faso	World
1960	39.9%	37.4%
1961	39.9%	37.5%
1962	39.9%	37.6%
1963	40.2%	37.8%
1964	40.5%	38%
1965	40.9%	38%
1966	41.2%	38%
1967	41.5%	38%
1968	41.8%	37.9%
1969	42.1%	37.8%
1970	42.4%	37.7%
1971	42.6%	37.6%
1972	42.9%	37.5%
1973	43.1%	37.3%
1974	43.4%	37.2%
1975	43.6%	37.1%
1976	43.8%	36.9%
1977	44%	36.7%
1978	44.2%	36.3%
1979	44.5%	35.9%
1980	44.7%	35.5%
1981	44.9%	35.2%
1982	45.2%	34.9%
1983	45.4%	34.6%
1984	45.6%	34.3%
1985	45.8%	34%
1986	46.1%	33.8%
1987	46.3%	33.6%
1988	46.6%	33.4%
1989	46.8%	33.2%
1990	46.9%	33%
1991	47.1%	32.9%
1992	47.3%	32.7%
1993	47.3%	32.5%
1994	47.3%	32.3%
1995	47.3%	32.1%
1996	47.2%	31.8%
1997	47.2%	31.5%
1998	47%	31.1%
1999	46.8%	30.8%
2000	46.6%	30.4%
2001	46.3%	30%
2002	46%	29.6%
2003	45.8%	29.2%
2004	45.6%	28.8%
2005	45.5%	28.5%
2006	45.4%	28.1%
2007	45.4%	27.9%
2008	45.4%	27.6%
2009	45.5%	27.5%
2010	45.6%	27.3%
2011	45.6%	27.1%
2012	45.6%	27%
2013	45.6%	26.9%
2014	45.6%	26.8%
2015	45.5%	26.6%
2016	45.3%	26.5%
2017	45.1%	26.4%
2018	44.9%	26.2%
2019	44.5%	26%
2020	44%	25.8%
2021	43.5%	25.6%
2022	43%	25.3%
2023	42.4%	25%
2024	41.8%	24.7%
2025	41.2%	24.4%
2026	40.5%	24.1%
2027	39.9%	23.8%
2028	39.2%	23.4%
2029	38.5%	23.1%
2030	37.9%	22.8%
2031	37.2%	22.6%
2032	36.7%	22.3%
2033	36.1%	22.1%
2034	35.7%	21.9%
2035	35.4%	21.7%
2036	35%	21.6%
2037	34.7%	21.5%
2038	34.4%	21.4%
2039	34%	21.3%
2040	33.7%	21.2%
2041	33.4%	21.1%
2042	33%	21%
2043	32.7%	21%
2044	32.4%	20.9%
2045	32.1%	20.8%
2046	31.7%	20.7%
2047	31.4%	20.7%
2048	31%	20.6%
2049	30.6%	20.5%
2050	30.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Burkina Faso was 39.9% in 1960, 47.3% in 1993, and 41.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Burkina Faso.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Burkina Faso, excluding migration, has been +2.68% annually. On average, 550,696 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Burkina Faso
1960	92,055
1961	95,059
1962	98,561
1963	101,760
1964	105,741
1965	109,544
1966	113,344
1967	117,223
1968	121,264
1969	123,666
1970	127,814
1971	130,924
1972	135,756
1973	141,751
1974	149,231
1975	157,174
1976	165,224
1977	175,672
1978	187,019
1979	196,647
1980	205,248
1981	212,623
1982	220,896
1983	228,467
1984	237,838
1985	246,574
1986	252,922
1987	257,730
1988	262,065
1989	267,314
1990	273,846
1991	280,111
1992	284,622
1993	289,044
1994	296,465
1995	305,878
1996	315,820
1997	322,253
1998	333,196
1999	342,630
2000	356,657
2001	367,731
2002	377,333
2003	394,516
2004	408,567
2005	427,243
2006	450,357
2007	467,277
2008	485,223
2009	499,596
2010	515,480
2011	530,765
2012	544,293
2013	556,096
2014	563,218
2015	570,554
2016	571,519
2017	569,975
2018	556,493
2019	540,001
2020	524,359
2021	527,468
2022	538,146
2023	545,227

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Burkina Faso was 242 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.24% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -53.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	World
1985	850	460
1986	834	438
1987	820	429
1988	806	414
1989	787	401
1990	759	391
1991	732	395
1992	703	395
1993	677	389
1994	651	382
1995	629	371
1996	605	366
1997	610	358
1998	567	360
1999	547	340
2000	524	328
2001	513	321
2002	508	311
2003	495	301
2004	481	291
2005	467	283
2006	463	276
2007	453	269
2008	429	264
2009	419	258
2010	404	253
2011	388	247
2012	376	239
2013	361	235
2014	344	231
2015	328	228
2016	313	220
2017	298	215
2018	286	211
2019	274	207
2020	334	211
2021	354	242
2022	316	203
2023	242	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Burkina Faso was 77.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 7.73% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 178.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Burkina Faso	World
1960	34.5%	18.5%
1961	34.1%	18.1%
1962	33.7%	17.8%
1963	33.4%	17.5%
1964	33.1%	17.7%
1965	32.8%	17.5%
1966	32.5%	17.3%
1967	32.2%	17%
1968	32%	16.5%
1969	31.8%	15.5%
1970	31.5%	15.2%
1971	31.2%	15.1%
1972	30.7%	14.4%
1973	30.1%	14.1%
1974	29.3%	13.7%
1975	28.4%	13.4%
1976	27.3%	13%
1977	26.3%	12.5%
1978	25.4%	12.1%
1979	24.6%	11.7%
1980	23.9%	11.4%
1981	23.3%	11%
1982	22.8%	10.8%
1983	22.3%	10.6%
1984	21.9%	10.4%
1985	21.4%	10.1%
1986	21%	9.81%
1987	20.6%	9.47%
1988	20.2%	9.31%
1989	20%	9.02%
1990	19.8%	8.81%
1991	19.8%	8.66%
1992	19.7%	8.46%
1993	19.7%	8.19%
1994	19.6%	7.98%
1995	19.4%	7.76%
1996	19.2%	7.52%
1997	18.9%	7.28%
1998	18.5%	7.05%
1999	18.2%	6.76%
2000	17.8%	6.48%
2001	17.4%	6.21%
2002	16.9%	5.94%
2003	16.4%	5.65%
2004	15.9%	5.43%
2005	15.2%	5.16%
2006	14.6%	4.92%
2007	13.9%	4.7%
2008	13.3%	4.5%
2009	12.7%	4.31%
2010	12.2%	4.11%
2011	11.7%	3.97%
2012	11.3%	3.77%
2013	10.9%	3.61%
2014	10.5%	3.48%
2015	10.1%	3.35%
2016	9.77%	3.23%
2017	9.43%	3.11%
2018	9.12%	2.97%
2019	8.82%	2.86%
2020	8.53%	2.75%
2021	8.25%	2.66%
2022	7.99%	2.59%
2023	7.73%	2.49%