Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Cyprus

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Cyprus chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Burkina Faso was 4.19 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Cyprus in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Cyprus
1960	6.25	3.39
1961	6.29	3.62
1962	6.32	3.51
1963	6.36	3.49
1964	6.42	3.41
1965	6.47	3.47
1966	6.53	3.4
1967	6.59	3.32
1968	6.65	3.27
1969	6.66	3.19
1970	6.69	3.07
1971	6.7	3.04
1972	6.72	2.99
1973	6.77	2.4
1974	6.84	2.28
1975	6.91	2.11
1976	6.95	2.33
1977	7.05	2.09
1978	7.15	2.08
1979	7.19	2.14
1980	7.22	2.3
1981	7.26	2.15
1982	7.25	2.49
1983	7.25	2.49
1984	7.25	2.51
1985	7.24	2.43
1986	7.22	2.45
1987	7.17	2.39
1988	7.11	2.47
1989	7.05	2.37
1990	7.01	2.4
1991	6.97	2.34
1992	6.94	2.46
1993	6.89	2.25
1994	6.84	2.16
1995	6.81	2.03
1996	6.78	1.95
1997	6.72	1.86
1998	6.66	1.76
1999	6.59	1.67
2000	6.52	1.64
2001	6.43	1.57
2002	6.34	1.5
2003	6.28	1.51
2004	6.22	1.51
2005	6.18	1.48
2006	6.17	1.51
2007	6.11	1.45
2008	6.05	1.48
2009	5.99	1.48
2010	5.94	1.43
2011	5.87	1.36
2012	5.79	1.38
2013	5.7	1.3
2014	5.6	1.31
2015	5.48	1.32
2016	5.33	1.36
2017	5.17	1.32
2018	4.92	1.32
2019	4.68	1.33
2020	4.44	1.36
2021	4.36	1.39
2022	4.28	1.39
2023	4.19	1.39
2024	4.11	1.38
2025	4	1.37
2026	3.91	1.37
2027	3.82	1.36
2028	3.73	1.36
2029	3.64	1.36
2030	3.57	1.37
2031	3.5	1.37
2032	3.43	1.37
2033	3.38	1.37
2034	3.31	1.37
2035	3.24	1.38
2036	3.17	1.38
2037	3.11	1.38
2038	3.05	1.38
2039	3.01	1.39
2040	2.96	1.39
2041	2.92	1.39
2042	2.88	1.39
2043	2.84	1.4
2044	2.81	1.4
2045	2.77	1.4
2046	2.73	1.41
2047	2.7	1.41
2048	2.67	1.42
2049	2.64	1.42
2050	2.61	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Cyprus
1960	39.9%	36.5%
1961	39.9%	36.4%
1962	39.9%	35.8%
1963	40.2%	35.1%
1964	40.5%	34.5%
1965	40.9%	34%
1966	41.2%	33.5%
1967	41.5%	33%
1968	41.8%	32.6%
1969	42.1%	32.1%
1970	42.4%	31.7%
1971	42.6%	31.2%
1972	42.9%	30.8%
1973	43.1%	30.3%
1974	43.4%	30%
1975	43.6%	29.6%
1976	43.8%	28.8%
1977	44%	27.9%
1978	44.2%	27%
1979	44.5%	26.2%
1980	44.7%	25.5%
1981	44.9%	25%
1982	45.2%	24.8%
1983	45.4%	24.9%
1984	45.6%	25.1%
1985	45.8%	25.2%
1986	46.1%	25.2%
1987	46.3%	25.2%
1988	46.6%	25.1%
1989	46.8%	25%
1990	46.9%	24.8%
1991	47.1%	24.7%
1992	47.3%	24.6%
1993	47.3%	24.6%
1994	47.3%	24.7%
1995	47.3%	24.6%
1996	47.2%	24.3%
1997	47.2%	23.9%
1998	47%	23.4%
1999	46.8%	22.9%
2000	46.6%	22.3%
2001	46.3%	21.7%
2002	46%	21.3%
2003	45.8%	21%
2004	45.6%	20.5%
2005	45.5%	19.9%
2006	45.4%	19.3%
2007	45.4%	18.7%
2008	45.4%	18%
2009	45.5%	17.5%
2010	45.6%	17%
2011	45.6%	16.6%
2012	45.6%	16.4%
2013	45.6%	16.2%
2014	45.6%	16.1%
2015	45.5%	16%
2016	45.3%	15.9%
2017	45.1%	15.9%
2018	44.9%	15.9%
2019	44.5%	15.9%
2020	44%	15.9%
2021	43.5%	16%
2022	43%	16%
2023	42.4%	16.1%
2024	41.8%	16.1%
2025	41.2%	16.1%
2026	40.5%	16%
2027	39.9%	16%
2028	39.2%	15.9%
2029	38.5%	15.8%
2030	37.9%	15.6%
2031	37.2%	15.4%
2032	36.7%	15.2%
2033	36.1%	15%
2034	35.7%	14.8%
2035	35.4%	14.6%
2036	35%	14.3%
2037	34.7%	14%
2038	34.4%	13.8%
2039	34%	13.5%
2040	33.7%	13.3%
2041	33.4%	13.1%
2042	33%	12.9%
2043	32.7%	12.7%
2044	32.4%	12.6%
2045	32.1%	12.5%
2046	31.7%	12.4%
2047	31.4%	12.4%
2048	31%	12.4%
2049	30.6%	12.3%
2050	30.3%	12.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 16.1% in Cyprus in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 24.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Cyprus compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Cyprus by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +0.45% in Cyprus. 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
	Burkina Faso	Cyprus
1960	92,055	8,385
1961	95,059	9,584
1962	98,561	9,455
1963	101,760	8,568
1964	105,741	8,322
1965	109,544	9,643
1966	113,344	9,478
1967	117,223	9,313
1968	121,264	9,153
1969	123,666	8,857
1970	127,814	8,412
1971	130,924	8,398
1972	135,756	8,244
1973	141,751	5,405
1974	149,231	321
1975	157,174	5,023
1976	165,224	6,546
1977	175,672	5,607
1978	187,019	5,949
1979	196,647	6,620
1980	205,248	7,954
1981	212,623	7,135
1982	220,896	9,282
1983	228,467	9,318
1984	237,838	9,516
1985	246,574	9,242
1986	252,922	9,412
1987	257,730	9,114
1988	262,065	9,595
1989	267,314	9,156
1990	273,846	9,417
1991	280,111	9,102
1992	284,622	9,844
1993	289,044	8,463
1994	296,465	7,973
1995	305,878	7,226
1996	315,820	6,911
1997	322,253	6,444
1998	333,196	5,879
1999	342,630	5,524
2000	356,657	5,570
2001	367,731	5,308
2002	377,333	5,225
2003	394,516	5,484
2004	408,567	5,705
2005	427,243	5,646
2006	450,357	6,166
2007	467,277	5,983
2008	485,223	6,429
2009	499,596	6,820
2010	515,480	6,723
2011	530,765	6,271
2012	544,293	6,726
2013	556,096	6,116
2014	563,218	6,193
2015	570,554	6,340
2016	571,519	6,643
2017	569,975	6,082
2018	556,493	5,905
2019	540,001	5,679
2020	524,359	5,826
2021	527,468	5,305
2022	538,146	4,466
2023	545,227	5,025

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Cyprus

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 242 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burkina Faso, compared to 14 deaths in Cyprus.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Cyprus
1985	850	19
1986	834	18
1987	820	17
1988	806	17
1989	787	16
1990	759	15
1991	732	15
1992	703	15
1993	677	15
1994	651	15
1995	629	14
1996	605	14
1997	610	13
1998	567	13
1999	547	12
2000	524	12
2001	513	11
2002	508	11
2003	495	10
2004	481	10
2005	467	10
2006	463	10
2007	453	10
2008	429	10
2009	419	10
2010	404	10
2011	388	10
2012	376	10
2013	361	10
2014	344	11
2015	328	11
2016	313	12
2017	298	12
2018	286	13
2019	274	13
2020	334	87
2021	354	98
2022	316	53
2023	242	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 0.35% in Cyprus. 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
	Burkina Faso	Cyprus
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%	3.81%
1972	30.7%	3.72%
1973	30.1%	3.63%
1974	29.3%	3.53%
1975	28.4%	3.37%
1976	27.3%	3.16%
1977	26.3%	2.91%
1978	25.4%	2.65%
1979	24.6%	2.39%
1980	23.9%	2.16%
1981	23.3%	1.96%
1982	22.8%	1.78%
1983	22.3%	1.61%
1984	21.9%	1.45%
1985	21.4%	1.33%
1986	21%	1.23%
1987	20.6%	1.16%
1988	20.2%	1.13%
1989	20%	1.12%
1990	19.8%	1.11%
1991	19.8%	1.09%
1992	19.7%	1.06%
1993	19.7%	1.02%
1994	19.6%	0.97%
1995	19.4%	0.91%
1996	19.2%	0.86%
1997	18.9%	0.81%
1998	18.5%	0.76%
1999	18.2%	0.71%
2000	17.8%	0.66%
2001	17.4%	0.62%
2002	16.9%	0.58%
2003	16.4%	0.54%
2004	15.9%	0.5%
2005	15.2%	0.46%
2006	14.6%	0.42%
2007	13.9%	0.39%
2008	13.3%	0.37%
2009	12.7%	0.35%
2010	12.2%	0.33%
2011	11.7%	0.32%
2012	11.3%	0.3%
2013	10.9%	0.3%
2014	10.5%	0.29%
2015	10.1%	0.29%
2016	9.77%	0.29%
2017	9.43%	0.3%
2018	9.12%	0.3%
2019	8.82%	0.31%
2020	8.53%	0.32%
2021	8.25%	0.34%
2022	7.99%	0.35%
2023	7.73%	0.35%