Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Ecuador

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Ecuador 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 1.82 in Ecuador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burkina Faso vs Ecuador 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	Ecuador
1960	6.25	6.72
1961	6.29	6.7
1962	6.32	6.68
1963	6.36	6.65
1964	6.42	6.61
1965	6.47	6.56
1966	6.53	6.51
1967	6.59	6.44
1968	6.65	6.35
1969	6.66	6.25
1970	6.69	6.14
1971	6.7	6.01
1972	6.72	5.87
1973	6.77	5.73
1974	6.84	5.58
1975	6.91	5.43
1976	6.95	5.28
1977	7.05	5.13
1978	7.15	4.99
1979	7.19	4.86
1980	7.22	4.73
1981	7.26	4.61
1982	7.25	4.5
1983	7.25	4.39
1984	7.25	4.31
1985	7.24	4.14
1986	7.22	4
1987	7.17	3.87
1988	7.11	3.79
1989	7.05	3.74
1990	7.01	3.68
1991	6.97	3.63
1992	6.94	3.58
1993	6.89	3.49
1994	6.84	3.42
1995	6.81	3.38
1996	6.78	3.35
1997	6.72	3.29
1998	6.66	3.23
1999	6.59	3.17
2000	6.52	3.1
2001	6.43	3.04
2002	6.34	2.97
2003	6.28	2.91
2004	6.22	2.85
2005	6.18	2.8
2006	6.17	2.75
2007	6.11	2.7
2008	6.05	2.69
2009	5.99	2.68
2010	5.94	2.62
2011	5.87	2.61
2012	5.79	2.51
2013	5.7	2.36
2014	5.6	2.27
2015	5.48	2.21
2016	5.33	2.12
2017	5.17	2.13
2018	4.92	2.11
2019	4.68	2.04
2020	4.44	1.97
2021	4.36	1.91
2022	4.28	1.86
2023	4.19	1.82
2024	4.11	1.81
2025	4	1.79
2026	3.91	1.78
2027	3.82	1.77
2028	3.73	1.76
2029	3.64	1.75
2030	3.57	1.75
2031	3.5	1.74
2032	3.43	1.73
2033	3.38	1.73
2034	3.31	1.72
2035	3.24	1.72
2036	3.17	1.72
2037	3.11	1.71
2038	3.05	1.71
2039	3.01	1.71
2040	2.96	1.71
2041	2.92	1.7
2042	2.88	1.7
2043	2.84	1.7
2044	2.81	1.69
2045	2.77	1.69
2046	2.73	1.69
2047	2.7	1.69
2048	2.67	1.69
2049	2.64	1.68
2050	2.61	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Ecuador
1960	39.9%	43.9%
1961	39.9%	44.1%
1962	39.9%	44.3%
1963	40.2%	44.4%
1964	40.5%	44.4%
1965	40.9%	44.4%
1966	41.2%	44.4%
1967	41.5%	44.4%
1968	41.8%	44.3%
1969	42.1%	44.3%
1970	42.4%	44.2%
1971	42.6%	44.2%
1972	42.9%	44.1%
1973	43.1%	43.9%
1974	43.4%	43.8%
1975	43.6%	43.6%
1976	43.8%	43.4%
1977	44%	43.2%
1978	44.2%	43%
1979	44.5%	42.7%
1980	44.7%	42.4%
1981	44.9%	42.1%
1982	45.2%	41.8%
1983	45.4%	41.4%
1984	45.6%	41.1%
1985	45.8%	40.7%
1986	46.1%	40.3%
1987	46.3%	39.9%
1988	46.6%	39.5%
1989	46.8%	39.1%
1990	46.9%	38.7%
1991	47.1%	38.4%
1992	47.3%	38.1%
1993	47.3%	37.7%
1994	47.3%	37.4%
1995	47.3%	37.1%
1996	47.2%	36.8%
1997	47.2%	36.4%
1998	47%	36.1%
1999	46.8%	35.7%
2000	46.6%	35.4%
2001	46.3%	35%
2002	46%	34.7%
2003	45.8%	34.3%
2004	45.6%	33.9%
2005	45.5%	33.5%
2006	45.4%	33%
2007	45.4%	32.6%
2008	45.4%	32.1%
2009	45.5%	31.7%
2010	45.6%	31.3%
2011	45.6%	30.9%
2012	45.6%	30.5%
2013	45.6%	30.1%
2014	45.6%	29.6%
2015	45.5%	29%
2016	45.3%	28.5%
2017	45.1%	28%
2018	44.9%	27.4%
2019	44.5%	26.9%
2020	44%	26.4%
2021	43.5%	26%
2022	43%	25.5%
2023	42.4%	25%
2024	41.8%	24.5%
2025	41.2%	23.9%
2026	40.5%	23.3%
2027	39.9%	22.8%
2028	39.2%	22.3%
2029	38.5%	21.9%
2030	37.9%	21.6%
2031	37.2%	21.2%
2032	36.7%	20.9%
2033	36.1%	20.6%
2034	35.7%	20.3%
2035	35.4%	20%
2036	35%	19.7%
2037	34.7%	19.5%
2038	34.4%	19.3%
2039	34%	19.1%
2040	33.7%	18.9%
2041	33.4%	18.8%
2042	33%	18.6%
2043	32.7%	18.4%
2044	32.4%	18.2%
2045	32.1%	18%
2046	31.7%	17.8%
2047	31.4%	17.6%
2048	31%	17.4%
2049	30.6%	17.2%
2050	30.3%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 24.5% in Ecuador in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 38.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Ecuador compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Ecuador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +1.15% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	92,055	130,368
1961	95,059	135,573
1962	98,561	140,943
1963	101,760	146,531
1964	105,741	152,263
1965	109,544	157,915
1966	113,344	163,317
1967	117,223	168,629
1968	121,264	173,828
1969	123,666	178,403
1970	127,814	183,517
1971	130,924	187,995
1972	135,756	192,136
1973	141,751	196,028
1974	149,231	199,276
1975	157,174	202,407
1976	165,224	205,366
1977	175,672	209,095
1978	187,019	212,497
1979	196,647	216,162
1980	205,248	220,120
1981	212,623	224,073
1982	220,896	227,606
1983	228,467	231,336
1984	237,838	236,543
1985	246,574	236,438
1986	252,922	237,084
1987	257,730	237,724
1988	262,065	241,191
1989	267,314	248,129
1990	273,846	252,919
1991	280,111	257,713
1992	284,622	259,787
1993	289,044	260,330
1994	296,465	261,788
1995	305,878	264,449
1996	315,820	267,695
1997	322,253	266,020
1998	333,196	263,927
1999	342,630	261,650
2000	356,657	259,837
2001	367,731	259,376
2002	377,333	259,446
2003	394,516	258,928
2004	408,567	257,436
2005	427,243	255,295
2006	450,357	254,184
2007	467,277	253,419
2008	485,223	257,894
2009	499,596	260,892
2010	515,480	257,404
2011	530,765	258,171
2012	544,293	249,825
2013	556,096	234,103
2014	563,218	225,790
2015	570,554	219,399
2016	571,519	208,245
2017	569,975	211,355
2018	556,493	219,513
2019	540,001	211,045
2020	524,359	156,458
2021	527,468	155,146
2022	538,146	179,308
2023	545,227	178,093

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Ecuador

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 55 deaths in Ecuador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Ecuador
1985	850	188
1986	834	181
1987	820	131
1988	806	166
1989	787	166
1990	759	168
1991	732	177
1992	703	172
1993	677	168
1994	651	155
1995	629	146
1996	605	138
1997	610	135
1998	567	131
1999	547	128
2000	524	123
2001	513	116
2002	508	109
2003	495	102
2004	481	97
2005	467	94
2006	463	90
2007	453	86
2008	429	83
2009	419	82
2010	404	80
2011	388	77
2012	376	72
2013	361	68
2014	344	65
2015	328	64
2016	313	65
2017	298	62
2018	286	61
2019	274	62
2020	334	91
2021	354	93
2022	316	69
2023	242	55

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 1.31% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	34.5%	17.6%
1961	34.1%	17.1%
1962	33.7%	16.6%
1963	33.4%	16.1%
1964	33.1%	15.7%
1965	32.8%	15.3%
1966	32.5%	14.9%
1967	32.2%	14.6%
1968	32%	14.3%
1969	31.8%	14%
1970	31.5%	13.7%
1971	31.2%	13.4%
1972	30.7%	13%
1973	30.1%	12.5%
1974	29.3%	12%
1975	28.4%	11.5%
1976	27.3%	11%
1977	26.3%	10.5%
1978	25.4%	10%
1979	24.6%	9.57%
1980	23.9%	9.12%
1981	23.3%	8.68%
1982	22.8%	8.23%
1983	22.3%	7.78%
1984	21.9%	7.35%
1985	21.4%	6.95%
1986	21%	6.58%
1987	20.6%	6.25%
1988	20.2%	5.94%
1989	20%	5.66%
1990	19.8%	5.39%
1991	19.8%	5.12%
1992	19.7%	4.86%
1993	19.7%	4.6%
1994	19.6%	4.34%
1995	19.4%	4.08%
1996	19.2%	3.82%
1997	18.9%	3.57%
1998	18.5%	3.34%
1999	18.2%	3.14%
2000	17.8%	2.96%
2001	17.4%	2.81%
2002	16.9%	2.68%
2003	16.4%	2.57%
2004	15.9%	2.46%
2005	15.2%	2.37%
2006	14.6%	2.28%
2007	13.9%	2.19%
2008	13.3%	2.1%
2009	12.7%	2%
2010	12.2%	1.92%
2011	11.7%	1.83%
2012	11.3%	1.74%
2013	10.9%	1.66%
2014	10.5%	1.59%
2015	10.1%	1.53%
2016	9.77%	1.48%
2017	9.43%	1.44%
2018	9.12%	1.41%
2019	8.82%	1.38%
2020	8.53%	1.36%
2021	8.25%	1.34%
2022	7.99%	1.32%
2023	7.73%	1.31%