Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Haiti

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Haiti 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 2.66 in Haiti in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burkina Faso vs Haiti 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	Haiti
1960	6.25	6.18
1961	6.29	6.18
1962	6.32	6.18
1963	6.36	6.17
1964	6.42	6.16
1965	6.47	6.13
1966	6.53	6.09
1967	6.59	6.05
1968	6.65	6.01
1969	6.66	5.96
1970	6.69	5.91
1971	6.7	5.88
1972	6.72	5.85
1973	6.77	5.81
1974	6.84	5.78
1975	6.91	5.75
1976	6.95	5.71
1977	7.05	5.67
1978	7.15	5.64
1979	7.19	5.59
1980	7.22	5.56
1981	7.26	5.53
1982	7.25	5.53
1983	7.25	5.51
1984	7.25	5.51
1985	7.24	5.5
1986	7.22	5.48
1987	7.17	5.47
1988	7.11	5.47
1989	7.05	5.44
1990	7.01	5.41
1991	6.97	5.32
1992	6.94	5.21
1993	6.89	5.1
1994	6.84	4.99
1995	6.81	4.88
1996	6.78	4.78
1997	6.72	4.67
1998	6.66	4.56
1999	6.59	4.45
2000	6.52	4.39
2001	6.43	4.25
2002	6.34	4.13
2003	6.28	4.05
2004	6.22	3.94
2005	6.18	3.84
2006	6.17	3.76
2007	6.11	3.69
2008	6.05	3.62
2009	5.99	3.57
2010	5.94	3.5
2011	5.87	3.43
2012	5.79	3.32
2013	5.7	3.22
2014	5.6	3.16
2015	5.48	3.11
2016	5.33	3.05
2017	5.17	2.99
2018	4.92	2.92
2019	4.68	2.86
2020	4.44	2.8
2021	4.36	2.75
2022	4.28	2.7
2023	4.19	2.66
2024	4.11	2.63
2025	4	2.59
2026	3.91	2.55
2027	3.82	2.52
2028	3.73	2.49
2029	3.64	2.46
2030	3.57	2.43
2031	3.5	2.41
2032	3.43	2.38
2033	3.38	2.35
2034	3.31	2.33
2035	3.24	2.3
2036	3.17	2.28
2037	3.11	2.26
2038	3.05	2.25
2039	3.01	2.23
2040	2.96	2.21
2041	2.92	2.19
2042	2.88	2.18
2043	2.84	2.16
2044	2.81	2.14
2045	2.77	2.13
2046	2.73	2.11
2047	2.7	2.1
2048	2.67	2.09
2049	2.64	2.07
2050	2.61	2.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Haiti
1960	39.9%	40.6%
1961	39.9%	40.7%
1962	39.9%	40.8%
1963	40.2%	40.8%
1964	40.5%	40.9%
1965	40.9%	40.9%
1966	41.2%	40.9%
1967	41.5%	41%
1968	41.8%	41%
1969	42.1%	41%
1970	42.4%	40.9%
1971	42.6%	40.9%
1972	42.9%	40.9%
1973	43.1%	40.9%
1974	43.4%	40.9%
1975	43.6%	41%
1976	43.8%	41%
1977	44%	41.1%
1978	44.2%	41.1%
1979	44.5%	41.1%
1980	44.7%	41.2%
1981	44.9%	41.2%
1982	45.2%	41.3%
1983	45.4%	41.4%
1984	45.6%	41.4%
1985	45.8%	41.5%
1986	46.1%	41.6%
1987	46.3%	41.7%
1988	46.6%	41.8%
1989	46.8%	41.8%
1990	46.9%	41.9%
1991	47.1%	41.9%
1992	47.3%	41.9%
1993	47.3%	41.8%
1994	47.3%	41.7%
1995	47.3%	41.6%
1996	47.2%	41.4%
1997	47.2%	41.2%
1998	47%	41%
1999	46.8%	40.7%
2000	46.6%	40.4%
2001	46.3%	40.1%
2002	46%	39.7%
2003	45.8%	39.3%
2004	45.6%	38.9%
2005	45.5%	38.4%
2006	45.4%	37.9%
2007	45.4%	37.5%
2008	45.4%	37.1%
2009	45.5%	36.6%
2010	45.6%	36.2%
2011	45.6%	35.9%
2012	45.6%	35.5%
2013	45.6%	35.1%
2014	45.6%	34.7%
2015	45.5%	34.3%
2016	45.3%	33.9%
2017	45.1%	33.6%
2018	44.9%	33.3%
2019	44.5%	32.9%
2020	44%	32.6%
2021	43.5%	32.3%
2022	43%	31.9%
2023	42.4%	31.6%
2024	41.8%	31.2%
2025	41.2%	30.8%
2026	40.5%	30.4%
2027	39.9%	30%
2028	39.2%	29.6%
2029	38.5%	29.2%
2030	37.9%	28.8%
2031	37.2%	28.5%
2032	36.7%	28.1%
2033	36.1%	27.8%
2034	35.7%	27.4%
2035	35.4%	27.1%
2036	35%	26.8%
2037	34.7%	26.5%
2038	34.4%	26.3%
2039	34%	26%
2040	33.7%	25.7%
2041	33.4%	25.5%
2042	33%	25.2%
2043	32.7%	25%
2044	32.4%	24.8%
2045	32.1%	24.5%
2046	31.7%	24.3%
2047	31.4%	24.1%
2048	31%	23.8%
2049	30.6%	23.6%
2050	30.3%	23.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 31.2% in Haiti in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 41.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Haiti compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Haiti by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +1.58% in Haiti. 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	Haiti
1960	92,055	85,368
1961	95,059	87,563
1962	98,561	89,683
1963	101,760	86,394
1964	105,741	93,987
1965	109,544	95,754
1966	113,344	96,973
1967	117,223	99,266
1968	121,264	101,300
1969	123,666	103,133
1970	127,814	105,208
1971	130,924	107,968
1972	135,756	110,709
1973	141,751	113,223
1974	149,231	115,941
1975	157,174	118,508
1976	165,224	120,992
1977	175,672	123,520
1978	187,019	125,885
1979	196,647	128,206
1980	205,248	130,773
1981	212,623	133,695
1982	220,896	137,214
1983	228,467	140,422
1984	237,838	144,211
1985	246,574	148,364
1986	252,922	152,288
1987	257,730	156,468
1988	262,065	160,750
1989	267,314	163,947
1990	273,846	167,420
1991	280,111	167,919
1992	284,622	168,980
1993	289,044	169,240
1994	296,465	169,260
1995	305,878	171,852
1996	315,820	173,351
1997	322,253	174,962
1998	333,196	175,687
1999	342,630	177,421
2000	356,657	180,677
2001	367,731	178,741
2002	377,333	178,126
2003	394,516	179,543
2004	408,567	174,071
2005	427,243	180,618
2006	450,357	182,866
2007	467,277	184,223
2008	485,223	185,364
2009	499,596	187,804
2010	515,480	95,965
2011	530,765	184,695
2012	544,293	183,702
2013	556,096	181,457
2014	563,218	182,009
2015	570,554	182,063
2016	571,519	180,902
2017	569,975	180,310
2018	556,493	178,632
2019	540,001	176,550
2020	524,359	169,264
2021	527,468	158,994
2022	538,146	164,214
2023	545,227	167,381

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Haiti

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 328 deaths in Haiti.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Haiti
1985	850	991
1986	834	975
1987	820	952
1988	806	929
1989	787	900
1990	759	874
1991	732	831
1992	703	793
1993	677	747
1994	651	710
1995	629	638
1996	605	588
1997	610	551
1998	567	511
1999	547	464
2000	524	440
2001	513	428
2002	508	410
2003	495	385
2004	481	427
2005	467	355
2006	463	368
2007	453	383
2008	429	394
2009	419	397
2010	404	398
2011	388	409
2012	376	385
2013	361	380
2014	344	373
2015	328	364
2016	313	356
2017	298	351
2018	286	358
2019	274	351
2020	334	346
2021	354	385
2022	316	331
2023	242	328

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 5.51% in Haiti. 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	Haiti
1960	34.5%	29.2%
1961	34.1%	28.8%
1962	33.7%	28.3%
1963	33.4%	27.9%
1964	33.1%	27.4%
1965	32.8%	27%
1966	32.5%	26.5%
1967	32.2%	26%
1968	32%	25.5%
1969	31.8%	25%
1970	31.5%	24.5%
1971	31.2%	23.9%
1972	30.7%	23.4%
1973	30.1%	22.8%
1974	29.3%	22.3%
1975	28.4%	21.7%
1976	27.3%	21.2%
1977	26.3%	20.6%
1978	25.4%	20.1%
1979	24.6%	19.6%
1980	23.9%	19.1%
1981	23.3%	18.6%
1982	22.8%	18.1%
1983	22.3%	17.6%
1984	21.9%	17.1%
1985	21.4%	16.6%
1986	21%	16.2%
1987	20.6%	15.8%
1988	20.2%	15.3%
1989	20%	14.9%
1990	19.8%	14.5%
1991	19.8%	14.1%
1992	19.7%	13.7%
1993	19.7%	13.2%
1994	19.6%	12.8%
1995	19.4%	12.4%
1996	19.2%	12%
1997	18.9%	11.5%
1998	18.5%	11.1%
1999	18.2%	10.7%
2000	17.8%	10.4%
2001	17.4%	10%
2002	16.9%	9.68%
2003	16.4%	9.4%
2004	15.9%	9.14%
2005	15.2%	8.91%
2006	14.6%	8.69%
2007	13.9%	8.49%
2008	13.3%	8.29%
2009	12.7%	8.11%
2010	12.2%	13.7%
2011	11.7%	7.74%
2012	11.3%	7.56%
2013	10.9%	7.38%
2014	10.5%	7.19%
2015	10.1%	6.99%
2016	9.77%	6.79%
2017	9.43%	6.61%
2018	9.12%	6.42%
2019	8.82%	6.23%
2020	8.53%	6.04%
2021	8.25%	5.85%
2022	7.99%	5.69%
2023	7.73%	5.51%