Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Israel

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Israel 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 2.85 in Israel in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burkina Faso	Israel
1960	6.25	3.87
1961	6.29	3.86
1962	6.32	3.85
1963	6.36	3.84
1964	6.42	3.83
1965	6.47	3.81
1966	6.53	3.8
1967	6.59	3.79
1968	6.65	3.79
1969	6.66	3.78
1970	6.69	3.78
1971	6.7	3.77
1972	6.72	3.77
1973	6.77	3.7
1974	6.84	3.63
1975	6.91	3.55
1976	6.95	3.48
1977	7.05	3.41
1978	7.15	3.35
1979	7.19	3.3
1980	7.22	3.24
1981	7.26	3.19
1982	7.25	3.13
1983	7.25	3.11
1984	7.25	3.08
1985	7.24	3.06
1986	7.22	3.03
1987	7.17	3.01
1988	7.11	2.95
1989	7.05	2.89
1990	7.01	2.82
1991	6.97	2.76
1992	6.94	2.7
1993	6.89	2.8
1994	6.84	2.9
1995	6.81	2.9
1996	6.78	2.9
1997	6.72	2.94
1998	6.66	2.98
1999	6.59	2.97
2000	6.52	2.95
2001	6.43	2.92
2002	6.34	2.89
2003	6.28	2.95
2004	6.22	2.9
2005	6.18	2.84
2006	6.17	2.88
2007	6.11	2.9
2008	6.05	2.96
2009	5.99	2.96
2010	5.94	3.03
2011	5.87	2.98
2012	5.79	3.05
2013	5.7	3.03
2014	5.6	3.08
2015	5.48	3.09
2016	5.33	3.11
2017	5.17	3.11
2018	4.92	3.09
2019	4.68	3.01
2020	4.44	2.9
2021	4.36	3
2022	4.28	2.89
2023	4.19	2.85
2024	4.11	2.8
2025	4	2.77
2026	3.91	2.75
2027	3.82	2.72
2028	3.73	2.7
2029	3.64	2.67
2030	3.57	2.66
2031	3.5	2.64
2032	3.43	2.63
2033	3.38	2.6
2034	3.31	2.58
2035	3.24	2.56
2036	3.17	2.55
2037	3.11	2.53
2038	3.05	2.51
2039	3.01	2.49
2040	2.96	2.47
2041	2.92	2.46
2042	2.88	2.44
2043	2.84	2.42
2044	2.81	2.41
2045	2.77	2.39
2046	2.73	2.38
2047	2.7	2.36
2048	2.67	2.35
2049	2.64	2.34
2050	2.61	2.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Israel
1960	39.9%	35.2%
1961	39.9%	34.9%
1962	39.9%	34.8%
1963	40.2%	34.9%
1964	40.5%	34.8%
1965	40.9%	34.6%
1966	41.2%	34.4%
1967	41.5%	34.1%
1968	41.8%	33.8%
1969	42.1%	33.5%
1970	42.4%	33.2%
1971	42.6%	32.9%
1972	42.9%	32.7%
1973	43.1%	32.6%
1974	43.4%	32.7%
1975	43.6%	32.7%
1976	43.8%	32.8%
1977	44%	32.9%
1978	44.2%	33%
1979	44.5%	33%
1980	44.7%	32.9%
1981	44.9%	32.8%
1982	45.2%	32.7%
1983	45.4%	32.7%
1984	45.6%	32.6%
1985	45.8%	32.5%
1986	46.1%	32.3%
1987	46.3%	32.1%
1988	46.6%	31.9%
1989	46.8%	31.7%
1990	46.9%	31.3%
1991	47.1%	30.7%
1992	47.3%	30.3%
1993	47.3%	30%
1994	47.3%	29.8%
1995	47.3%	29.6%
1996	47.2%	29.3%
1997	47.2%	29%
1998	47%	28.8%
1999	46.8%	28.5%
2000	46.6%	28.3%
2001	46.3%	28.1%
2002	46%	28%
2003	45.8%	27.9%
2004	45.6%	27.9%
2005	45.5%	27.9%
2006	45.4%	27.8%
2007	45.4%	27.8%
2008	45.4%	27.8%
2009	45.5%	27.9%
2010	45.6%	28%
2011	45.6%	28.1%
2012	45.6%	28.1%
2013	45.6%	28.2%
2014	45.6%	28.2%
2015	45.5%	28.2%
2016	45.3%	28.3%
2017	45.1%	28.2%
2018	44.9%	28.2%
2019	44.5%	28.1%
2020	44%	28%
2021	43.5%	27.9%
2022	43%	27.8%
2023	42.4%	27.6%
2024	41.8%	27.4%
2025	41.2%	27.2%
2026	40.5%	26.9%
2027	39.9%	26.6%
2028	39.2%	26.4%
2029	38.5%	26.1%
2030	37.9%	25.8%
2031	37.2%	25.5%
2032	36.7%	25.2%
2033	36.1%	25%
2034	35.7%	24.7%
2035	35.4%	24.6%
2036	35%	24.4%
2037	34.7%	24.2%
2038	34.4%	24.1%
2039	34%	24%
2040	33.7%	24%
2041	33.4%	23.9%
2042	33%	23.9%
2043	32.7%	23.8%
2044	32.4%	23.8%
2045	32.1%	23.8%
2046	31.7%	23.8%
2047	31.4%	23.7%
2048	31%	23.7%
2049	30.6%	23.6%
2050	30.3%	23.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 27.4% in Israel in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 31.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Israel compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Israel by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +1.5% in Israel. 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	Israel
1960	92,055	44,818
1961	95,059	42,170
1962	98,561	43,337
1963	101,760	44,964
1964	105,741	48,015
1965	109,544	49,979
1966	113,344	50,477
1967	117,223	47,488
1968	121,264	51,014
1969	123,666	53,800
1970	127,814	56,506
1971	130,924	64,449
1972	135,756	62,960
1973	141,751	65,560
1974	149,231	68,891
1975	157,174	70,828
1976	165,224	74,899
1977	175,672	70,092
1978	187,019	67,158
1979	196,647	68,148
1980	205,248	68,253
1981	212,623	67,647
1982	220,896	68,931
1983	228,467	70,196
1984	237,838	70,703
1985	246,574	71,538
1986	252,922	70,073
1987	257,730	69,904
1988	262,065	71,072
1989	267,314	68,674
1990	273,846	71,764
1991	280,111	73,740
1992	284,622	77,357
1993	289,044	77,337
1994	296,465	79,365
1995	305,878	82,066
1996	315,820	86,518
1997	322,253	88,707
1998	333,196	93,744
1999	342,630	94,325
2000	356,657	98,737
2001	367,731	99,160
2002	377,333	101,178
2003	394,516	106,366
2004	408,567	106,901
2005	427,243	105,338
2006	450,357	109,332
2007	467,277	111,292
2008	485,223	117,672
2009	499,596	122,015
2010	515,480	126,552
2011	530,765	125,030
2012	544,293	128,941
2013	556,096	129,758
2014	563,218	133,916
2015	570,554	134,082
2016	571,519	136,736
2017	569,975	138,541
2018	556,493	140,348
2019	540,001	135,810
2020	524,359	128,089
2021	527,468	134,011
2022	538,146	129,982
2023	545,227	131,977

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Israel

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 2 deaths in Israel.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Israel
1985	850	36
1986	834	36
1987	820	30
1988	806	31
1989	787	30
1990	759	29
1991	732	28
1992	703	27
1993	677	25
1994	651	24
1995	629	22
1996	605	20
1997	610	17
1998	567	14
1999	547	11
2000	524	9
2001	513	7
2002	508	7
2003	495	5
2004	481	5
2005	467	4
2006	463	4
2007	453	4
2008	429	4
2009	419	4
2010	404	3
2011	388	3
2012	376	3
2013	361	3
2014	344	3
2015	328	3
2016	313	3
2017	298	3
2018	286	3
2019	274	3
2020	334	3
2021	354	3
2022	316	3
2023	242	2

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 0.34% in Israel. 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	Israel
1960	34.5%	4.71%
1961	34.1%	4.48%
1962	33.7%	4.26%
1963	33.4%	4.06%
1964	33.1%	3.86%
1965	32.8%	3.68%
1966	32.5%	3.52%
1967	32.2%	3.36%
1968	32%	3.23%
1969	31.8%	3.11%
1970	31.5%	3.01%
1971	31.2%	2.91%
1972	30.7%	2.82%
1973	30.1%	2.72%
1974	29.3%	2.61%
1975	28.4%	2.48%
1976	27.3%	2.33%
1977	26.3%	2.19%
1978	25.4%	2.05%
1979	24.6%	1.93%
1980	23.9%	1.82%
1981	23.3%	1.74%
1982	22.8%	1.66%
1983	22.3%	1.59%
1984	21.9%	1.51%
1985	21.4%	1.44%
1986	21%	1.37%
1987	20.6%	1.31%
1988	20.2%	1.26%
1989	20%	1.21%
1990	19.8%	1.15%
1991	19.8%	1.1%
1992	19.7%	1.04%
1993	19.7%	0.98%
1994	19.6%	0.92%
1995	19.4%	0.87%
1996	19.2%	0.82%
1997	18.9%	0.78%
1998	18.5%	0.75%
1999	18.2%	0.72%
2000	17.8%	0.69%
2001	17.4%	0.66%
2002	16.9%	0.63%
2003	16.4%	0.61%
2004	15.9%	0.58%
2005	15.2%	0.56%
2006	14.6%	0.53%
2007	13.9%	0.51%
2008	13.3%	0.49%
2009	12.7%	0.47%
2010	12.2%	0.46%
2011	11.7%	0.44%
2012	11.3%	0.43%
2013	10.9%	0.41%
2014	10.5%	0.4%
2015	10.1%	0.39%
2016	9.77%	0.38%
2017	9.43%	0.37%
2018	9.12%	0.37%
2019	8.82%	0.36%
2020	8.53%	0.35%
2021	8.25%	0.35%
2022	7.99%	0.34%
2023	7.73%	0.34%