Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Luxembourg

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Luxembourg 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 1.25 in Luxembourg 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	Luxembourg
1960	6.25	2.29
1961	6.29	-
1962	6.32	2.37
1963	6.36	-
1964	6.42	2.34
1965	6.47	2.42
1966	6.53	2.34
1967	6.59	2.24
1968	6.65	2.12
1969	6.66	2.02
1970	6.69	1.97
1971	6.7	1.95
1972	6.72	1.75
1973	6.77	1.58
1974	6.84	1.58
1975	6.91	1.55
1976	6.95	1.48
1977	7.05	1.5
1978	7.15	1.48
1979	7.19	1.48
1980	7.22	1.5
1981	7.26	1.55
1982	7.25	1.49
1983	7.25	1.43
1984	7.25	1.42
1985	7.24	1.38
1986	7.22	1.43
1987	7.17	1.4
1988	7.11	1.51
1989	7.05	1.52
1990	7.01	1.6
1991	6.97	1.6
1992	6.94	1.64
1993	6.89	1.7
1994	6.84	1.72
1995	6.81	1.7
1996	6.78	1.77
1997	6.72	1.71
1998	6.66	1.68
1999	6.59	1.74
2000	6.52	1.76
2001	6.43	1.66
2002	6.34	1.63
2003	6.28	1.62
2004	6.22	1.66
2005	6.18	1.63
2006	6.17	1.65
2007	6.11	1.61
2008	6.05	1.61
2009	5.99	1.59
2010	5.94	1.63
2011	5.87	1.52
2012	5.79	1.57
2013	5.7	1.55
2014	5.6	1.5
2015	5.48	1.47
2016	5.33	1.41
2017	5.17	1.39
2018	4.92	1.38
2019	4.68	1.34
2020	4.44	1.36
2021	4.36	1.38
2022	4.28	1.31
2023	4.19	1.25
2024	4.11	1.25
2025	4	1.26
2026	3.91	1.26
2027	3.82	1.27
2028	3.73	1.27
2029	3.64	1.28
2030	3.57	1.28
2031	3.5	1.29
2032	3.43	1.29
2033	3.38	1.29
2034	3.31	1.29
2035	3.24	1.3
2036	3.17	1.3
2037	3.11	1.3
2038	3.05	1.3
2039	3.01	1.3
2040	2.96	1.31
2041	2.92	1.31
2042	2.88	1.31
2043	2.84	1.31
2044	2.81	1.32
2045	2.77	1.32
2046	2.73	1.32
2047	2.7	1.32
2048	2.67	1.32
2049	2.64	1.33
2050	2.61	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Luxembourg
1960	39.9%	21.2%
1961	39.9%	21.5%
1962	39.9%	21.7%
1963	40.2%	21.9%
1964	40.5%	22.1%
1965	40.9%	22.3%
1966	41.2%	22.5%
1967	41.5%	22.6%
1968	41.8%	22.5%
1969	42.1%	22.4%
1970	42.4%	22.2%
1971	42.6%	22%
1972	42.9%	21.6%
1973	43.1%	21.2%
1974	43.4%	20.9%
1975	43.6%	20.5%
1976	43.8%	20.2%
1977	44%	19.9%
1978	44.2%	19.5%
1979	44.5%	19.2%
1980	44.7%	18.8%
1981	44.9%	18.4%
1982	45.2%	18.1%
1983	45.4%	17.8%
1984	45.6%	17.5%
1985	45.8%	17.2%
1986	46.1%	17%
1987	46.3%	16.9%
1988	46.6%	17%
1989	46.8%	17.2%
1990	46.9%	17.4%
1991	47.1%	17.6%
1992	47.3%	17.8%
1993	47.3%	18%
1994	47.3%	18.3%
1995	47.3%	18.4%
1996	47.2%	18.6%
1997	47.2%	18.7%
1998	47%	18.8%
1999	46.8%	18.9%
2000	46.6%	18.9%
2001	46.3%	18.9%
2002	46%	18.9%
2003	45.8%	18.8%
2004	45.6%	18.7%
2005	45.5%	18.5%
2006	45.4%	18.4%
2007	45.4%	18.2%
2008	45.4%	18%
2009	45.5%	17.8%
2010	45.6%	17.7%
2011	45.6%	17.4%
2012	45.6%	17.1%
2013	45.6%	16.9%
2014	45.6%	16.7%
2015	45.5%	16.6%
2016	45.3%	16.4%
2017	45.1%	16.2%
2018	44.9%	16.1%
2019	44.5%	16%
2020	44%	16%
2021	43.5%	15.9%
2022	43%	15.9%
2023	42.4%	15.8%
2024	41.8%	15.8%
2025	41.2%	15.7%
2026	40.5%	15.7%
2027	39.9%	15.7%
2028	39.2%	15.6%
2029	38.5%	15.5%
2030	37.9%	15.4%
2031	37.2%	15.3%
2032	36.7%	15.2%
2033	36.1%	15.1%
2034	35.7%	15%
2035	35.4%	14.9%
2036	35%	14.7%
2037	34.7%	14.6%
2038	34.4%	14.5%
2039	34%	14.3%
2040	33.7%	14.2%
2041	33.4%	14%
2042	33%	13.9%
2043	32.7%	13.8%
2044	32.4%	13.7%
2045	32.1%	13.6%
2046	31.7%	13.5%
2047	31.4%	13.5%
2048	31%	13.5%
2049	30.6%	13.5%
2050	30.3%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 15.8% in Luxembourg in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 17.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Luxembourg compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Luxembourg by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +0.33% in Luxembourg. 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	Luxembourg
1960	92,055	1,319
1961	95,059	1,489
1962	98,561	1,091
1963	101,760	1,199
1964	105,741	1,377
1965	109,544	1,260
1966	113,344	1,168
1967	117,223	837
1968	121,264	604
1969	123,666	303
1970	127,814	272
1971	130,924	69
1972	135,756	-35
1973	141,751	-421
1974	149,231	-390
1975	157,174	-395
1976	165,224	-578
1977	175,672	-36
1978	187,019	-145
1979	196,647	72
1980	205,248	37
1981	212,623	329
1982	220,896	183
1983	228,467	37
1984	237,838	146
1985	246,574	74
1986	252,922	331
1987	257,730	222
1988	262,065	747
1989	267,314	679
1990	273,846	1,145
1991	280,111	1,239
1992	284,622	1,098
1993	289,044	1,470
1994	296,465	1,652
1995	305,878	1,634
1996	315,820	1,781
1997	322,253	1,552
1998	333,196	1,486
1999	342,630	1,808
2000	356,657	1,963
2001	367,731	1,766
2002	377,333	1,607
2003	394,516	1,220
2004	408,567	1,878
2005	427,243	1,721
2006	450,357	1,748
2007	467,277	1,584
2008	485,223	2,003
2009	499,596	1,991
2010	515,480	2,129
2011	530,765	1,814
2012	544,293	2,124
2013	556,096	2,336
2014	563,218	2,225
2015	570,554	2,107
2016	571,519	2,095
2017	569,975	1,968
2018	556,493	1,945
2019	540,001	1,922
2020	524,359	1,828
2021	527,468	2,240
2022	538,146	2,024
2023	545,227	1,933

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Luxembourg

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 11 deaths in Luxembourg.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Luxembourg
1985	850	24
1986	834	24
1987	820	23
1988	806	24
1989	787	21
1990	759	24
1991	732	25
1992	703	26
1993	677	20
1994	651	20
1995	629	22
1996	605	23
1997	610	22
1998	567	18
1999	547	21
2000	524	18
2001	513	19
2002	508	17
2003	495	15
2004	481	17
2005	467	17
2006	463	16
2007	453	14
2008	429	13
2009	419	15
2010	404	17
2011	388	13
2012	376	13
2013	361	15
2014	344	13
2015	328	13
2016	313	13
2017	298	15
2018	286	9
2019	274	12
2020	334	6
2021	354	6
2022	316	6
2023	242	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 0.23% in Luxembourg. 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	Luxembourg
1960	34.5%	3.72%
1961	34.1%	3.54%
1962	33.7%	3.36%
1963	33.4%	3.2%
1964	33.1%	3.04%
1965	32.8%	2.89%
1966	32.5%	2.75%
1967	32.2%	2.61%
1968	32%	2.48%
1969	31.8%	2.36%
1970	31.5%	2.24%
1971	31.2%	2.11%
1972	30.7%	1.99%
1973	30.1%	1.88%
1974	29.3%	1.77%
1975	28.4%	1.67%
1976	27.3%	1.58%
1977	26.3%	1.51%
1978	25.4%	1.44%
1979	24.6%	1.39%
1980	23.9%	1.34%
1981	23.3%	1.29%
1982	22.8%	1.25%
1983	22.3%	1.21%
1984	21.9%	1.16%
1985	21.4%	1.12%
1986	21%	1.07%
1987	20.6%	1.02%
1988	20.2%	0.97%
1989	20%	0.93%
1990	19.8%	0.88%
1991	19.8%	0.83%
1992	19.7%	0.78%
1993	19.7%	0.73%
1994	19.6%	0.68%
1995	19.4%	0.64%
1996	19.2%	0.6%
1997	18.9%	0.56%
1998	18.5%	0.53%
1999	18.2%	0.5%
2000	17.8%	0.47%
2001	17.4%	0.44%
2002	16.9%	0.42%
2003	16.4%	0.39%
2004	15.9%	0.37%
2005	15.2%	0.35%
2006	14.6%	0.33%
2007	13.9%	0.31%
2008	13.3%	0.3%
2009	12.7%	0.29%
2010	12.2%	0.28%
2011	11.7%	0.27%
2012	11.3%	0.27%
2013	10.9%	0.26%
2014	10.5%	0.26%
2015	10.1%	0.26%
2016	9.77%	0.25%
2017	9.43%	0.25%
2018	9.12%	0.25%
2019	8.82%	0.25%
2020	8.53%	0.25%
2021	8.25%	0.24%
2022	7.99%	0.24%
2023	7.73%	0.23%