Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Malta

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Malta 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 1.06 in Malta 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	Malta
1960	6.25	3.62
1961	6.29	3.27
1962	6.32	3.24
1963	6.36	2.9
1964	6.42	2.79
1965	6.47	2.52
1966	6.53	2.33
1967	6.59	2.24
1968	6.65	2.12
1969	6.66	2.02
1970	6.69	2.03
1971	6.7	2.06
1972	6.72	2.01
1973	6.77	1.65
1974	6.84	1.64
1975	6.91	2.27
1976	6.95	2.21
1977	7.05	2.14
1978	7.15	2.05
1979	7.19	2.1
1980	7.22	1.99
1981	7.26	1.87
1982	7.25	1.9
1983	7.25	1.92
1984	7.25	1.95
1985	7.24	1.95
1986	7.22	1.93
1987	7.17	1.97
1988	7.11	2.06
1989	7.05	2.1
1990	7.01	2.02
1991	6.97	1.99
1992	6.94	2.07
1993	6.89	1.96
1994	6.84	1.84
1995	6.81	1.77
1996	6.78	1.99
1997	6.72	1.93
1998	6.66	1.84
1999	6.59	1.73
2000	6.52	1.68
2001	6.43	1.48
2002	6.34	1.45
2003	6.28	1.48
2004	6.22	1.4
2005	6.18	1.38
2006	6.17	1.36
2007	6.11	1.35
2008	6.05	1.43
2009	5.99	1.42
2010	5.94	1.36
2011	5.87	1.45
2012	5.79	1.42
2013	5.7	1.36
2014	5.6	1.38
2015	5.48	1.37
2016	5.33	1.37
2017	5.17	1.26
2018	4.92	1.23
2019	4.68	1.14
2020	4.44	1.13
2021	4.36	1.13
2022	4.28	1.08
2023	4.19	1.06
2024	4.11	1.07
2025	4	1.08
2026	3.91	1.08
2027	3.82	1.09
2028	3.73	1.1
2029	3.64	1.11
2030	3.57	1.11
2031	3.5	1.12
2032	3.43	1.12
2033	3.38	1.13
2034	3.31	1.13
2035	3.24	1.14
2036	3.17	1.15
2037	3.11	1.15
2038	3.05	1.16
2039	3.01	1.16
2040	2.96	1.17
2041	2.92	1.17
2042	2.88	1.18
2043	2.84	1.18
2044	2.81	1.19
2045	2.77	1.19
2046	2.73	1.2
2047	2.7	1.2
2048	2.67	1.21
2049	2.64	1.21
2050	2.61	1.21

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Malta
1960	39.9%	35.8%
1961	39.9%	35%
1962	39.9%	34.2%
1963	40.2%	33.4%
1964	40.5%	32.6%
1965	40.9%	31.7%
1966	41.2%	30.9%
1967	41.5%	30.1%
1968	41.8%	29.3%
1969	42.1%	28.5%
1970	42.4%	27.7%
1971	42.6%	26.9%
1972	42.9%	26.3%
1973	43.1%	25.6%
1974	43.4%	25%
1975	43.6%	24.5%
1976	43.8%	24.1%
1977	44%	23.8%
1978	44.2%	23.6%
1979	44.5%	23.5%
1980	44.7%	23.4%
1981	44.9%	23.5%
1982	45.2%	23.6%
1983	45.4%	23.8%
1984	45.6%	24%
1985	45.8%	24.1%
1986	46.1%	24.1%
1987	46.3%	24%
1988	46.6%	23.8%
1989	46.8%	23.6%
1990	46.9%	23.4%
1991	47.1%	23.1%
1992	47.3%	22.9%
1993	47.3%	22.6%
1994	47.3%	22.3%
1995	47.3%	22%
1996	47.2%	21.6%
1997	47.2%	21.2%
1998	47%	20.7%
1999	46.8%	20.2%
2000	46.6%	19.8%
2001	46.3%	19.4%
2002	46%	18.9%
2003	45.8%	18.4%
2004	45.6%	17.9%
2005	45.5%	17.4%
2006	45.4%	16.9%
2007	45.4%	16.4%
2008	45.4%	15.9%
2009	45.5%	15.5%
2010	45.6%	15.2%
2011	45.6%	14.9%
2012	45.6%	14.7%
2013	45.6%	14.5%
2014	45.6%	14.3%
2015	45.5%	14.2%
2016	45.3%	14.2%
2017	45.1%	14%
2018	44.9%	13.8%
2019	44.5%	13.6%
2020	44%	13.3%
2021	43.5%	13.2%
2022	43%	13.2%
2023	42.4%	13.2%
2024	41.8%	13%
2025	41.2%	12.9%
2026	40.5%	12.8%
2027	39.9%	12.6%
2028	39.2%	12.5%
2029	38.5%	12.3%
2030	37.9%	12.2%
2031	37.2%	12%
2032	36.7%	11.7%
2033	36.1%	11.5%
2034	35.7%	11.3%
2035	35.4%	11.1%
2036	35%	10.9%
2037	34.7%	10.8%
2038	34.4%	10.6%
2039	34%	10.4%
2040	33.7%	10.3%
2041	33.4%	10.1%
2042	33%	9.98%
2043	32.7%	9.86%
2044	32.4%	9.75%
2045	32.1%	9.66%
2046	31.7%	9.59%
2047	31.4%	9.55%
2048	31%	9.52%
2049	30.6%	9.51%
2050	30.3%	9.52%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 13% in Malta in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 23.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Malta compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Malta by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +0.13% in Malta. 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	Malta
1960	92,055	5,747
1961	95,059	4,748
1962	98,561	4,664
1963	101,760	3,709
1964	105,741	3,630
1965	109,544	2,646
1966	113,344	2,458
1967	117,223	2,306
1968	121,264	2,247
1969	123,666	2,069
1970	127,814	2,270
1971	130,924	2,482
1972	135,756	2,480
1973	141,751	2,327
1974	149,231	2,687
1975	157,174	2,829
1976	165,224	2,721
1977	175,672	2,916
1978	187,019	2,389
1979	196,647	2,852
1980	205,248	2,375
1981	212,623	2,233
1982	220,896	2,835
1983	228,467	2,512
1984	237,838	2,678
1985	246,574	2,590
1986	252,922	2,395
1987	257,730	2,412
1988	262,065	2,813
1989	267,314	2,981
1990	273,846	2,621
1991	280,111	2,438
1992	284,622	2,573
1993	289,044	2,451
1994	296,465	2,136
1995	305,878	1,887
1996	315,820	2,279
1997	322,253	1,991
1998	333,196	1,656
1999	342,630	1,357
2000	356,657	1,482
2001	367,731	1,061
2002	377,333	911
2003	394,516	917
2004	408,567	883
2005	427,243	727
2006	450,357	568
2007	467,277	691
2008	485,223	777
2009	499,596	825
2010	515,480	871
2011	530,765	916
2012	544,293	714
2013	556,096	807
2014	563,218	910
2015	570,554	888
2016	571,519	1,091
2017	569,975	747
2018	556,493	774
2019	540,001	655
2020	524,359	361
2021	527,468	259
2022	538,146	54
2023	545,227	442

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Malta

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 8 deaths in Malta.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Malta
1985	850	21
1986	834	19
1987	820	19
1988	806	17
1989	787	17
1990	759	17
1991	732	17
1992	703	17
1993	677	16
1994	651	16
1995	629	15
1996	605	16
1997	610	15
1998	567	14
1999	547	15
2000	524	13
2001	513	12
2002	508	13
2003	495	13
2004	481	11
2005	467	11
2006	463	12
2007	453	10
2008	429	10
2009	419	11
2010	404	9
2011	388	11
2012	376	9
2013	361	7
2014	344	8
2015	328	7
2016	313	10
2017	298	7
2018	286	9
2019	274	8
2020	334	10
2021	354	10
2022	316	10
2023	242	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 0.55% in Malta. 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	Malta
1960	34.5%	4%
1961	34.1%	3.85%
1962	33.7%	3.73%
1963	33.4%	3.63%
1964	33.1%	3.53%
1965	32.8%	3.43%
1966	32.5%	3.31%
1967	32.2%	3.19%
1968	32%	3.06%
1969	31.8%	2.93%
1970	31.5%	2.79%
1971	31.2%	2.66%
1972	30.7%	2.52%
1973	30.1%	2.39%
1974	29.3%	2.26%
1975	28.4%	2.14%
1976	27.3%	2.03%
1977	26.3%	1.93%
1978	25.4%	1.84%
1979	24.6%	1.76%
1980	23.9%	1.69%
1981	23.3%	1.62%
1982	22.8%	1.57%
1983	22.3%	1.51%
1984	21.9%	1.45%
1985	21.4%	1.39%
1986	21%	1.33%
1987	20.6%	1.28%
1988	20.2%	1.23%
1989	20%	1.18%
1990	19.8%	1.13%
1991	19.8%	1.1%
1992	19.7%	1.06%
1993	19.7%	1.02%
1994	19.6%	0.98%
1995	19.4%	0.94%
1996	19.2%	0.9%
1997	18.9%	0.86%
1998	18.5%	0.82%
1999	18.2%	0.79%
2000	17.8%	0.76%
2001	17.4%	0.74%
2002	16.9%	0.72%
2003	16.4%	0.71%
2004	15.9%	0.7%
2005	15.2%	0.69%
2006	14.6%	0.69%
2007	13.9%	0.69%
2008	13.3%	0.69%
2009	12.7%	0.69%
2010	12.2%	0.69%
2011	11.7%	0.68%
2012	11.3%	0.68%
2013	10.9%	0.67%
2014	10.5%	0.67%
2015	10.1%	0.66%
2016	9.77%	0.65%
2017	9.43%	0.64%
2018	9.12%	0.63%
2019	8.82%	0.61%
2020	8.53%	0.6%
2021	8.25%	0.58%
2022	7.99%	0.57%
2023	7.73%	0.55%