Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Mexico

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Mexico 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 1.91 in Mexico in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burkina Faso vs Mexico 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	Mexico
1960	6.25	6.76
1961	6.29	6.78
1962	6.32	6.8
1963	6.36	6.82
1964	6.42	6.83
1965	6.47	6.82
1966	6.53	6.79
1967	6.59	6.75
1968	6.65	6.71
1969	6.66	6.63
1970	6.69	6.53
1971	6.7	6.42
1972	6.72	6.28
1973	6.77	6.12
1974	6.84	5.95
1975	6.91	5.74
1976	6.95	5.54
1977	7.05	5.36
1978	7.15	5.2
1979	7.19	4.96
1980	7.22	4.74
1981	7.26	4.57
1982	7.25	4.43
1983	7.25	4.3
1984	7.25	4.18
1985	7.24	4.09
1986	7.22	3.97
1987	7.17	3.8
1988	7.11	3.64
1989	7.05	3.53
1990	7.01	3.44
1991	6.97	3.36
1992	6.94	3.29
1993	6.89	3.21
1994	6.84	3.13
1995	6.81	3.04
1996	6.78	2.96
1997	6.72	2.89
1998	6.66	2.82
1999	6.59	2.76
2000	6.52	2.71
2001	6.43	2.67
2002	6.34	2.63
2003	6.28	2.58
2004	6.22	2.54
2005	6.18	2.5
2006	6.17	2.46
2007	6.11	2.42
2008	6.05	2.39
2009	5.99	2.36
2010	5.94	2.34
2011	5.87	2.32
2012	5.79	2.29
2013	5.7	2.27
2014	5.6	2.21
2015	5.48	2.14
2016	5.33	2.09
2017	5.17	2.04
2018	4.92	2.03
2019	4.68	2.02
2020	4.44	1.99
2021	4.36	1.97
2022	4.28	1.94
2023	4.19	1.91
2024	4.11	1.89
2025	4	1.87
2026	3.91	1.85
2027	3.82	1.83
2028	3.73	1.82
2029	3.64	1.81
2030	3.57	1.79
2031	3.5	1.78
2032	3.43	1.77
2033	3.38	1.77
2034	3.31	1.76
2035	3.24	1.76
2036	3.17	1.75
2037	3.11	1.75
2038	3.05	1.74
2039	3.01	1.74
2040	2.96	1.73
2041	2.92	1.73
2042	2.88	1.72
2043	2.84	1.72
2044	2.81	1.72
2045	2.77	1.71
2046	2.73	1.71
2047	2.7	1.71
2048	2.67	1.7
2049	2.64	1.7
2050	2.61	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	Mexico
1960	39.9%	46.8%
1961	39.9%	47%
1962	39.9%	47.1%
1963	40.2%	47.2%
1964	40.5%	47.3%
1965	40.9%	47.4%
1966	41.2%	47.5%
1967	41.5%	47.6%
1968	41.8%	47.6%
1969	42.1%	47.7%
1970	42.4%	47.7%
1971	42.6%	47.8%
1972	42.9%	47.7%
1973	43.1%	47.7%
1974	43.4%	47.6%
1975	43.6%	47.5%
1976	43.8%	47.2%
1977	44%	47%
1978	44.2%	46.7%
1979	44.5%	46.3%
1980	44.7%	45.8%
1981	44.9%	45.2%
1982	45.2%	44.4%
1983	45.4%	43.7%
1984	45.6%	43%
1985	45.8%	42.3%
1986	46.1%	41.6%
1987	46.3%	41%
1988	46.6%	40.3%
1989	46.8%	39.7%
1990	46.9%	39%
1991	47.1%	38.4%
1992	47.3%	37.8%
1993	47.3%	37.3%
1994	47.3%	36.9%
1995	47.3%	36.5%
1996	47.2%	36%
1997	47.2%	35.6%
1998	47%	35.2%
1999	46.8%	34.8%
2000	46.6%	34.3%
2001	46.3%	33.9%
2002	46%	33.4%
2003	45.8%	33%
2004	45.6%	32.5%
2005	45.5%	32.1%
2006	45.4%	31.6%
2007	45.4%	31.1%
2008	45.4%	30.6%
2009	45.5%	30.2%
2010	45.6%	29.8%
2011	45.6%	29.4%
2012	45.6%	29%
2013	45.6%	28.7%
2014	45.6%	28.3%
2015	45.5%	28%
2016	45.3%	27.6%
2017	45.1%	27.2%
2018	44.9%	26.7%
2019	44.5%	26.3%
2020	44%	26%
2021	43.5%	25.7%
2022	43%	25.3%
2023	42.4%	24.9%
2024	41.8%	24.5%
2025	41.2%	24.1%
2026	40.5%	23.7%
2027	39.9%	23.2%
2028	39.2%	22.8%
2029	38.5%	22.4%
2030	37.9%	22.1%
2031	37.2%	21.7%
2032	36.7%	21.4%
2033	36.1%	21.2%
2034	35.7%	20.9%
2035	35.4%	20.6%
2036	35%	20.3%
2037	34.7%	20.1%
2038	34.4%	19.9%
2039	34%	19.6%
2040	33.7%	19.4%
2041	33.4%	19.2%
2042	33%	19%
2043	32.7%	18.8%
2044	32.4%	18.6%
2045	32.1%	18.4%
2046	31.7%	18.2%
2047	31.4%	18%
2048	31%	17.8%
2049	30.6%	17.7%
2050	30.3%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +1.05% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	92,055	1,206,955
1961	95,059	1,265,833
1962	98,561	1,328,319
1963	101,760	1,387,678
1964	105,741	1,447,360
1965	109,544	1,508,344
1966	113,344	1,566,170
1967	117,223	1,620,534
1968	121,264	1,671,918
1969	123,666	1,711,297
1970	127,814	1,753,370
1971	130,924	1,790,990
1972	135,756	1,823,302
1973	141,751	1,845,593
1974	149,231	1,868,809
1975	157,174	1,880,241
1976	165,224	1,891,958
1977	175,672	1,902,964
1978	187,019	1,921,419
1979	196,647	1,908,018
1980	205,248	1,893,158
1981	212,623	1,904,384
1982	220,896	1,921,772
1983	228,467	1,939,193
1984	237,838	1,960,428
1985	246,574	1,983,622
1986	252,922	1,998,043
1987	257,730	1,971,231
1988	262,065	1,936,601
1989	267,314	1,927,752
1990	273,846	1,926,480
1991	280,111	1,942,832
1992	284,622	1,956,659
1993	289,044	1,963,708
1994	296,465	1,959,775
1995	305,878	1,941,458
1996	315,820	1,922,554
1997	322,253	1,898,383
1998	333,196	1,871,650
1999	342,630	1,859,475
2000	356,657	1,845,383
2001	367,731	1,836,418
2002	377,333	1,820,665
2003	394,516	1,788,016
2004	408,567	1,759,250
2005	427,243	1,732,663
2006	450,357	1,706,084
2007	467,277	1,684,915
2008	485,223	1,670,846
2009	499,596	1,661,180
2010	515,480	1,658,682
2011	530,765	1,659,161
2012	544,293	1,656,599
2013	556,096	1,642,609
2014	563,218	1,587,620
2015	570,554	1,508,439
2016	571,519	1,445,256
2017	569,975	1,384,178
2018	556,493	1,366,076
2019	540,001	1,357,485
2020	524,359	1,031,637
2021	527,468	936,682
2022	538,146	1,224,397
2023	545,227	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Mexico

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 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Mexico
1985	850	107
1986	834	100
1987	820	93
1988	806	88
1989	787	85
1990	759	81
1991	732	77
1992	703	73
1993	677	71
1994	651	69
1995	629	66
1996	605	64
1997	610	62
1998	567	60
1999	547	58
2000	524	56
2001	513	55
2002	508	55
2003	495	54
2004	481	53
2005	467	52
2006	463	51
2007	453	50
2008	429	51
2009	419	51
2010	404	50
2011	388	47
2012	376	46
2013	361	45
2014	344	44
2015	328	43
2016	313	43
2017	298	44
2018	286	44
2019	274	43
2020	334	61
2021	354	104
2022	316	45
2023	242	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 1.25% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	34.5%	15.5%
1961	34.1%	14.8%
1962	33.7%	14.3%
1963	33.4%	13.7%
1964	33.1%	13.2%
1965	32.8%	12.7%
1966	32.5%	12.3%
1967	32.2%	11.9%
1968	32%	11.5%
1969	31.8%	11.1%
1970	31.5%	10.7%
1971	31.2%	10.3%
1972	30.7%	9.93%
1973	30.1%	9.56%
1974	29.3%	9.21%
1975	28.4%	8.86%
1976	27.3%	8.52%
1977	26.3%	8.18%
1978	25.4%	7.85%
1979	24.6%	7.51%
1980	23.9%	7.18%
1981	23.3%	6.86%
1982	22.8%	6.55%
1983	22.3%	6.26%
1984	21.9%	5.98%
1985	21.4%	5.71%
1986	21%	5.46%
1987	20.6%	5.21%
1988	20.2%	4.98%
1989	20%	4.75%
1990	19.8%	4.53%
1991	19.8%	4.32%
1992	19.7%	4.12%
1993	19.7%	3.92%
1994	19.6%	3.74%
1995	19.4%	3.57%
1996	19.2%	3.4%
1997	18.9%	3.24%
1998	18.5%	3.09%
1999	18.2%	2.94%
2000	17.8%	2.81%
2001	17.4%	2.68%
2002	16.9%	2.57%
2003	16.4%	2.46%
2004	15.9%	2.36%
2005	15.2%	2.27%
2006	14.6%	2.19%
2007	13.9%	2.11%
2008	13.3%	2.04%
2009	12.7%	1.98%
2010	12.2%	1.91%
2011	11.7%	1.85%
2012	11.3%	1.79%
2013	10.9%	1.73%
2014	10.5%	1.68%
2015	10.1%	1.62%
2016	9.77%	1.57%
2017	9.43%	1.52%
2018	9.12%	1.47%
2019	8.82%	1.42%
2020	8.53%	1.38%
2021	8.25%	1.33%
2022	7.99%	1.29%
2023	7.73%	1.25%