Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and North Korea

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs North Korea 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 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burkina Faso vs North Korea 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	North Korea
1960	6.25	3.57
1961	6.29	3.26
1962	6.32	3.41
1963	6.36	3.63
1964	6.42	3.55
1965	6.47	3.56
1966	6.53	3.71
1967	6.59	4.05
1968	6.65	3.87
1969	6.66	3.86
1970	6.69	3.85
1971	6.7	3.74
1972	6.72	3.89
1973	6.77	3.35
1974	6.84	3.14
1975	6.91	3.05
1976	6.95	2.84
1977	7.05	2.77
1978	7.15	2.79
1979	7.19	2.85
1980	7.22	2.84
1981	7.26	2.92
1982	7.25	2.85
1983	7.25	2.78
1984	7.25	2.71
1985	7.24	2.65
1986	7.22	2.59
1987	7.17	2.53
1988	7.11	2.47
1989	7.05	2.41
1990	7.01	2.39
1991	6.97	2.35
1992	6.94	2.29
1993	6.89	2.22
1994	6.84	2.18
1995	6.81	2.15
1996	6.78	2.09
1997	6.72	2.03
1998	6.66	1.99
1999	6.59	1.97
2000	6.52	1.94
2001	6.43	1.94
2002	6.34	1.92
2003	6.28	1.91
2004	6.22	1.9
2005	6.18	1.87
2006	6.17	1.94
2007	6.11	1.94
2008	6.05	1.97
2009	5.99	1.91
2010	5.94	1.89
2011	5.87	1.88
2012	5.79	1.88
2013	5.7	1.88
2014	5.6	1.87
2015	5.48	1.86
2016	5.33	1.86
2017	5.17	1.85
2018	4.92	1.83
2019	4.68	1.83
2020	4.44	1.82
2021	4.36	1.81
2022	4.28	1.8
2023	4.19	1.78
2024	4.11	1.78
2025	4	1.77
2026	3.91	1.75
2027	3.82	1.74
2028	3.73	1.73
2029	3.64	1.73
2030	3.57	1.72
2031	3.5	1.72
2032	3.43	1.71
2033	3.38	1.71
2034	3.31	1.71
2035	3.24	1.7
2036	3.17	1.7
2037	3.11	1.7
2038	3.05	1.69
2039	3.01	1.69
2040	2.96	1.69
2041	2.92	1.69
2042	2.88	1.69
2043	2.84	1.69
2044	2.81	1.68
2045	2.77	1.68
2046	2.73	1.68
2047	2.7	1.68
2048	2.67	1.67
2049	2.64	1.67
2050	2.61	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1960	39.9%	37.5%
1961	39.9%	37%
1962	39.9%	36.6%
1963	40.2%	36.5%
1964	40.5%	36.6%
1965	40.9%	36.7%
1966	41.2%	37.3%
1967	41.5%	38.3%
1968	41.8%	39.2%
1969	42.1%	39.8%
1970	42.4%	40.1%
1971	42.6%	40.3%
1972	42.9%	40.2%
1973	43.1%	39.8%
1974	43.4%	39.3%
1975	43.6%	38.8%
1976	43.8%	38.3%
1977	44%	37.7%
1978	44.2%	36.9%
1979	44.5%	36%
1980	44.7%	35.1%
1981	44.9%	34.2%
1982	45.2%	33.1%
1983	45.4%	32%
1984	45.6%	30.9%
1985	45.8%	29.9%
1986	46.1%	29%
1987	46.3%	28%
1988	46.6%	27.3%
1989	46.8%	26.8%
1990	46.9%	26.5%
1991	47.1%	26.4%
1992	47.3%	26.3%
1993	47.3%	26.4%
1994	47.3%	26.4%
1995	47.3%	26.4%
1996	47.2%	26.3%
1997	47.2%	26.2%
1998	47%	26%
1999	46.8%	25.8%
2000	46.6%	25.6%
2001	46.3%	25.3%
2002	46%	25%
2003	45.8%	24.6%
2004	45.6%	24.3%
2005	45.5%	23.9%
2006	45.4%	23.4%
2007	45.4%	23%
2008	45.4%	22.5%
2009	45.5%	22.1%
2010	45.6%	21.6%
2011	45.6%	21.2%
2012	45.6%	20.8%
2013	45.6%	20.4%
2014	45.6%	20.1%
2015	45.5%	19.8%
2016	45.3%	19.6%
2017	45.1%	19.4%
2018	44.9%	19.2%
2019	44.5%	19.1%
2020	44%	19.1%
2021	43.5%	19.1%
2022	43%	19%
2023	42.4%	19%
2024	41.8%	18.9%
2025	41.2%	18.9%
2026	40.5%	18.9%
2027	39.9%	18.8%
2028	39.2%	18.7%
2029	38.5%	18.6%
2030	37.9%	18.5%
2031	37.2%	18.3%
2032	36.7%	18.1%
2033	36.1%	17.9%
2034	35.7%	17.6%
2035	35.4%	17.4%
2036	35%	17.1%
2037	34.7%	16.8%
2038	34.4%	16.6%
2039	34%	16.3%
2040	33.7%	16.1%
2041	33.4%	15.9%
2042	33%	15.7%
2043	32.7%	15.5%
2044	32.4%	15.4%
2045	32.1%	15.3%
2046	31.7%	15.2%
2047	31.4%	15.2%
2048	31%	15.2%
2049	30.6%	15.2%
2050	30.3%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.68% in Burkina Faso and +0.42% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	92,055	277,717
1961	95,059	257,788
1962	98,561	286,534
1963	101,760	321,805
1964	105,741	323,623
1965	109,544	335,587
1966	113,344	363,882
1967	117,223	414,632
1968	121,264	399,837
1969	123,666	404,189
1970	127,814	406,129
1971	130,924	393,220
1972	135,756	411,997
1973	141,751	338,600
1974	149,231	306,902
1975	157,174	288,966
1976	165,224	255,841
1977	175,672	242,870
1978	187,019	243,533
1979	196,647	251,409
1980	205,248	255,206
1981	212,623	273,800
1982	220,896	276,332
1983	228,467	279,046
1984	237,838	282,987
1985	246,574	287,714
1986	252,922	293,227
1987	257,730	296,030
1988	262,065	299,305
1989	267,314	303,078
1990	273,846	312,460
1991	280,111	320,551
1992	284,622	324,002
1993	289,044	320,880
1994	296,465	320,861
1995	305,878	233,381
1996	315,820	226,095
1997	322,253	211,325
1998	333,196	197,589
1999	342,630	181,613
2000	356,657	161,591
2001	367,731	143,321
2002	377,333	119,504
2003	394,516	178,775
2004	408,567	155,838
2005	427,243	132,765
2006	450,357	129,171
2007	467,277	120,521
2008	485,223	122,015
2009	499,596	111,530
2010	515,480	112,443
2011	530,765	114,798
2012	544,293	118,773
2013	556,096	122,519
2014	563,218	127,078
2015	570,554	127,365
2016	571,519	125,048
2017	569,975	120,181
2018	556,493	113,164
2019	540,001	106,208
2020	524,359	95,920
2021	527,468	99,710
2022	538,146	96,495
2023	545,227	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs North Korea

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 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	North Korea
1985	850	76
1986	834	68
1987	820	62
1988	806	55
1989	787	49
1990	759	43
1991	732	38
1992	703	37
1993	677	46
1994	651	57
1995	629	127
1996	605	128
1997	610	128
1998	567	129
1999	547	129
2000	524	129
2001	513	130
2002	508	131
2003	495	76
2004	481	77
2005	467	78
2006	463	80
2007	453	80
2008	429	79
2009	419	78
2010	404	77
2011	388	76
2012	376	76
2013	361	75
2014	344	73
2015	328	72
2016	313	71
2017	298	70
2018	286	69
2019	274	66
2020	334	66
2021	354	72
2022	316	67
2023	242	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 1.8% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	34.5%	11.6%
1961	34.1%	11.2%
1962	33.7%	10.8%
1963	33.4%	10.4%
1964	33.1%	9.92%
1965	32.8%	9.46%
1966	32.5%	8.96%
1967	32.2%	8.45%
1968	32%	7.94%
1969	31.8%	7.45%
1970	31.5%	6.99%
1971	31.2%	6.58%
1972	30.7%	6.2%
1973	30.1%	5.86%
1974	29.3%	5.56%
1975	28.4%	5.28%
1976	27.3%	5.03%
1977	26.3%	4.8%
1978	25.4%	4.59%
1979	24.6%	4.4%
1980	23.9%	4.22%
1981	23.3%	4.05%
1982	22.8%	3.91%
1983	22.3%	3.8%
1984	21.9%	3.71%
1985	21.4%	3.68%
1986	21%	3.68%
1987	20.6%	3.78%
1988	20.2%	3.83%
1989	20%	3.95%
1990	19.8%	4.07%
1991	19.8%	4.18%
1992	19.7%	4.25%
1993	19.7%	4.27%
1994	19.6%	4.25%
1995	19.4%	10.8%
1996	19.2%	10.6%
1997	18.9%	10.5%
1998	18.5%	10.3%
1999	18.2%	10.2%
2000	17.8%	10%
2001	17.4%	9.9%
2002	16.9%	9.78%
2003	16.4%	3.45%
2004	15.9%	3.38%
2005	15.2%	3.33%
2006	14.6%	3.28%
2007	13.9%	3.24%
2008	13.3%	3.1%
2009	12.7%	3%
2010	12.2%	2.87%
2011	11.7%	2.72%
2012	11.3%	2.57%
2013	10.9%	2.41%
2014	10.5%	2.26%
2015	10.1%	2.14%
2016	9.77%	2.06%
2017	9.43%	1.91%
2018	9.12%	1.84%
2019	8.82%	1.77%
2020	8.53%	1.74%
2021	8.25%	1.74%
2022	7.99%	1.77%
2023	7.73%	1.8%