Fertility & birth rates in Burkina Faso and Tunisia

Fertility rate in Burkina Faso vs Tunisia 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 1.83 in Tunisia 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	Tunisia
1960	6.25	7.16
1961	6.29	7.16
1962	6.32	7.17
1963	6.36	7.17
1964	6.42	7.17
1965	6.47	7.11
1966	6.53	7.06
1967	6.59	6.95
1968	6.65	6.81
1969	6.66	6.62
1970	6.69	6.43
1971	6.7	6.29
1972	6.72	6.19
1973	6.77	6.12
1974	6.84	6.05
1975	6.91	5.97
1976	6.95	5.87
1977	7.05	5.68
1978	7.15	5.4
1979	7.19	5.18
1980	7.22	5.03
1981	7.26	5.02
1982	7.25	4.89
1983	7.25	4.77
1984	7.25	4.66
1985	7.24	4.52
1986	7.22	4.36
1987	7.17	4.1
1988	7.11	3.83
1989	7.05	3.57
1990	7.01	3.44
1991	6.97	3.31
1992	6.94	3.19
1993	6.89	3.06
1994	6.84	2.87
1995	6.81	2.67
1996	6.78	2.49
1997	6.72	2.34
1998	6.66	2.2
1999	6.59	2.08
2000	6.52	2.03
2001	6.43	1.98
2002	6.34	1.94
2003	6.28	1.96
2004	6.22	1.95
2005	6.18	1.95
2006	6.17	1.95
2007	6.11	1.96
2008	6.05	1.98
2009	5.99	2
2010	5.94	2.08
2011	5.87	2.19
2012	5.79	2.28
2013	5.7	2.31
2014	5.6	2.32
2015	5.48	2.31
2016	5.33	2.28
2017	5.17	2.21
2018	4.92	2.13
2019	4.68	2.1
2020	4.44	2
2021	4.36	1.8
2022	4.28	1.85
2023	4.19	1.83
2024	4.11	1.82
2025	4	1.8
2026	3.91	1.79
2027	3.82	1.78
2028	3.73	1.77
2029	3.64	1.76
2030	3.57	1.76
2031	3.5	1.75
2032	3.43	1.74
2033	3.38	1.74
2034	3.31	1.73
2035	3.24	1.73
2036	3.17	1.73
2037	3.11	1.72
2038	3.05	1.72
2039	3.01	1.72
2040	2.96	1.71
2041	2.92	1.71
2042	2.88	1.71
2043	2.84	1.71
2044	2.81	1.71
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	Tunisia
1960	39.9%	43.2%
1961	39.9%	43.4%
1962	39.9%	43.5%
1963	40.2%	43.8%
1964	40.5%	44%
1965	40.9%	44.2%
1966	41.2%	44.5%
1967	41.5%	44.7%
1968	41.8%	44.8%
1969	42.1%	44.8%
1970	42.4%	44.7%
1971	42.6%	44.6%
1972	42.9%	44.4%
1973	43.1%	44.3%
1974	43.4%	44.1%
1975	43.6%	43.9%
1976	43.8%	43.7%
1977	44%	43.4%
1978	44.2%	43%
1979	44.5%	42.5%
1980	44.7%	42%
1981	44.9%	41.4%
1982	45.2%	40.8%
1983	45.4%	40.3%
1984	45.6%	39.9%
1985	45.8%	39.6%
1986	46.1%	39.3%
1987	46.3%	39%
1988	46.6%	38.6%
1989	46.8%	38.2%
1990	46.9%	37.6%
1991	47.1%	37.1%
1992	47.3%	36.4%
1993	47.3%	35.8%
1994	47.3%	35%
1995	47.3%	34.3%
1996	47.2%	33.5%
1997	47.2%	32.8%
1998	47%	32%
1999	46.8%	31.1%
2000	46.6%	30.2%
2001	46.3%	29.3%
2002	46%	28.4%
2003	45.8%	27.5%
2004	45.6%	26.7%
2005	45.5%	26%
2006	45.4%	25.4%
2007	45.4%	25%
2008	45.4%	24.6%
2009	45.5%	24.3%
2010	45.6%	24.2%
2011	45.6%	24.2%
2012	45.6%	24.2%
2013	45.6%	24.4%
2014	45.6%	24.6%
2015	45.5%	24.7%
2016	45.3%	24.9%
2017	45.1%	25%
2018	44.9%	25.1%
2019	44.5%	25.1%
2020	44%	25.1%
2021	43.5%	25%
2022	43%	24.7%
2023	42.4%	24.4%
2024	41.8%	24%
2025	41.2%	23.6%
2026	40.5%	23%
2027	39.9%	22.5%
2028	39.2%	21.8%
2029	38.5%	21.2%
2030	37.9%	20.5%
2031	37.2%	19.9%
2032	36.7%	19.2%
2033	36.1%	18.7%
2034	35.7%	18.2%
2035	35.4%	17.7%
2036	35%	17.4%
2037	34.7%	17.2%
2038	34.4%	17%
2039	34%	16.8%
2040	33.7%	16.7%
2041	33.4%	16.6%
2042	33%	16.5%
2043	32.7%	16.5%
2044	32.4%	16.5%
2045	32.1%	16.6%
2046	31.7%	16.6%
2047	31.4%	16.7%
2048	31%	16.7%
2049	30.6%	16.8%
2050	30.3%	16.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.8% of the population in Burkina Faso and 24% in Tunisia in 2024, compared to 46.9% and 37.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burkina Faso and Tunisia compared.

Natural population change in Burkina Faso vs Tunisia 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 Tunisia. 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	Tunisia
1960	92,055	109,234
1961	95,059	111,459
1962	98,561	116,887
1963	101,760	120,865
1964	105,741	124,711
1965	109,544	127,673
1966	113,344	131,274
1967	117,223	132,626
1968	121,264	134,246
1969	123,666	135,257
1970	127,814	138,235
1971	130,924	142,296
1972	135,756	147,239
1973	141,751	153,525
1974	149,231	160,200
1975	157,174	166,991
1976	165,224	172,744
1977	175,672	174,539
1978	187,019	173,255
1979	196,647	171,463
1980	205,248	171,094
1981	212,623	176,628
1982	220,896	177,898
1983	228,467	179,878
1984	237,838	182,386
1985	246,574	186,344
1986	252,922	188,107
1987	257,730	184,101
1988	262,065	177,176
1989	267,314	169,221
1990	273,846	168,180
1991	280,111	166,245
1992	284,622	163,978
1993	289,044	160,922
1994	296,465	153,647
1995	305,878	144,345
1996	315,820	135,615
1997	322,253	128,327
1998	333,196	121,332
1999	342,630	114,829
2000	356,657	112,501
2001	367,731	110,146
2002	377,333	109,099
2003	394,516	111,926
2004	408,567	113,322
2005	427,243	115,374
2006	450,357	116,945
2007	467,277	118,920
2008	485,223	121,873
2009	499,596	125,465
2010	515,480	132,809
2011	530,765	143,401
2012	544,293	151,812
2013	556,096	154,687
2014	563,218	154,762
2015	570,554	153,007
2016	571,519	148,870
2017	569,975	140,971
2018	556,493	132,445
2019	540,001	127,312
2020	524,359	109,431
2021	527,468	68,087
2022	538,146	96,531
2023	545,227	93,663

Maternal mortality chart: Burkina Faso vs Tunisia

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 36 deaths in Tunisia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burkina Faso	Tunisia
1985	850	132
1986	834	121
1987	820	107
1988	806	96
1989	787	87
1990	759	85
1991	732	83
1992	703	82
1993	677	80
1994	651	77
1995	629	73
1996	605	68
1997	610	64
1998	567	60
1999	547	57
2000	524	56
2001	513	55
2002	508	53
2003	495	52
2004	481	50
2005	467	49
2006	463	48
2007	453	46
2008	429	45
2009	419	44
2010	404	44
2011	388	44
2012	376	43
2013	361	43
2014	344	42
2015	328	40
2016	313	39
2017	298	38
2018	286	38
2019	274	37
2020	334	40
2021	354	65
2022	316	38
2023	242	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.73% in Burkina Faso and 1.29% in Tunisia. 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	Tunisia
1960	34.5%	-
1961	34.1%	-
1962	33.7%	27.2%
1963	33.4%	26%
1964	33.1%	24.8%
1965	32.8%	23.6%
1966	32.5%	22.4%
1967	32.2%	21.3%
1968	32%	20.2%
1969	31.8%	19.1%
1970	31.5%	18.1%
1971	31.2%	17.1%
1972	30.7%	16.1%
1973	30.1%	15.2%
1974	29.3%	14.3%
1975	28.4%	13.4%
1976	27.3%	12.5%
1977	26.3%	11.7%
1978	25.4%	10.9%
1979	24.6%	10.2%
1980	23.9%	9.52%
1981	23.3%	8.94%
1982	22.8%	8.42%
1983	22.3%	7.94%
1984	21.9%	7.48%
1985	21.4%	7.08%
1986	21%	6.69%
1987	20.6%	6.35%
1988	20.2%	6.03%
1989	20%	5.76%
1990	19.8%	5.5%
1991	19.8%	5.24%
1992	19.7%	5%
1993	19.7%	4.74%
1994	19.6%	4.48%
1995	19.4%	4.2%
1996	19.2%	3.92%
1997	18.9%	3.65%
1998	18.5%	3.38%
1999	18.2%	3.14%
2000	17.8%	2.92%
2001	17.4%	2.72%
2002	16.9%	2.55%
2003	16.4%	2.4%
2004	15.9%	2.27%
2005	15.2%	2.16%
2006	14.6%	2.07%
2007	13.9%	2%
2008	13.3%	1.94%
2009	12.7%	1.9%
2010	12.2%	1.87%
2011	11.7%	1.85%
2012	11.3%	1.84%
2013	10.9%	1.83%
2014	10.5%	1.83%
2015	10.1%	1.82%
2016	9.77%	1.81%
2017	9.43%	1.79%
2018	9.12%	1.75%
2019	8.82%	1.69%
2020	8.53%	1.6%
2021	8.25%	1.5%
2022	7.99%	1.39%
2023	7.73%	1.29%