Burundi birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Burundi chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Burundi is 4.88, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.27 — a -32.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burundi	World
1960	7	4.69
1961	7.02	4.56
1962	7.04	5.02
1963	7.07	5.31
1964	7.09	5.13
1965	7.11	5.08
1966	7.14	4.97
1967	7.16	4.87
1968	7.18	4.98
1969	7.22	4.88
1970	7.21	4.84
1971	7.21	4.69
1972	7.21	4.55
1973	7.22	4.42
1974	7.22	4.26
1975	7.24	4.07
1976	7.25	3.97
1977	7.25	3.84
1978	7.26	3.77
1979	7.31	3.76
1980	7.35	3.73
1981	7.33	3.71
1982	7.31	3.72
1983	7.3	3.59
1984	7.3	3.57
1985	7.29	3.53
1986	7.32	3.51
1987	7.38	3.48
1988	7.38	3.39
1989	7.39	3.35
1990	7.37	3.31
1991	7.34	3.13
1992	7.3	3.04
1993	7.27	2.97
1994	7.23	2.92
1995	7.18	2.87
1996	7.12	2.82
1997	7.04	2.78
1998	6.96	2.75
1999	6.9	2.72
2000	6.87	2.73
2001	6.85	2.69
2002	6.82	2.66
2003	6.79	2.64
2004	6.75	2.63
2005	6.71	2.61
2006	6.66	2.61
2007	6.59	2.6
2008	6.52	2.6
2009	6.41	2.59
2010	6.26	2.57
2011	6.11	2.55
2012	5.99	2.56
2013	5.89	2.53
2014	5.79	2.52
2015	5.7	2.49
2016	5.59	2.49
2017	5.48	2.46
2018	5.38	2.39
2019	5.27	2.35
2020	5.18	2.28
2021	5.08	2.25
2022	4.98	2.22
2023	4.88	2.2
2024	4.79	2.19
2025	4.68	2.18
2026	4.57	2.18
2027	4.46	2.17
2028	4.37	2.16
2029	4.28	2.15
2030	4.2	2.14
2031	4.11	2.13
2032	4.03	2.12
2033	3.95	2.12
2034	3.85	2.11
2035	3.78	2.1
2036	3.69	2.09
2037	3.62	2.09
2038	3.55	2.08
2039	3.49	2.08
2040	3.43	2.08
2041	3.37	2.07
2042	3.32	2.07
2043	3.27	2.07
2044	3.22	2.07
2045	3.17	2.06
2046	3.13	2.06
2047	3.08	2.06
2048	3.04	2.05
2049	3	2.05
2050	2.96	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.29% were to women under 20 years old, 50% to women ages 20-29, and 40.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.26%, 49.3%, and 42.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Burundi by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Burundi	World
1960	45.1%	37.4%
1961	45.2%	37.5%
1962	45.3%	37.6%
1963	45.5%	37.8%
1964	45.5%	38%
1965	45.4%	38%
1966	45.2%	38%
1967	45%	38%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1969	44.9%	37.8%
1970	44.9%	37.7%
1971	44.9%	37.6%
1972	45.5%	37.5%
1973	46%	37.3%
1974	45.8%	37.2%
1975	45.7%	37.1%
1976	45.8%	36.9%
1977	45.8%	36.7%
1978	45.7%	36.3%
1979	45.8%	35.9%
1980	45.4%	35.5%
1981	45.2%	35.2%
1982	45.6%	34.9%
1983	45.9%	34.6%
1984	46.3%	34.3%
1985	46.8%	34%
1986	47.3%	33.8%
1987	47.6%	33.6%
1988	48%	33.4%
1989	48.4%	33.2%
1990	48.7%	33%
1991	48.9%	32.9%
1992	48.9%	32.7%
1993	51%	32.5%
1994	51.1%	32.3%
1995	49.1%	32.1%
1996	49.6%	31.8%
1997	49.9%	31.5%
1998	49.4%	31.1%
1999	48.7%	30.8%
2000	48.3%	30.4%
2001	47.7%	30%
2002	47.2%	29.6%
2003	46.7%	29.2%
2004	46.2%	28.8%
2005	45.8%	28.5%
2006	45.6%	28.1%
2007	45.4%	27.9%
2008	45.2%	27.6%
2009	45%	27.5%
2010	45.1%	27.3%
2011	45.4%	27.1%
2012	45.7%	27%
2013	46.1%	26.9%
2014	46.4%	26.8%
2015	47%	26.6%
2016	47.7%	26.5%
2017	47.9%	26.4%
2018	47.8%	26.2%
2019	47.3%	26%
2020	47%	25.8%
2021	46.5%	25.6%
2022	46%	25.3%
2023	45.4%	25%
2024	44.7%	24.7%
2025	44%	24.4%
2026	43.2%	24.1%
2027	42.5%	23.8%
2028	41.7%	23.4%
2029	41%	23.1%
2030	40.3%	22.8%
2031	39.7%	22.6%
2032	39.2%	22.3%
2033	38.8%	22.1%
2034	38.5%	21.9%
2035	38.1%	21.7%
2036	37.8%	21.6%
2037	37.5%	21.5%
2038	37.2%	21.4%
2039	36.9%	21.3%
2040	36.6%	21.2%
2041	36.4%	21.1%
2042	36.1%	21%
2043	35.9%	21%
2044	35.6%	20.9%
2045	35.4%	20.8%
2046	35.1%	20.7%
2047	34.8%	20.7%
2048	34.4%	20.6%
2049	34.1%	20.5%
2050	33.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Burundi was 45.1% in 1960, 51% in 1993, and 44.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Burundi.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Burundi, excluding migration, has been +3% annually. On average, 361,450 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Burundi
1960	70,032
1961	71,216
1962	74,710
1963	75,962
1964	77,528
1965	78,208
1966	83,651
1967	86,373
1968	88,765
1969	90,852
1970	92,476
1971	95,153
1972	30,532
1973	74,805
1974	95,486
1975	101,172
1976	104,396
1977	108,488
1978	114,884
1979	123,377
1980	127,746
1981	146,231
1982	147,090
1983	152,801
1984	154,366
1985	156,896
1986	156,170
1987	157,481
1988	145,234
1989	157,547
1990	156,617
1991	156,148
1992	156,420
1993	128,898
1994	112,968
1995	160,284
1996	158,920
1997	150,404
1998	154,010
1999	166,699
2000	173,867
2001	184,541
2002	201,892
2003	216,295
2004	234,891
2005	253,401
2006	269,874
2007	285,323
2008	300,750
2009	319,583
2010	341,808
2011	348,934
2012	354,068
2013	362,224
2014	367,797
2015	370,856
2016	358,393
2017	353,879
2018	351,704
2019	357,672
2020	361,654
2021	359,844
2022	363,786
2023	368,917

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Burundi was 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.39% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -54.4% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	World
1985	1,428	460
1986	1,441	438
1987	1,446	429
1988	1,519	414
1989	1,511	401
1990	1,515	391
1991	1,513	395
1992	1,464	395
1993	1,801	389
1994	1,215	382
1995	1,293	371
1996	1,236	366
1997	1,100	358
1998	969	360
1999	899	340
2000	860	328
2001	799	321
2002	743	311
2003	705	301
2004	687	291
2005	685	283
2006	670	276
2007	655	269
2008	635	264
2009	612	258
2010	614	253
2011	597	247
2012	575	239
2013	555	235
2014	533	231
2015	525	228
2016	501	220
2017	482	215
2018	464	211
2019	449	207
2020	441	211
2021	447	242
2022	412	203
2023	392	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Burundi was 49.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4.92% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 153.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Burundi	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	24.2%	17.7%
1965	24.4%	17.5%
1966	24.5%	17.3%
1967	24.7%	17%
1968	24.9%	16.5%
1969	25%	15.5%
1970	25.1%	15.2%
1971	25.1%	15.1%
1972	31.9%	14.4%
1973	25.2%	14.1%
1974	25.2%	13.7%
1975	25.1%	13.4%
1976	25%	13%
1977	24.6%	12.5%
1978	24.1%	12.1%
1979	23.3%	11.7%
1980	22.4%	11.4%
1981	21.4%	11%
1982	20.3%	10.8%
1983	19.3%	10.6%
1984	18.4%	10.4%
1985	17.7%	10.1%
1986	17.2%	9.81%
1987	16.9%	9.47%
1988	16.8%	9.31%
1989	16.9%	9.02%
1990	17%	8.81%
1991	17.1%	8.66%
1992	17.2%	8.46%
1993	19.5%	8.19%
1994	17.2%	7.98%
1995	17.1%	7.76%
1996	17%	7.52%
1997	16.7%	7.28%
1998	16.3%	7.05%
1999	15.9%	6.76%
2000	15.4%	6.48%
2001	14.9%	6.21%
2002	14.3%	5.94%
2003	13.7%	5.65%
2004	13.1%	5.43%
2005	12.4%	5.16%
2006	11.7%	4.92%
2007	11%	4.7%
2008	10.3%	4.5%
2009	9.66%	4.31%
2010	9.08%	4.11%
2011	8.53%	3.97%
2012	8.02%	3.77%
2013	7.55%	3.61%
2014	7.13%	3.48%
2015	6.76%	3.35%
2016	6.44%	3.23%
2017	6.15%	3.11%
2018	5.9%	2.97%
2019	5.67%	2.86%
2020	5.46%	2.75%
2021	5.26%	2.66%
2022	5.08%	2.59%
2023	4.92%	2.49%