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Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and Cayman Islands

Updated on by Georank team

Burundi has an annual birth rate of 33.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 11.8 for the Cayman Islands. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 4.88 in Burundi and 1.53 in the Cayman Islands — 68.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -30.3% in Burundi and by -67.5% in the Cayman Islands — in 1960, it was 7 and 4.71, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Burundi is ranked 17/196 by birth rate compared to 118/196 for the Cayman Islands.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.1 in Burundi — it's 30.9 in the Cayman Islands.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 53.4 in Burundi vs 11.3 in the Cayman Islands.
  • In Burundi, 23.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 26.5% in the Cayman Islands.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.69% in Burundi and +0.7% in the Cayman Islands.

Birth rate data compared

Burundi Cayman Islands
Fertility rate 4.88 1.53
Birth rate 33.7 11.8
Birth rate rank 17/196 118/196
Age at first childbirth 21.5 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 30.1 years 30.9 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 51.2 9.58
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 210 60.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 89.4 22.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.8% 26.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 22.9% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 76.5% 100%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.39% n/a
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.96% n/a
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 3.15% 0.55%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 4.92% n/a
Population change due to births and deaths +368,917 +514
Natural population change rank 46/196 144/196
Natural population change rate +2.69% +0.7%
Population growth +2.62% +1.94%
Population growth rank 25/197 56/197
Life expectancy 64 years 80.7 years

Fertility rate in Burundi vs Cayman Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Burundi was 4.88 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.53 in the Cayman Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burundi vs the Cayman Islands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Burundi
Factual

UN forecast
Cayman Islands
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Burundi Cayman Islands
1960 7 4.71
1961 7.02 4.78
1962 7.04 4.79
1963 7.07 4.69
1964 7.09 4.41
1965 7.11 4.16
1966 7.14 4.08
1967 7.16 4.05
1968 7.18 3.99
1969 7.22 3.52
1970 7.21 4.66
1971 7.21 3.47
1972 7.21 4.89
1973 7.22 3.56
1974 7.22 2.96
1975 7.24 2.72
1976 7.25 2.53
1977 7.25 2.41
1978 7.26 2.37
1979 7.31 2.37
1980 7.35 2.4
1981 7.33 2.38
1982 7.31 2.01
1983 7.3 1.83
1984 7.3 1.79
1985 7.29 1.75
1986 7.32 1.69
1987 7.38 1.58
1988 7.38 1.63
1989 7.39 1.76
1990 7.37 1.78
1991 7.34 1.85
1992 7.3 1.73
1993 7.27 1.67
1994 7.23 1.66
1995 7.18 1.67
1996 7.12 1.69
1997 7.04 1.7
1998 6.96 1.7
1999 6.9 1.71
2000 6.87 1.71
2001 6.85 1.7
2002 6.82 1.68
2003 6.79 1.67
2004 6.75 1.67
2005 6.71 1.67
2006 6.66 1.67
2007 6.59 1.68
2008 6.52 1.7
2009 6.41 1.72
2010 6.26 1.69
2011 6.11 1.64
2012 5.99 1.53
2013 5.89 1.45
2014 5.79 1.33
2015 5.7 1.27
2016 5.59 1.23
2017 5.48 1.22
2018 5.38 1.28
2019 5.27 1.51
2020 5.18 1.55
2021 5.08 1.55
2022 4.98 1.54
2023 4.88 1.53
2024 4.79 1.53
2025 4.68 1.51
2026 4.57 1.5
2027 4.46 1.5
2028 4.37 1.5
2029 4.28 1.5
2030 4.2 1.5
2031 4.11 1.5
2032 4.03 1.5
2033 3.95 1.5
2034 3.85 1.5
2035 3.78 1.5
2036 3.69 1.5
2037 3.62 1.5
2038 3.55 1.5
2039 3.49 1.5
2040 3.43 1.51
2041 3.37 1.51
2042 3.32 1.51
2043 3.27 1.51
2044 3.22 1.51
2045 3.17 1.51
2046 3.13 1.51
2047 3.08 1.52
2048 3.04 1.52
2049 3 1.52
2050 2.96 1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Burundi
Factual

UN forecast
Cayman Islands
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Burundi Cayman Islands
1960 45.1% 36.3%
1961 45.2% 37%
1962 45.3% 37.7%
1963 45.5% 38.4%
1964 45.5% 38.8%
1965 45.4% 39.2%
1966 45.2% 39.4%
1967 45% 39.5%
1968 44.9% 39.4%
1969 44.9% 39.2%
1970 44.9% 38.7%
1971 44.9% 37.9%
1972 45.5% 37.1%
1973 46% 36.2%
1974 45.8% 35.2%
1975 45.7% 34.1%
1976 45.8% 33%
1977 45.8% 31.9%
1978 45.7% 30.7%
1979 45.8% 29.5%
1980 45.4% 28.7%
1981 45.2% 28.2%
1982 45.6% 27.5%
1983 45.9% 26.9%
1984 46.3% 26.2%
1985 46.8% 25.5%
1986 47.3% 24.8%
1987 47.6% 24.1%
1988 48% 23.4%
1989 48.4% 22.9%
1990 48.7% 22.3%
1991 48.9% 21.8%
1992 48.9% 21.3%
1993 51% 21%
1994 51.1% 20.7%
1995 49.1% 20.5%
1996 49.6% 20.3%
1997 49.9% 20.1%
1998 49.4% 19.8%
1999 48.7% 19.6%
2000 48.3% 19.6%
2001 47.7% 19.6%
2002 47.2% 19.6%
2003 46.7% 19.5%
2004 46.2% 19.3%
2005 45.8% 19.1%
2006 45.6% 18.9%
2007 45.4% 18.7%
2008 45.2% 18.5%
2009 45% 18.3%
2010 45.1% 18.2%
2011 45.4% 18.2%
2012 45.7% 18.1%
2013 46.1% 18%
2014 46.4% 17.9%
2015 47% 17.7%
2016 47.7% 17.4%
2017 47.9% 17.2%
2018 47.8% 17%
2019 47.3% 16.8%
2020 47% 16.5%
2021 46.5% 16.3%
2022 46% 16.4%
2023 45.4% 16.3%
2024 44.7% 16.2%
2025 44% 16.1%
2026 43.2% 15.9%
2027 42.5% 15.8%
2028 41.7% 15.7%
2029 41% 15.6%
2030 40.3% 15.6%
2031 39.7% 15.5%
2032 39.2% 15.4%
2033 38.8% 15.3%
2034 38.5% 15.2%
2035 38.1% 15%
2036 37.8% 14.8%
2037 37.5% 14.6%
2038 37.2% 14.4%
2039 36.9% 14.2%
2040 36.6% 14%
2041 36.4% 13.9%
2042 36.1% 13.8%
2043 35.9% 13.7%
2044 35.6% 13.7%
2045 35.4% 13.6%
2046 35.1% 13.6%
2047 34.8% 13.6%
2048 34.4% 13.6%
2049 34.1% 13.6%
2050 33.7% 13.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 16.2% in the Cayman Islands in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 22.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and the Cayman Islands compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs Cayman Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi and +0.67% in the Cayman Islands. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Burundi
Cayman Islands

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Burundi Cayman Islands
1960 70,032 180
1961 71,216 188
1962 74,710 192
1963 75,962 191
1964 77,528 179
1965 78,208 168
1966 83,651 167
1967 86,373 168
1968 88,765 167
1969 90,852 139
1970 92,476 219
1971 95,153 158
1972 30,532 292
1973 74,805 216
1974 95,486 184
1975 101,172 181
1976 104,396 180
1977 108,488 184
1978 114,884 195
1979 123,377 210
1980 127,746 232
1981 146,231 255
1982 147,090 217
1983 152,801 206
1984 154,366 216
1985 156,896 225
1986 156,170 227
1987 157,481 214
1988 145,234 233
1989 157,547 269
1990 156,617 284
1991 156,148 327
1992 156,420 320
1993 128,898 325
1994 112,968 343
1995 160,284 362
1996 158,920 377
1997 150,404 387
1998 154,010 392
1999 166,699 394
2000 173,867 392
2001 184,541 400
2002 201,892 407
2003 216,295 416
2004 234,891 426
2005 253,401 439
2006 269,874 451
2007 285,323 468
2008 300,750 490
2009 319,583 513
2010 341,808 515
2011 348,934 503
2012 354,068 468
2013 362,224 439
2014 367,797 392
2015 370,856 364
2016 358,393 351
2017 353,879 351
2018 351,704 383
2019 357,672 514
2020 361,654 539
2021 359,844 533
2022 363,786 527
2023 368,917 514

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