Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and Costa Rica

Fertility rate in Burundi vs Costa Rica 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 1.33 in Costa Rica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burundi vs Costa Rica population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burundi	Costa Rica
1960	7	6.71
1961	7.02	6.65
1962	7.04	6.54
1963	7.07	6.39
1964	7.09	6.19
1965	7.11	5.96
1966	7.14	5.7
1967	7.16	5.42
1968	7.18	5.03
1969	7.22	4.84
1970	7.21	4.59
1971	7.21	4.36
1972	7.21	4.16
1973	7.22	3.99
1974	7.22	3.89
1975	7.24	3.8
1976	7.25	3.75
1977	7.25	3.7
1978	7.26	3.66
1979	7.31	3.65
1980	7.35	3.58
1981	7.33	3.56
1982	7.31	3.54
1983	7.3	3.53
1984	7.3	3.52
1985	7.29	3.51
1986	7.32	3.45
1987	7.38	3.38
1988	7.38	3.31
1989	7.39	3.24
1990	7.37	3.17
1991	7.34	3.08
1992	7.3	3
1993	7.27	2.93
1994	7.23	2.86
1995	7.18	2.78
1996	7.12	2.68
1997	7.04	2.59
1998	6.96	2.53
1999	6.9	2.48
2000	6.87	2.41
2001	6.85	2.31
2002	6.82	2.16
2003	6.79	2.08
2004	6.75	2.03
2005	6.71	2.04
2006	6.66	1.94
2007	6.59	1.95
2008	6.52	1.98
2009	6.41	1.95
2010	6.26	1.83
2011	6.11	1.88
2012	5.99	1.85
2013	5.89	1.78
2014	5.79	1.8
2015	5.7	1.8
2016	5.59	1.75
2017	5.48	1.71
2018	5.38	1.71
2019	5.27	1.6
2020	5.18	1.45
2021	5.08	1.35
2022	4.98	1.34
2023	4.88	1.33
2024	4.79	1.32
2025	4.68	1.31
2026	4.57	1.31
2027	4.46	1.31
2028	4.37	1.3
2029	4.28	1.31
2030	4.2	1.31
2031	4.11	1.31
2032	4.03	1.32
2033	3.95	1.32
2034	3.85	1.32
2035	3.78	1.33
2036	3.69	1.33
2037	3.62	1.34
2038	3.55	1.34
2039	3.49	1.35
2040	3.43	1.35
2041	3.37	1.35
2042	3.32	1.36
2043	3.27	1.36
2044	3.22	1.37
2045	3.17	1.37
2046	3.13	1.37
2047	3.08	1.38
2048	3.04	1.38
2049	3	1.38
2050	2.96	1.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burundi	Costa Rica
1960	45.1%	46.4%
1961	45.2%	46.6%
1962	45.3%	46.7%
1963	45.5%	46.7%
1964	45.5%	46.6%
1965	45.4%	46.5%
1966	45.2%	46.3%
1967	45%	45.9%
1968	44.9%	45.5%
1969	44.9%	45%
1970	44.9%	44.4%
1971	44.9%	43.8%
1972	45.5%	43.1%
1973	46%	42.3%
1974	45.8%	41.5%
1975	45.7%	40.8%
1976	45.8%	40%
1977	45.8%	39.2%
1978	45.7%	38.6%
1979	45.8%	38%
1980	45.4%	37.5%
1981	45.2%	37.1%
1982	45.6%	36.7%
1983	45.9%	36.5%
1984	46.3%	36.4%
1985	46.8%	36.3%
1986	47.3%	36.3%
1987	47.6%	36.2%
1988	48%	36.2%
1989	48.4%	36.1%
1990	48.7%	36%
1991	48.9%	35.7%
1992	48.9%	35.4%
1993	51%	35%
1994	51.1%	34.6%
1995	49.1%	34.1%
1996	49.6%	33.6%
1997	49.9%	33%
1998	49.4%	32.4%
1999	48.7%	31.8%
2000	48.3%	31.1%
2001	47.7%	30.5%
2002	47.2%	29.8%
2003	46.7%	29.1%
2004	46.2%	28.4%
2005	45.8%	27.7%
2006	45.6%	27.1%
2007	45.4%	26.5%
2008	45.2%	25.9%
2009	45%	25.4%
2010	45.1%	24.9%
2011	45.4%	24.3%
2012	45.7%	23.9%
2013	46.1%	23.4%
2014	46.4%	23%
2015	47%	22.5%
2016	47.7%	22.1%
2017	47.9%	21.8%
2018	47.8%	21.4%
2019	47.3%	21.1%
2020	47%	20.7%
2021	46.5%	20.3%
2022	46%	19.8%
2023	45.4%	19.3%
2024	44.7%	18.8%
2025	44%	18.3%
2026	43.2%	17.8%
2027	42.5%	17.3%
2028	41.7%	16.9%
2029	41%	16.4%
2030	40.3%	16%
2031	39.7%	15.5%
2032	39.2%	15.1%
2033	38.8%	14.7%
2034	38.5%	14.4%
2035	38.1%	14.1%
2036	37.8%	13.9%
2037	37.5%	13.8%
2038	37.2%	13.7%
2039	36.9%	13.6%
2040	36.6%	13.5%
2041	36.4%	13.4%
2042	36.1%	13.3%
2043	35.9%	13.2%
2044	35.6%	13.2%
2045	35.4%	13.1%
2046	35.1%	13%
2047	34.8%	12.9%
2048	34.4%	12.8%
2049	34.1%	12.7%
2050	33.7%	12.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 18.8% in Costa Rica in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and Costa Rica compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs Costa Rica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi and +0.74% in Costa Rica. 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
	Burundi	Costa Rica
1960	70,032	48,857
1961	71,216	50,149
1962	74,710	51,046
1963	75,962	51,403
1964	77,528	51,435
1965	78,208	51,196
1966	83,651	50,755
1967	86,373	50,193
1968	88,765	48,361
1969	90,852	48,790
1970	92,476	48,398
1971	95,153	48,341
1972	30,532	48,417
1973	74,805	48,943
1974	95,486	50,349
1975	101,172	51,979
1976	104,396	54,019
1977	108,488	56,122
1978	114,884	58,327
1979	123,377	60,984
1980	127,746	62,561
1981	146,231	64,632
1982	147,090	66,826
1983	152,801	68,972
1984	154,366	71,062
1985	156,896	72,776
1986	156,170	73,211
1987	157,481	73,188
1988	145,234	72,944
1989	157,547	72,327
1990	156,617	71,727
1991	156,148	70,506
1992	156,420	69,830
1993	128,898	69,016
1994	112,968	68,336
1995	160,284	67,585
1996	158,920	66,094
1997	150,404	64,954
1998	154,010	64,788
1999	166,699	64,922
2000	173,867	64,268
2001	184,541	62,199
2002	201,892	58,388
2003	216,295	56,743
2004	234,891	55,769
2005	253,401	57,139
2006	269,874	54,177
2007	285,323	55,244
2008	300,750	56,491
2009	319,583	55,757
2010	341,808	50,803
2011	348,934	52,884
2012	354,068	52,036
2013	362,224	49,227
2014	367,797	49,559
2015	370,856	49,077
2016	358,393	45,565
2017	353,879	43,471
2018	351,704	42,469
2019	357,672	37,682
2020	361,654	29,164
2021	359,844	20,119
2022	363,786	21,409
2023	368,917	24,109

Maternal mortality chart: Burundi vs Costa Rica

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burundi, compared to 24 deaths in Costa Rica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	Costa Rica
1985	1,428	43
1986	1,441	42
1987	1,446	41
1988	1,519	40
1989	1,511	40
1990	1,515	40
1991	1,513	39
1992	1,464	39
1993	1,801	39
1994	1,215	39
1995	1,293	39
1996	1,236	39
1997	1,100	38
1998	969	37
1999	899	36
2000	860	36
2001	799	35
2002	743	34
2003	705	33
2004	687	33
2005	685	31
2006	670	30
2007	655	30
2008	635	30
2009	612	29
2010	614	29
2011	597	28
2012	575	27
2013	555	27
2014	533	27
2015	525	26
2016	501	27
2017	482	27
2018	464	28
2019	449	26
2020	441	34
2021	447	44
2022	412	27
2023	392	24

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.92% in Burundi and 1.05% in Costa Rica. 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
	Burundi	Costa Rica
1960	-	9.62%
1961	-	9.36%
1962	-	9.27%
1963	-	9.25%
1964	24.2%	9.18%
1965	24.4%	9.02%
1966	24.5%	8.78%
1967	24.7%	8.49%
1968	24.9%	8.17%
1969	25%	7.85%
1970	25.1%	7.48%
1971	25.1%	7.02%
1972	31.9%	6.45%
1973	25.2%	5.82%
1974	25.2%	5.17%
1975	25.1%	4.54%
1976	25%	3.93%
1977	24.6%	3.39%
1978	24.1%	2.96%
1979	23.3%	2.65%
1980	22.4%	2.45%
1981	21.4%	2.33%
1982	20.3%	2.29%
1983	19.3%	2.27%
1984	18.4%	2.25%
1985	17.7%	2.2%
1986	17.2%	2.12%
1987	16.9%	2.01%
1988	16.8%	1.89%
1989	16.9%	1.78%
1990	17%	1.69%
1991	17.1%	1.62%
1992	17.2%	1.57%
1993	19.5%	1.53%
1994	17.2%	1.51%
1995	17.1%	1.49%
1996	17%	1.47%
1997	16.7%	1.45%
1998	16.3%	1.41%
1999	15.9%	1.36%
2000	15.4%	1.31%
2001	14.9%	1.26%
2002	14.3%	1.22%
2003	13.7%	1.18%
2004	13.1%	1.15%
2005	12.4%	1.13%
2006	11.7%	1.12%
2007	11%	1.11%
2008	10.3%	1.09%
2009	9.66%	1.07%
2010	9.08%	1.05%
2011	8.53%	1.02%
2012	8.02%	0.98%
2013	7.55%	0.95%
2014	7.13%	0.92%
2015	6.76%	0.9%
2016	6.44%	0.89%
2017	6.15%	0.89%
2018	5.9%	0.89%
2019	5.67%	0.91%
2020	5.46%	0.94%
2021	5.26%	0.97%
2022	5.08%	1.01%
2023	4.92%	1.05%