Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Burundi vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burundi vs the Netherlands 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	Netherlands
1960	7	3.12
1961	7.02	3.22
1962	7.04	3.18
1963	7.07	3.19
1964	7.09	3.17
1965	7.11	3.04
1966	7.14	2.9
1967	7.16	2.81
1968	7.18	2.72
1969	7.22	2.75
1970	7.21	2.57
1971	7.21	2.36
1972	7.21	2.15
1973	7.22	1.9
1974	7.22	1.77
1975	7.24	1.66
1976	7.25	1.63
1977	7.25	1.58
1978	7.26	1.58
1979	7.31	1.56
1980	7.35	1.6
1981	7.33	1.56
1982	7.31	1.5
1983	7.3	1.47
1984	7.3	1.49
1985	7.29	1.51
1986	7.32	1.55
1987	7.38	1.56
1988	7.38	1.55
1989	7.39	1.55
1990	7.37	1.62
1991	7.34	1.61
1992	7.3	1.59
1993	7.27	1.57
1994	7.23	1.57
1995	7.18	1.53
1996	7.12	1.53
1997	7.04	1.56
1998	6.96	1.63
1999	6.9	1.65
2000	6.87	1.72
2001	6.85	1.71
2002	6.82	1.73
2003	6.79	1.75
2004	6.75	1.72
2005	6.71	1.71
2006	6.66	1.72
2007	6.59	1.72
2008	6.52	1.77
2009	6.41	1.79
2010	6.26	1.79
2011	6.11	1.76
2012	5.99	1.72
2013	5.89	1.68
2014	5.79	1.71
2015	5.7	1.66
2016	5.59	1.66
2017	5.48	1.62
2018	5.38	1.59
2019	5.27	1.57
2020	5.18	1.54
2021	5.08	1.62
2022	4.98	1.49
2023	4.88	1.43
2024	4.79	1.43
2025	4.68	1.44
2026	4.57	1.44
2027	4.46	1.45
2028	4.37	1.45
2029	4.28	1.45
2030	4.2	1.46
2031	4.11	1.46
2032	4.03	1.47
2033	3.95	1.47
2034	3.85	1.48
2035	3.78	1.48
2036	3.69	1.48
2037	3.62	1.48
2038	3.55	1.48
2039	3.49	1.49
2040	3.43	1.49
2041	3.37	1.49
2042	3.32	1.5
2043	3.27	1.5
2044	3.22	1.5
2045	3.17	1.5
2046	3.13	1.5
2047	3.08	1.51
2048	3.04	1.51
2049	3	1.51
2050	2.96	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burundi	Netherlands
1960	45.1%	30%
1961	45.2%	29.7%
1962	45.3%	29.1%
1963	45.5%	28.7%
1964	45.5%	28.5%
1965	45.4%	28.3%
1966	45.2%	28.1%
1967	45%	27.8%
1968	44.9%	27.6%
1969	44.9%	27.5%
1970	44.9%	27.3%
1971	44.9%	27.1%
1972	45.5%	26.8%
1973	46%	26.4%
1974	45.8%	25.9%
1975	45.7%	25.3%
1976	45.8%	24.8%
1977	45.8%	24.2%
1978	45.7%	23.5%
1979	45.8%	22.9%
1980	45.4%	22.3%
1981	45.2%	21.8%
1982	45.6%	21.3%
1983	45.9%	20.7%
1984	46.3%	20.1%
1985	46.8%	19.5%
1986	47.3%	19.1%
1987	47.6%	18.7%
1988	48%	18.5%
1989	48.4%	18.4%
1990	48.7%	18.4%
1991	48.9%	18.4%
1992	48.9%	18.5%
1993	51%	18.5%
1994	51.1%	18.6%
1995	49.1%	18.6%
1996	49.6%	18.6%
1997	49.9%	18.6%
1998	49.4%	18.6%
1999	48.7%	18.7%
2000	48.3%	18.8%
2001	47.7%	18.8%
2002	47.2%	18.8%
2003	46.7%	18.7%
2004	46.2%	18.6%
2005	45.8%	18.5%
2006	45.6%	18.3%
2007	45.4%	18.1%
2008	45.2%	17.9%
2009	45%	17.7%
2010	45.1%	17.6%
2011	45.4%	17.4%
2012	45.7%	17.3%
2013	46.1%	17.1%
2014	46.4%	16.9%
2015	47%	16.6%
2016	47.7%	16.4%
2017	47.9%	16.2%
2018	47.8%	16%
2019	47.3%	15.8%
2020	47%	15.6%
2021	46.5%	15.5%
2022	46%	15.4%
2023	45.4%	15.2%
2024	44.7%	15%
2025	44%	14.9%
2026	43.2%	14.9%
2027	42.5%	14.8%
2028	41.7%	14.8%
2029	41%	14.8%
2030	40.3%	14.8%
2031	39.7%	14.8%
2032	39.2%	14.7%
2033	38.8%	14.7%
2034	38.5%	14.7%
2035	38.1%	14.7%
2036	37.8%	14.7%
2037	37.5%	14.6%
2038	37.2%	14.6%
2039	36.9%	14.6%
2040	36.6%	14.5%
2041	36.4%	14.5%
2042	36.1%	14.4%
2043	35.9%	14.4%
2044	35.6%	14.3%
2045	35.4%	14.2%
2046	35.1%	14.1%
2047	34.8%	14.1%
2048	34.4%	14%
2049	34.1%	13.9%
2050	33.7%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi and +0.08% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	70,032	151,623
1961	71,216	159,450
1962	74,710	153,474
1963	75,962	154,361
1964	77,528	157,653
1965	78,208	146,308
1966	83,651	138,265
1967	86,373	138,580
1968	88,765	132,389
1969	90,852	139,082
1970	92,476	129,082
1971	95,153	116,112
1972	30,532	101,297
1973	74,805	84,668
1974	95,486	75,853
1975	101,172	64,232
1976	104,396	63,361
1977	108,488	63,739
1978	114,884	61,344
1979	123,377	63,172
1980	127,746	66,504
1981	146,231	62,688
1982	147,090	54,388
1983	152,801	51,722
1984	154,366	54,812
1985	156,896	55,069
1986	156,170	59,746
1987	157,481	64,526
1988	145,234	61,993
1989	157,547	59,396
1990	156,617	68,777
1991	156,148	69,321
1992	156,420	66,811
1993	128,898	58,103
1994	112,968	61,532
1995	160,284	54,106
1996	158,920	51,251
1997	150,404	56,198
1998	154,010	61,258
1999	166,699	60,086
2000	173,867	66,887
2001	184,541	62,580
2002	201,892	59,751
2003	216,295	58,411
2004	234,891	56,987
2005	253,401	50,592
2006	269,874	49,038
2007	285,323	49,145
2008	300,750	49,337
2009	319,583	51,244
2010	341,808	48,184
2011	348,934	45,072
2012	354,068	35,186
2013	362,224	30,248
2014	367,797	35,417
2015	370,856	23,716
2016	358,393	23,843
2017	353,879	18,844
2018	351,704	15,508
2019	357,672	17,345
2020	361,654	0
2021	359,844	7,014
2022	363,786	-1,770
2023	368,917	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Burundi vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	Netherlands
1985	1,428	12
1986	1,441	12
1987	1,446	12
1988	1,519	12
1989	1,511	12
1990	1,515	12
1991	1,513	12
1992	1,464	12
1993	1,801	12
1994	1,215	12
1995	1,293	12
1996	1,236	12
1997	1,100	13
1998	969	12
1999	899	13
2000	860	13
2001	799	13
2002	743	13
2003	705	12
2004	687	11
2005	685	10
2006	670	9
2007	655	8
2008	635	8
2009	612	7
2010	614	6
2011	597	7
2012	575	6
2013	555	6
2014	533	5
2015	525	5
2016	501	5
2017	482	5
2018	464	5
2019	449	5
2020	441	4
2021	447	5
2022	412	4
2023	392	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.92% in Burundi and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	-	2.08%
1961	-	2.03%
1962	-	1.97%
1963	-	1.92%
1964	24.2%	1.88%
1965	24.4%	1.83%
1966	24.5%	1.79%
1967	24.7%	1.74%
1968	24.9%	1.69%
1969	25%	1.64%
1970	25.1%	1.58%
1971	25.1%	1.53%
1972	31.9%	1.47%
1973	25.2%	1.41%
1974	25.2%	1.36%
1975	25.1%	1.31%
1976	25%	1.26%
1977	24.6%	1.21%
1978	24.1%	1.16%
1979	23.3%	1.12%
1980	22.4%	1.09%
1981	21.4%	1.06%
1982	20.3%	1.04%
1983	19.3%	1.02%
1984	18.4%	0.99%
1985	17.7%	0.97%
1986	17.2%	0.95%
1987	16.9%	0.92%
1988	16.8%	0.89%
1989	16.9%	0.86%
1990	17%	0.83%
1991	17.1%	0.8%
1992	17.2%	0.77%
1993	19.5%	0.74%
1994	17.2%	0.71%
1995	17.1%	0.69%
1996	17%	0.67%
1997	16.7%	0.66%
1998	16.3%	0.64%
1999	15.9%	0.63%
2000	15.4%	0.62%
2001	14.9%	0.61%
2002	14.3%	0.59%
2003	13.7%	0.57%
2004	13.1%	0.55%
2005	12.4%	0.53%
2006	11.7%	0.51%
2007	11%	0.49%
2008	10.3%	0.47%
2009	9.66%	0.46%
2010	9.08%	0.44%
2011	8.53%	0.43%
2012	8.02%	0.42%
2013	7.55%	0.42%
2014	7.13%	0.41%
2015	6.76%	0.41%
2016	6.44%	0.41%
2017	6.15%	0.4%
2018	5.9%	0.4%
2019	5.67%	0.4%
2020	5.46%	0.4%
2021	5.26%	0.4%
2022	5.08%	0.4%
2023	4.92%	0.4%