Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi
Burundi: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 4.79 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.79 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.39 live births per woman
in 1989
All-time low
4.79 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi is 4.79 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi peaked at 7.39 live births per woman in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.79 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Burundi 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.92 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.91 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.9 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.93 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.93 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.93 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 6.95 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.98 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 7 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 7.02 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 7.04 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.07 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 7.09 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.11 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7.13 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.16 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.18 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.21 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.21 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.21 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.21 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.21 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.24 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.35 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 7.33 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.31 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.3 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.29 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.29 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.32 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.39 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.34 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.3 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.27 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.18 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.12 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.04 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.96 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.9 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.87 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.85 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.79 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.75 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.71 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.59 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.51 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.41 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.26 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.11 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.89 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.79 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.59 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.48 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.38 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.27 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.18 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.08 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.98 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.88 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.79 live births per woman | -1.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.79 live births per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.11 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.79 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.1 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.24 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 7.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 live births per woman | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 6.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 5 Niger 5.93 live births per woman compare
- 6 Mali 5.51 live births per woman compare
- 7 Angola 5.05 live births per woman compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.76 live births per woman compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.69 live births per woman compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.62 live births per woman compare
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burundi was 4.79 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 live births per woman in 1989.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.