Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.19 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.26 live births per woman
in 1981
All-time low
4.19 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso stood at 4.19 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.19 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.82 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.87 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 5.93 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 5.97 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.05 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.09 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 6.13 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.17 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 6.22 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.25 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.32 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.36 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.42 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.58 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.72 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.77 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.84 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.91 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.95 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 7.05 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.15 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.19 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.24 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.22 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.17 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.11 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 7.01 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.97 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.94 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.89 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.84 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.81 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.78 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.72 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.59 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.52 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.43 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.34 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.22 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.18 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.17 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.05 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.87 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.79 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.59 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.48 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.33 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.17 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 4.92 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.68 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.44 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.36 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.28 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.19 live births per woman | -2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.19 live births per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.19 live births per woman, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.19 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 live births per woman, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.05 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.68 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.19 live births per woman | 4.44 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burkina Faso was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.