Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burundi
Burundi: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.88 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.88 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.39 live births per woman
in 1989
All-time low
4.88 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4.88 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burundi peaked at 7.39 live births per woman in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.88 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Burundi 8th 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 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% |
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 | 5.03 live births per woman | 4.88 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 live births per woman compare
- 6 Mali 5.61 live births per woman compare
- 7 Angola 5.12 live births per woman compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 live births per woman compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.76 live births per woman compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.7 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. share of women with no education in Burundi?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Burundi was 4.88 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 live births per woman in 1989.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.