Total Fertility Rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total Fertility Rate was 4.67 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Burkina Faso, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.67 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.45 | 6.25 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 | 6.68 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 | 7.05 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 | 6.59 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 | 5.99 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 | 4.97 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 | 4.67 | 4.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 8 Nigeria 5.14 compare
- 9 Burundi 4.98 compare
- 10 Benin 4.89 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.66 compare
- 13 Gambia, The 4.59 compare
- 14 Mozambique, Republic of 4.56 compare
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 342,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 326,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 336,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 320,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 330,077 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Burkina Faso?
- Total fertility rate in Burkina Faso was 4.67 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 in 1981.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total fertility rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.