Total Fertility Rate in Burundi
Burundi: Total Fertility Rate was 4.98 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Burundi, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4.98 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Burundi peaked at 7.39 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.98, in 2022.
Burundi ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.1 | 7 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.24 | 7.21 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 | 7.29 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 | 6.9 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.41 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 5.27 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 | 4.98 | 5.18 | 3 |
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More gender data for Burundi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 221,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 215,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 218,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 213,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Burundi?
- Total fertility rate in Burundi was 4.98 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 1989.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for total fertility rate?
- Burundi ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.