Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Burundi
Burundi: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 4.88 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 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. human development index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index 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.
Burundi ranks 8th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
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 reference data data for Burundi
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.439 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 34.54 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 30.73 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 42.38 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Burundi?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index 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. human development index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 live births per woman in 1989.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index 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. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The 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.