Burundi vs Central African Republic: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 6.01 live births per woman against 4.88 live births per woman in Burundi, a difference of 1.13 live births per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Central African Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1960s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.02 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 7.24 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.34 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.84 live births per woman | 0.8567 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.75 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.3314 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 5.03 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Burundi or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 6.01 live births per woman against 4.88 live births per woman in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Burundi and Central African Republic?
- 1.13 live births per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.