Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Fertility rate: births per woman
Burkina Faso
4.19 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Guinea rank
21st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.22 live births per woman against 4.19 live births per woman in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.0032 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.2814 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.5444 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.6852 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 0.5343 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 0.506 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 0.4291 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 4.22 live births per woman against 4.19 live births per woman in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed 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
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.