Children per woman un in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Children per woman un was 4.19 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
4.19
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.26
in 1981
All-time low
4.19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Children per woman un in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023

02468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 4.19 for children per woman un in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman un in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.19, in 2023.

That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6.03 5.82 6.22 10
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 5.45 4.68 5.94 10
2020s 4.32 4.19 4.44 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 20 Guinea 4.22 compare
  2. 21 Togo 4.19 compare
  3. 23 Congo 4.16 compare
  4. 24 Zambia 4.1 compare
  5. 25 Equatorial Guinea 4.08 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More reference data data for Burkina Faso

All data for Burkina Faso β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman un in Burkina Faso?
Children per woman un in Burkina Faso was 4.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman un recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 7.26 in 1981.
What is the lowest children per woman un recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 4.19 in 2023.
How does Burkina Faso rank for children per woman un?
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is children per woman un rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman un. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children per woman un
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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