Fertility Rate: Burundi
Burundi's fertility rate is currently 4.789 births per woman as of 2024. # Burundi Fertility Rate Burundi's fertility rate stands at 4.
Current (2024)
4.789 births per woman
-1.8% y/y
Peak (1989)
7.387 births per woman
Low (2024)
4.789 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Burundi
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Burundi
Analysis# Burundi Fertility Rate
Burundi's fertility rate stands at 4.789 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic 31.6% decline since 1960. The country experienced its peak fertility of 7.387 births per woman in 1989, driven by high birth rates characteristic of sub-Saharan Africa during that period. The current 2024 figure marks the lowest point in the 64-year data series, indicating sustained downward pressure on family size over recent decades.
The most significant decline occurred between 1989 and the present, with fertility dropping 2.6 births per woman over 35 years. A consistent year-over-year reduction from 2015 onward—falling from 5.695 to 4.789 births per woman—demonstrates accelerating momentum. This trajectory suggests continued fertility decline driven by factors including increased education, improved family planning access, and ongoing demographic shifts typical of developing nations entering higher stages of demographic transition.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.789 births per woman | -1.82% |
| 2023 | 4.878 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 2022 | 4.98 births per woman | -1.93% |
| 2021 | 5.078 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 2020 | 5.177 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 2019 | 5.271 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 2018 | 5.38 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 2017 | 5.481 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 2016 | 5.587 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 2015 | 5.695 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 2014 | 5.794 births per woman | -1.61% |
| 2013 | 5.889 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 2012 | 5.991 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 2011 | 6.108 births per woman | -2.43% |
| 2010 | 6.26 births per woman | -2.32% |
| 2009 | 6.409 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 2008 | 6.515 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 2007 | 6.588 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 2006 | 6.659 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 2005 | 6.708 births per woman | -0.56% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.746 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 2003 | 6.785 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2002 | 6.819 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 2001 | 6.849 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 2000 | 6.872 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1999 | 6.897 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1998 | 6.958 births per woman | -1.16% |
| 1997 | 7.04 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1996 | 7.123 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1995 | 7.184 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1994 | 7.23 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 1993 | 7.272 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1992 | 7.301 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1991 | 7.336 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 1990 | 7.365 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 1989 | 7.387 births per woman | +0.05% |
| 1988 | 7.383 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1987 | 7.38 births per woman | +0.82% |
| 1986 | 7.32 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 1985 | 7.294 births per woman | -0.01% |
| 1984 | 7.295 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1983 | 7.298 births per woman | -0.22% |
| 1982 | 7.314 births per woman | -0.20% |
| 1981 | 7.329 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1980 | 7.353 births per woman | +0.63% |
| 1979 | 7.307 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1978 | 7.259 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1977 | 7.245 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 7.248 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1975 | 7.244 births per woman | +0.30% |
| 1974 | 7.222 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1973 | 7.215 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 1972 | 7.21 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1971 | 7.213 births per woman | -0.01% |
| 1970 | 7.214 births per woman | -0.01% |
| 1969 | 7.215 births per woman | +0.49% |
| 1968 | 7.18 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 1967 | 7.156 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 1966 | 7.135 births per woman | +0.31% |
| 1965 | 7.113 births per woman | +0.32% |
| 1964 | 7.09 births per woman | +0.33% |
| 1963 | 7.067 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 1962 | 7.038 births per woman | +0.21% |
| 1961 | 7.023 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 1960 | 7.003 births per woman | — |
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