Burkina Faso vs Chad: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 4.19 births per woman in Burkina Faso and 6.12 births per woman in Chad, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chad, by 1.93 births per woman, or 1.46 times that in Burkina Faso.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Chad has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 22 and Chad ranked 2 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 1.95 births per woman and Chad at 2.27 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Burkina Faso	Chad	World
2023	4.19	6.12	2.25
2022	4.28	6.22	2.27
2021	4.36	6.26	2.29
2020	4.44	6.35	2.32
2019	4.68	6.41	2.4
2018	4.92	6.46	2.44
2017	5.17	6.54	2.5
2016	5.33	6.62	2.54
2015	5.48	6.71	2.54
2014	5.6	6.78	2.56
2013	5.7	6.84	2.57
2012	5.79	6.91	2.61
2011	5.87	6.95	2.59
2010	5.94	6.99	2.6
2009	5.99	7.02	2.62
2008	6.05	7.06	2.63
2007	6.11	7.09	2.62
2006	6.17	7.12	2.63
2005	6.18	7.13	2.63
2004	6.22	7.16	2.65
2003	6.28	7.18	2.66
2002	6.34	7.2	2.68
2001	6.43	7.23	2.71
2000	6.52	7.25	2.75
1999	6.59	7.26	2.75
1998	6.66	7.27	2.78
1997	6.72	7.27	2.81
1996	6.78	7.29	2.85
1995	6.81	7.29	2.89
1994	6.84	7.31	2.93
1993	6.89	7.34	2.98
1992	6.94	7.3	3.04
1991	6.97	7.26	3.13
1990	7.01	7.22	3.31
1989	7.05	7.19	3.35
1988	7.11	7.15	3.39
1987	7.17	7.1	3.48
1986	7.22	7.07	3.5
1985	7.24	7.04	3.51
1984	7.25	7.02	3.55
1983	7.25	6.98	3.58
1982	7.25	6.96	3.71
1981	7.26	6.94	3.71
1980	7.22	6.91	3.74
1979	7.19	6.91	3.77
1978	7.15	6.89	3.79
1977	7.05	6.9	3.85
1976	6.95	6.89	3.97
1975	6.91	6.88	4.08
1974	6.84	6.86	4.26
1973	6.77	6.87	4.42
1972	6.72	6.85	4.55
1971	6.7	6.58	4.68
1970	6.69	6.53	4.83
1969	6.66	6.48	4.87
1968	6.65	6.43	4.96
1967	6.59	6.39	4.85
1966	6.53	6.36	4.96
1965	6.47	6.34	5.07
1964	6.42	6.32	5.12
1963	6.36	6.3	5.31
1962	6.32	6.29	5.02
1961	6.29	6.27	4.57
1960	6.25	6.25	4.7
1959	6.22	6.23	4.74
1958	6.17	6.21	4.93
1957	6.13	6.19	5.07
1956	6.09	6.17	4.93
1955	6.06	6.15	5
1954	6.01	6.13	5
1953	5.98	6.11	4.92
1952	5.93	6.09	5
1951	5.87	6.07	4.82
1950	5.82	6.06	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burkina Faso	Chad	World
2024	4.113.25–4.84	6.034.31–7.11	2.25
2025	4.013.04–4.82	5.944.16–7.11	2.24
2026	3.922.86–4.82	5.843.96–7.1	2.23
2027	3.822.67–4.79	5.743.82–7.12	2.22
2028	3.732.49–4.79	5.633.64–7.12	2.21
2029	3.642.35–4.79	5.543.48–7.12	2.2
2030	3.572.24–4.75	5.443.33–7.1	2.2
2031	3.52.15–4.73	5.363.22–7.09	2.19
2032	3.432.05–4.71	5.253.05–7.09	2.18
2033	3.381.97–4.69	5.152.89–7.09	2.17
2034	3.311.94–4.67	5.062.81–7.06	2.16
2035	3.241.88–4.65	4.972.7–7.08	2.15
2036	3.171.84–4.66	4.892.59–7.07	2.15
2037	3.111.81–4.58	4.82.49–7.03	2.14
2038	3.051.75–4.53	4.722.37–7.02	2.13
2039	3.011.68–4.47	4.632.3–7.01	2.13
2040	2.961.64–4.45	4.552.24–7	2.13
2041	2.921.63–4.42	4.472.2–6.98	2.12
2042	2.881.61–4.39	4.42.14–6.96	2.12
2043	2.841.57–4.38	4.322.04–6.96	2.12
2044	2.811.54–4.35	4.242.01–6.94	2.12
2045	2.771.51–4.31	4.171.96–6.94	2.12
2046	2.731.49–4.27	4.11.93–6.91	2.11
2047	2.71.49–4.22	4.041.87–6.87	2.11
2048	2.671.48–4.2	3.971.85–6.84	2.11
2049	2.641.47–4.18	3.911.83–6.8	2.1
2050	2.611.45–4.17	3.851.8–6.82	2.1
2051	2.581.45–4.16	3.791.77–6.83	2.09
2052	2.561.44–4.1	3.731.75–6.83	2.09
2053	2.531.4–4.06	3.671.72–6.76	2.08
2054	2.511.39–4.02	3.621.71–6.78	2.07
2055	2.491.38–4.04	3.561.72–6.75	2.07
2056	2.471.37–4.02	3.511.67–6.73	2.06
2057	2.451.36–4.04	3.461.63–6.67	2.05
2058	2.431.34–3.98	3.411.59–6.65	2.04
2059	2.411.3–3.97	3.371.59–6.64	2.04
2060	2.391.29–3.96	3.321.53–6.62	2.03
2061	2.371.29–3.91	3.281.51–6.63	2.02
2062	2.351.27–3.9	3.231.52–6.57	2.02
2063	2.331.27–3.87	3.181.49–6.59	2.01
2064	2.311.27–3.87	3.141.44–6.59	2
2065	2.31.27–3.84	3.11.44–6.55	2
2066	2.281.26–3.84	3.061.44–6.52	1.99
2067	2.271.26–3.84	3.021.42–6.44	1.98
2068	2.261.25–3.78	2.981.39–6.46	1.98
2069	2.241.27–3.77	2.951.39–6.35	1.97
2070	2.221.25–3.73	2.921.37–6.32	1.97
2071	2.211.25–3.71	2.891.36–6.3	1.96
2072	2.21.26–3.66	2.861.38–6.26	1.96
2073	2.191.24–3.65	2.831.35–6.27	1.95
2074	2.171.24–3.67	2.81.34–6.23	1.95
2075	2.161.21–3.66	2.781.36–6.15	1.94
2076	2.151.22–3.65	2.751.34–6.12	1.94
2077	2.131.21–3.61	2.721.33–6.08	1.94
2078	2.121.21–3.59	2.691.31–6.05	1.93
2079	2.111.2–3.6	2.671.32–6.01	1.93
2080	2.11.19–3.57	2.641.31–5.95	1.92
2081	2.091.19–3.54	2.621.28–5.95	1.92
2082	2.081.19–3.44	2.591.28–5.92	1.91
2083	2.071.19–3.5	2.571.28–5.87	1.91
2084	2.061.16–3.46	2.551.27–5.89	1.91
2085	2.061.14–3.47	2.531.24–5.81	1.9
2086	2.051.13–3.45	2.511.23–5.75	1.9
2087	2.041.12–3.5	2.491.24–5.76	1.89
2088	2.031.14–3.5	2.471.22–5.68	1.89
2089	2.021.13–3.48	2.451.21–5.56	1.88
2090	2.021.13–3.42	2.431.19–5.57	1.88
2091	2.011.13–3.38	2.411.19–5.53	1.88
2092	21.12–3.43	2.391.19–5.46	1.87
2093	1.991.14–3.42	2.371.18–5.38	1.87
2094	1.991.12–3.45	2.351.17–5.34	1.86
2095	1.981.14–3.37	2.341.17–5.25	1.86
2096	1.981.13–3.33	2.321.17–5.21	1.85
2097	1.971.13–3.35	2.311.17–5.14	1.85
2098	1.971.11–3.34	2.291.18–5.11	1.85
2099	1.961.12–3.32	2.281.18–4.99	1.84
2100	1.951.11–3.35	2.271.2–4.95	1.84

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The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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