Burkina Faso vs Togo
Burkina Faso vs Togo: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 4.19 births per woman in Burkina Faso and 4.19 births per woman in Togo, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Togo, by 0.01 births per woman, or 1 times that in Burkina Faso.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Togo has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 22 and Togo ranked 21 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 1.95 births per woman and Togo at 2.18 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 | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 4.28 | 4.25 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 4.36 | 4.32 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 4.44 | 4.39 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 4.68 | 4.45 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 4.92 | 4.51 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 5.17 | 4.58 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 5.33 | 4.63 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 5.48 | 4.66 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 4.75 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 5.79 | 4.85 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 5.87 | 4.98 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 5.94 | 5.09 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 5.99 | 5.1 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 6.05 | 5.1 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 6.11 | 5.1 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 6.17 | 5.08 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 6.18 | 5.04 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 6.22 | 5 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 6.28 | 5.05 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 6.34 | 5.09 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 6.43 | 5.13 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 6.52 | 5.17 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 6.59 | 5.23 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 6.66 | 5.29 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 6.72 | 5.36 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 6.78 | 5.46 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 6.81 | 5.57 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 6.84 | 5.67 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 6.89 | 5.78 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 6.94 | 5.89 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 6.97 | 5.99 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 7.01 | 6.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 7.05 | 6.15 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 7.11 | 6.23 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 7.17 | 6.3 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 7.22 | 6.38 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 7.24 | 6.46 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 7.25 | 6.54 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 7.25 | 6.63 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 7.25 | 6.73 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 7.26 | 6.81 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7.22 | 6.88 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.19 | 6.94 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.15 | 6.98 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.05 | 7.03 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.95 | 7.06 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.91 | 7.09 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.84 | 7.09 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.77 | 7.08 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.72 | 7.07 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.7 | 7.06 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.69 | 7.04 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.66 | 7.02 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.65 | 6.97 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.59 | 6.96 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.53 | 6.96 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.47 | 6.94 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.42 | 6.92 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.36 | 6.89 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.32 | 6.86 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.29 | 6.82 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.25 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.22 | 6.77 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.17 | 6.73 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.13 | 6.71 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.09 | 6.69 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.06 | 6.67 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.01 | 6.66 | 5 |
| 1953 | 5.98 | 6.65 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 5.93 | 6.64 | 5 |
| 1951 | 5.87 | 6.62 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 5.82 | 6.6 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.113.25–4.84 | 4.12 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 4.013.04–4.82 | 4.07 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.922.86–4.82 | 4.01 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.822.67–4.79 | 3.96 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 3.732.49–4.79 | 3.9 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 3.642.35–4.79 | 3.84 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 3.572.24–4.75 | 3.79 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 3.52.15–4.73 | 3.75 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 3.432.05–4.71 | 3.7 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 3.381.97–4.69 | 3.65 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 3.311.94–4.67 | 3.61 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 3.241.88–4.65 | 3.56 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 3.171.84–4.66 | 3.52 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 3.111.81–4.58 | 3.48 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 3.051.75–4.53 | 3.44 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 3.011.68–4.47 | 3.4 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.961.64–4.45 | 3.37 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.921.63–4.42 | 3.33 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.881.61–4.39 | 3.3 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.841.57–4.38 | 3.27 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.811.54–4.35 | 3.23 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.771.51–4.31 | 3.2 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.731.49–4.27 | 3.17 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.71.49–4.22 | 3.13 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.671.48–4.2 | 3.1 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.641.47–4.18 | 3.07 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.611.45–4.17 | 3.04 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.581.45–4.16 | 3.01 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.561.44–4.1 | 2.98 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.531.4–4.06 | 2.96 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.511.39–4.02 | 2.93 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.491.38–4.04 | 2.91 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.471.37–4.02 | 2.88 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.451.36–4.04 | 2.86 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.431.34–3.98 | 2.84 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.411.3–3.97 | 2.81 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.391.29–3.96 | 2.79 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.371.29–3.91 | 2.77 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.351.27–3.9 | 2.75 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.331.27–3.87 | 2.73 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.311.27–3.87 | 2.71 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.31.27–3.84 | 2.69 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.281.26–3.84 | 2.67 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.271.26–3.84 | 2.66 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.261.25–3.78 | 2.64 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.241.27–3.77 | 2.62 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.221.25–3.73 | 2.6 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.211.25–3.71 | 2.58 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.21.26–3.66 | 2.57 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.191.24–3.65 | 2.55 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.171.24–3.67 | 2.53 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.161.21–3.66 | 2.51 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.151.22–3.65 | 2.49 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.131.21–3.61 | 2.48 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.121.21–3.59 | 2.46 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.111.2–3.6 | 2.45 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.11.19–3.57 | 2.44 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.091.19–3.54 | 2.42 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.081.19–3.44 | 2.41 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.071.19–3.5 | 2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.061.16–3.46 | 2.38 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.061.14–3.47 | 2.36 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 2.051.13–3.45 | 2.35 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 2.041.12–3.5 | 2.33 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 2.031.14–3.5 | 2.32 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 2.021.13–3.48 | 2.31 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 2.021.13–3.42 | 2.29 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 2.011.13–3.38 | 2.28 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 21.12–3.43 | 2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.991.14–3.42 | 2.26 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.991.12–3.45 | 2.24 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.981.14–3.37 | 2.23 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.981.13–3.33 | 2.22 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.971.13–3.35 | 2.21 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.971.11–3.34 | 2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.961.12–3.32 | 2.19 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.951.11–3.35 | 2.18 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Togo
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Togo: 62.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Togo: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Togo: 41.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Togo: 3.66% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Togo: 12.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Togo: 8.22 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Togo: 44.4% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Togo: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Togo: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Togo: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Togo: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Togo: $192M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Togo: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Togo: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Togo: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Togo: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Togo: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Togo: 5 million TIV in 2025