Total fertility rate - Burkina Faso
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Burkina Faso is 5.93 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 6.
Burkina Faso compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Burkina Faso is similar to that of Niger, Mali, Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan with a respective Total fertility rate of 6.89, 6.16, 6.14, 6.08, 5.97, 5.76, 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.Burkina Faso since the end of the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 3.42% since the end of the Great Recession
Burkina Faso compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Burkina Faso is similar to that of Niger, Mali, Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan with a respective Total fertility rate of 6.89, 6.16, 6.14, 6.08, 5.97, 5.76, 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.Burkina Faso since the end of the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 3.42% since the end of the Great Recession
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Niger | 1 | 6.89 |
Mali | 2 | 6.16 |
Burundi | 3 | 6.14 |
Somalia | 4 | 6.08 |
Uganda | 5 | 5.97 |
Burkina Faso | 6 | 5.93 |
Zambia | 7 | 5.76 |
Malawi | 8 | 5.66 |
South Sudan | 9 | 5.43 |
Angola | 10 | 5.43 |
Afghanistan | 11 | 5.43 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook