Burundi vs Central African Republic: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Burundi
4.88 live births per woman
in 2023
Central African Republic
6.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Burundi rank
8th
Central African Republic rank
5th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 6.01 live births per woman against 4.88 live births per woman in Burundi, a difference of 1.13 live births per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Central African Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1960s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.02 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 7.24 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.34 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.84 live births per woman | 0.8567 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.75 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.3314 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 5.03 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Burundi or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 6.01 live births per woman against 4.88 live births per woman in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Burundi and Central African Republic?
- 1.13 live births per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Central African Republic ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.