Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Burundi
Burundi: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 4.88 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.88
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.39
in 1989
All-time low
4.88
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4.88 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Burundi peaked at 7.39 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 8th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.92 | — |
| 1951 | 6.91 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.9 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.92 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.92 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.93 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.93 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.93 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 6.95 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.98 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 7 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 7.02 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 7.04 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.07 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 7.09 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.11 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 7.13 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.16 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.18 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.21 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.21 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.21 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.21 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.21 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.22 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.24 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.25 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.25 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.26 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.31 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.35 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 7.33 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.31 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.3 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.29 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.29 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.32 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.38 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.38 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.39 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.37 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.34 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.3 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.27 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.23 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.18 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.12 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.04 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.96 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.9 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.87 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.85 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.82 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.79 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.75 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.71 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.66 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.59 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.51 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.41 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.26 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.11 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.99 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.89 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.79 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.59 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.48 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.38 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.27 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.18 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.08 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.98 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.88 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 | 6.9 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.1 | 7 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.24 | 7.21 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 | 7.29 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 | 6.9 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.41 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 5.27 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 | 4.88 | 5.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 compare
- 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.64 compare
- 6 Mali 5.61 compare
- 6 Montserrat 1.44 compare
- 7 Angola 5.12 compare
- 7 Anguilla 1.36 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.76 compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.7 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,163 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.3512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.87 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1868 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1868 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2119 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 74.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Burundi?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Burundi was 4.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 1989.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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