Live births in Burkina Faso
Live births in Burkina Faso was 728,612 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 728,612 Estimated |
| 2022 | 721,256 Estimated |
| 2021 | 713,006 Estimated |
| 2020 | 703,172 Estimated |
| 2019 | 719,512 Estimated |
| 2018 | 735,902 Estimated |
| 2017 | 750,548 Estimated |
| 2016 | 752,608 Estimated |
| 2015 | 751,910 Estimated |
| 2014 | 744,883 Estimated |
| 2013 | 737,957 Estimated |
| 2012 | 726,047 Estimated |
| 2011 | 712,470 Estimated |
| 2010 | 698,825 Estimated |
| 2009 | 683,565 Estimated |
| 2008 | 670,185 Estimated |
| 2007 | 654,744 Estimated |
| 2006 | 637,917 Estimated |
| 2005 | 613,825 Estimated |
| 2004 | 595,700 Estimated |
| 2003 | 582,049 Estimated |
| 2002 | 564,087 Estimated |
| 2001 | 552,129 Estimated |
| 2000 | 539,498 Estimated |
| 1999 | 523,612 Estimated |
| 1998 | 512,302 Estimated |
| 1997 | 501,905 Estimated |
| 1996 | 490,961 Estimated |
| 1995 | 478,234 Estimated |
| 1994 | 465,852 Estimated |
| 1993 | 455,606 Estimated |
| 1992 | 448,393 Estimated |
| 1991 | 441,154 Estimated |
| 1990 | 431,638 Estimated |
| 1989 | 422,134 Estimated |
| 1988 | 414,120 Estimated |
| 1987 | 407,371 Estimated |
| 1986 | 399,947 Estimated |
| 1985 | 391,358 Estimated |
| 1984 | 380,386 Estimated |
| 1983 | 369,411 Estimated |
| 1982 | 360,517 Estimated |
| 1981 | 352,518 Estimated |
| 1980 | 343,426 Estimated |
| 1979 | 334,790 Estimated |
| 1978 | 324,695 Estimated |
| 1977 | 313,515 Estimated |
| 1976 | 303,669 Estimated |
| 1975 | 296,527 Estimated |
| 1974 | 289,230 Estimated |
| 1973 | 282,586 Estimated |
| 1972 | 276,569 Estimated |
| 1971 | 271,837 Estimated |
| 1970 | 267,637 Estimated |
| 1969 | 263,324 Estimated |
| 1968 | 259,449 Estimated |
| 1967 | 254,087 Estimated |
| 1966 | 249,007 Estimated |
| 1965 | 243,947 Estimated |
| 1964 | 239,047 Estimated |
| 1963 | 233,745 Estimated |
| 1962 | 229,473 Estimated |
| 1961 | 225,120 Estimated |
| 1960 | 220,760 Estimated |
| 1959 | 216,817 Estimated |
| 1958 | 212,549 Estimated |
| 1957 | 208,423 Estimated |
| 1956 | 204,826 Estimated |
| 1955 | 201,189 Estimated |
| 1954 | 197,495 Estimated |
| 1953 | 194,157 Estimated |
| 1952 | 190,392 Estimated |
| 1951 | 186,498 Estimated |
| 1950 | 182,668 Estimated |
Burkina Faso compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
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Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/burkina-faso. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/burkina-faso.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/burkina-faso (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_burkina_faso_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/burkina-faso. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Burkina Faso?
Live births in Burkina Faso was 728,612 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Burkina Faso?
752,608 in 2016, the highest value since 1950 in this series.