Population: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Languages: Religions: Demographic profile: Age structure: Dependency ratios: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Population distribution: Urbanization: Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio: Mother's mean age at first birth: Maternal mortality ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source: Sanitation facility access: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Children under the age of 5 years underweight: Education expenditures: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Burkina Faso on this page is re-published from the 2018 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burkina Faso People 2018 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burkina Faso People 2018 should be addressed to the CIA.
20,107,509
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)
adjective: Burkinabe
Mossi 52%, Fulani 8.4%, Gurma 7%, Bobo 4.9%, Gurunsi 4.6%, Senufo 4.5%, Bissa 3.7%, Lobi 2.4%, Dagara 2.4%, Tuareg/Bella 1.9%, Dioula 0.8%, unspecified/no answer 0.3%, other 7.2% (2010 est.)
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Muslim 61.5%, Roman Catholic 23.3%, traditional/animist 7.8%, Protestant 6.5%, other/no answer 0.2%, none 0.7% (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso has a young age structure – the result of declining mortality combined with steady high fertility – and continues to experience rapid population growth, which is putting increasing pressure on the country’s limited arable land. More than 65% of the population is under the age of 25, and the population is growing at 3% annually. Mortality rates, especially those of infants and children, have decreased because of improved health care, hygiene, and sanitation, but women continue to have an average of almost 6 children. Even if fertility were substantially reduced, today’s large cohort entering their reproductive years would sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future. Only about a third of the population is literate and unemployment is widespread, dampening the economic prospects of Burkina Faso’s large working-age population.
Migration has traditionally been a way of life for Burkinabe, with seasonal migration being replaced by stints of up to two years abroad. Cote d’Ivoire remains the top destination, although it has experienced periods of internal conflict. Under French colonization, Burkina Faso became a main labor source for agricultural and factory work in Cote d’Ivoire. Burkinabe also migrated to Ghana, Mali, and Senegal for work between the world wars. Burkina Faso attracts migrants from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Mali, who often share common ethnic backgrounds with the Burkinabe. Despite its food shortages and high poverty rate, Burkina Faso has become a destination for refugees in recent years and hosts about 33,500 Malians as of May 2017.
0-14 years: 44.88% (male 4,519,960/female 4,503,937)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 20.07% (male 2,024,501/female 2,012,053)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 29.42% (male 2,999,941/female 2,915,264)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 3.2% (male 284,374/female 359,159)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 2.43% (male 181,996/female 306,324) (2017 est.)
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
total dependency ratio: 92.2
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 87.6
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 21.6 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
total: 17.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 17.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 17.4 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 219
3% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
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41.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country; the east, north, and southwest are less populated
urban population: 31.5% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 5.29% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.741 million (2015)
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.77 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
19.4 years
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)
371 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]
total: 72.2 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 79.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 64.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 7
total population: 55.9 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 53.8 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 58 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 211
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
5.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
25.5% (2016)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
5% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 75.8% of population
total: 82.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 24.2% of population
total: 17.7% of population (2015 est.)
improved:
urban: 50.4% of population
rural: 6.7% of population
total: 19.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49.6% of population
rural: 93.3% of population
total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)
0.8% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
95,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
3,100 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2016)
5.6% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
19.2% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
3.9% of GDP (2015)
country comparison to the world: 128
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 43%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 29.3% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 8 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 8 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 7 years (2013)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]
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