Gender in Burkina Faso 239 indicators covering gender for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 2030 up 7.0% 44th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year 2030 down 77.4% 56th Population 16,608 2030 up 38.2% 61st Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 2030 up 38.2% 61st Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year 2030 down 5.5% 17th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 2025 down 0.2% 40th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 2025 down 0.6% 41st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 2025 up 0.8% 43rd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 2025 up 0.4% 43rd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 2025 up 1.5% 43rd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 342,873 2025 up 1.3% 43rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 326,825 2025 up 2.7% 44th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 336,630 2025 up 2.6% 44th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 320,552 2025 up 3.9% 44th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 330,077 2025 up 3.8% 44th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 319,945 2025 up 7.0% 44th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 329,735 2025 up 7.0% 44th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.1 2027 up 37.6% 160th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.602 2025 down 18.0% 132nd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.516 2025 down 35.9% 124th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.722 2025 down 9.3% 92nd Women's Political Participation Index 0.588 2025 down 6.5% 158th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.602 2025 down 18.0% 132nd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.602 2025 down 18.0% 132nd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 42.5% 140th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.602 2025 down 18.0% 132nd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 10.7% 2024 up 95.6% 177th Prevalence of obesity, male 4.4% 2024 up 72.0% 186th Life expectancy at age 60, female 16.42 years 2024 up 3.2% 209th Life expectancy at age 60, male 18.28 years 2024 up 26.1% 113th Share of women who are obese 10.7% 2024 up 95.4% 180th Share of women who are overweight or obese 28.7% 2024 up 62.2% 188th Share of overweight men vs. women 18.2% 2024 up 29.0% 189th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 65.3% 2024 up 9.2% 199th Share of women who are married or in a union 25.2% 2021 down 18.6% 11th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.2% 16th Population, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 24.7% 40th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 64.9% 60th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 64.92 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 34.0% 161st Women, Business and the Law Index 82.5 index (0–100) 2023 up 7.3% 82nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 9.5% 16th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 84.16 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.1% 92nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 7.9% 172nd Labor force, female 4.61 million 2025 up 19.7% 51st Labor force, female, per capita 0.1916 units per person 2025 down 6.6% 104th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.14 index 2025 up 7.6% 17th Page 1 of 4 Next →