Gender in Burkina Faso 239 indicators covering gender for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.7% 18th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.3% 19th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.7% 23rd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.8932 index 2025 up 23.7% 148th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.5354 index 2025 up 9.2% 159th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.4% 23rd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 62.8% 2050 down 8.9% 15th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 15.97 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.6% 89th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0357 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 60th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.8% 108th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.459 2023 up 13.3% 186th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 38.54 2025 down 31.7% 20th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.22 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 4.3% 52nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 17.6% 92nd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,153 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 30.9% 170th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 3.6% 49th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 20.0% 83rd Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.2% 2025 down 0.2% 126th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 77.17 2024 down 8.7% 197th Gender Development Index 0.881 2023 up 0.2% 162nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.881 2023 up 0.2% 162nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.881 2023 up 0.2% 162nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.486 2023 up 13.0% 179th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.5% 75th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 11.4% 13th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 22.1 2016 up 3.3% 180th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 18.3% 2025 up 93.7% 127th Population 23.55 million 2024 up 29.2% 58th Life Expectancy at Birth 61.29 2024 up 5.1% 207th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 67.41 2025 up 16.0% 1st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 44.3% 2023 down 4.5% 19th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 44.3% 2023 down 4.5% 19th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 49.5% 2023 down 4.6% 16th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 29.99 2024 up 1.4% 194th Sex ratio at birth 103.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 169th Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females 2023 down 100.0% 192nd Sex ratio at age 5 103.15 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 163rd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 169th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 4.8% 2023 down 26.2% 12th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.4% 2023 down 3.9% 33rd Sex ratio at age 60 81.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 7.1% 208th Male population by age group 1.70 million people 2023 up 4.7% 44th Female population by age group 1.65 million people 2023 up 4.7% 44th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →