Population in Burkina Faso

252 indicators covering population for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 8,327 thousands 2025 up 39.1% 64th
General government total expenditure 3.92 trillion current LCU 2025 up 175.5% 50th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 82.0% 2024 down 10.9% 30th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 48.4% 2024 up 5.1% 162nd
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 48.4% 2024 up 5.1% 162nd
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 31.8% 2024 up 47.1% 214th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 63.0% 2024 up 40.7% 205th
Share of people practicing open defecation 29.9% 2024 down 36.9% 12th
Population growth 2.2% 2024 down 24.5% 41st
Rural population 66.8% 2024 down 8.5% 33rd
DEC alternative conversion factor 606.35 LCU per US$ 2024 up 22.8% 31st
Official exchange rate 606.35 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 22.8% 32nd
GDP 14.10 trillion current LCU 2024 up 104.8% 49th
GDP per capita 598,658 current LCU 2024 up 58.5% 61st
GDP 23.25 billion current US$ 2024 up 66.8% 123rd
GDP per capita 987.32 current US$ 2024 up 29.1% 193rd
GDP 10.64 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 58.0% 43rd
GDP deflator 132.55 base year varies by country 2024 up 29.6% 97th
GDP growth 5.0% 2024 up 15.2% 43rd
GDP at market prices 17.99 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 58.0% 123rd
GNI 13.49 trillion current LCU 2024 up 104.8% 49th
GNI per capita 572,675 current LCU 2024 up 58.5% 63rd
GNI per capita, Atlas method 880 current US$ 2024 up 20.5% 191st
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 23.5% 2024 up 86.7% 154th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 46.5 2023 up 81.6% 153rd
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 2.6% 2024 down 9.5% 90th
Population growth rate 2.3% 2023 down 23.5% 41st
Population 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 60th
Population: comparison of UN projections 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 60th
Birth rate 31.64 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 24.1% 26th
Number of births, by world region 728,612 births 2023 down 1.3% 40th
Annual change in population 516,739 people 2023 down 1.2% 40th
Population 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 61st
Number of children under 15, by world region 9.76 million people 2023 up 20.9% 45th
Population by age group 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 60th
Life expectancy by sex 63.22 years 2023 up 6.4% 225th
Total dependency ratio 81.9% 2023 down 12.3% 17th
Youth dependency ratio 77.1% 2023 down 12.6% 15th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 603,441 people 2023 up 27.7% 96th
Population by age group 603,441 people 2023 up 27.7% 96th
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.3% 2023 down 23.5% 41st
Median age vs. births per woman 17.25 years 2023 up 8.1% 222nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 603,441 people 2023 up 27.7% 96th
The global population hockey stick 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 61st
Number of births 728,612 births 2023 down 1.3% 40th
Population 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 60th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 9.76 million people 2023 up 20.9% 45th
Population 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 61st
Births, by age of mother 296 births 2023 down 12.9% 21st
Population by age group 3.35 million people 2023 up 4.7% 44th
Share of births by age of mother 15.6% 2023 down 6.7% 34th
Birth rate 31.64 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 24.1% 26th
Birth rate by women's age group 87.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 31.7% 26th
Has the population peaked? 23.03 million people 2023 up 30.1% 60th
Life expectancy at birth, total 61.09 years 2023 up 5.5% 206th
Fertility rate, total 4.19 births per woman 2023 down 26.5% 22nd
Mortality rate, infant 44.8 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 25.1% 18th
Total population by age 41.31 2023 up 21.2% 96th
Population density of the capital city 7,281 people per km² 2100 down 1.5% 55th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.0% 2022 down 53.5% 167th