Population ages 0-14, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 0-14, total was 9.91 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 0-14, total in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 9.91 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.91 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 million | 1.90 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.67 million | 2.38 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 million | 3.11 million | 4.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 million | 4.30 million | 5.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 million | 5.55 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.40 million | 7.37 million | 9.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.70 million | 9.46 million | 9.91 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 330,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 325,283 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 335,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 330,289 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 340,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 332,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 342,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 316,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Burkina Faso was 9.91 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.