Population of Burkina Faso (2024)

Burkina Faso population

1,905,291

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 45,962 Deaths today 6

Burkina Faso Population by Religions(2006 est)

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim 60.5% 1,180,508 people
Catholic 19% 370,738 people
animist 15.3% 298,542 people
Protestant 4.2% 81,953 people
other 0.6% 11,708 people
none 0.4% 7,805 people

Burkina Faso Population by Ethnic groups (2006 est)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Mossi over 40% 780,501 people
other approximately (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani) 60% 1,170,752 people

Burkina Faso population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 20,860,541 10,373,978 10,486,563 100 100 100 98.9
00-04 3,460,048 1,749,991 1,710,057 16.6 16.9 16.3 102.3
05-09 3,047,902 1,533,565 1,514,337 14.6 14.8 14.4 101.3
10-14 2,723,434 1,371,396 1,352,038 13.1 13.2 12.9 101.4
15-19 2,318,453 1,174,902 1,143,551 11.1 11.3 10.9 102.7
20-24 1,919,184 974,384 944,800 9.2 9.4 9 103.1
25-29 1,587,329 801,146 786,183 7.6 7.7 7.5 101.9
30-34 1,319,567 661,738 657,829 6.3 6.4 6.3 100.6
35-39 1,107,064 550,831 556,233 5.3 5.3 5.3 99
40-44 892,546 438,404 454,142 4.3 4.2 4.3 96.5
45-49 693,792 334,058 359,734 3.3 3.2 3.4 92.9
50-54 553,382 259,771 293,611 2.7 2.5 2.8 88.5
55-59 423,601 191,426 232,175 2 1.8 2.2 82.4
60-64 316,155 135,997 180,158 1.5 1.3 1.7 75.5
65-69 220,754 89,606 131,148 1.1 0.9 1.3 68.3
70-74 146,427 58,024 88,403 0.7 0.6 0.8 65.6
75-79 84,630 32,197 52,433 0.4 0.3 0.5 61.4
80-84 35,121 12,743 22,378 0.2 0.1 0.2 56.9
85-89 9,512 3,271 6,241 0 0 0.1 52.4
90-94 1,504 487 1,017 0 0 0 47.9
95-99 129 39 90 0 0 0 43.3
100+ 7 2 5 0 0 0 40

Burkina Faso Age structure and Population pyramid

Burkina Faso Age structure and Population pyramid

Burkina Faso Sex ratio

Burkina Faso Sex ratio

Burkina Faso Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 22,650,367 2.76 608,205 99.15 82.79
2022 22,042,162 2.78 596,520 99.08 80.56
2021 21,445,642 2.80 585,101 99.00 78.38
2020 20,860,541 2.83 573,776 98.93 76.24
2019 20,286,765 2.85 562,412 98.85 74.15
2018 19,724,353 2.87 551,031 98.76 72.09
2017 19,173,322 2.90 539,597 98.68 70.08
2016 18,633,725 2.92 528,155 98.59 68.11
2015 18,105,570 2.94 516,372 98.50 66.18
2014 17,589,198 2.95 504,644 98.40 64.29
2013 17,084,554 2.98 493,741 98.30 62.44
2012 16,590,813 3.00 483,962 98.20 60.64
2011 16,106,851 3.04 474,785 98.10 58.87
2010 15,632,066 3.07 466,210 97.99 57.13
2005 13,421,929 15.63 1,813,985 97.38 49.06
2000 11,607,944 15.05 1,518,068 96.54 42.43
1995 10,089,876 14.51 1,278,843 96.02 36.88
1990 8,811,033 14.02 1,083,121 95.57 32.20
1985 7,727,912 13.27 905,072 95.53 28.25
1980 6,822,840 10.86 668,292 96.19 24.94
1975 6,154,548 9.42 529,951 97.53 22.49
1970 5,624,597 8.69 449,728 99.10 20.56
1965 5,174,869 7.16 345,578 101.01 18.91
1960 4,829,291 6.91 312,136 103.66 17.65
1955 4,517,155 5.43 232,698 106.53 16.51
1950 4,284,457 110.34 15.66
Chart population Burkina Faso Population (1950 - 2024)