Burkina Faso Population

Population now

24,351,416

World: 57th
Africa: 19th

Male:	12,202,192	(50.12 %)
Female:	12,149,224	(49.88 %)

Births in 2026:	461,786
Deaths in 2026:	89,335

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	63.27 years
Female:	65.16 years
Total:	64.27 years
Median Age:	17.39 years

Birth Rate:	34.53
Death Rate:	6.68
Growth Rate:	4.17 %
Fertility Rate:	4.58

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Population structure (mid 2026)
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Burkina Faso Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	2M	2M	1.04	0.65%	47.24	28.56	6.29	34.43	33.45	35.55	18.14	4.70%	17.61
1961	5M	2M	2M	1.03	0.68%	47.22	28.15	6.32	34.90	33.90	36.03	18.03	4.80%	17.85
1962	5M	3M	2M	1.03	0.70%	47.21	27.74	6.34	35.37	34.36	36.50	17.96	4.89%	18.09
1963	5M	3M	2M	1.02	0.73%	47.23	27.33	6.38	35.85	34.83	36.99	17.90	4.99%	18.34
1964	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.76%	47.27	26.92	6.41	36.33	35.30	37.47	17.84	5.10%	18.60
1965	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.78%	47.33	26.52	6.45	36.82	35.77	37.96	17.79	5.20%	18.87
1966	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.81%	47.39	26.12	6.49	37.29	36.23	38.44	17.66	5.30%	19.17
1967	5M	3M	3M	1	0.84%	47.43	25.74	6.53	37.75	36.68	38.91	17.55	5.41%	19.49
1968	5M	3M	3M	1	0.87%	47.45	25.37	6.56	38.21	37.12	39.37	17.44	5.52%	19.82
1969	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.90%	47.46	25.01	6.59	38.65	37.55	39.82	17.34	5.63%	20.16
1970	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.93%	47.46	24.65	6.62	39.10	37.97	40.28	17.27	5.75%	20.51
1971	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.95%	47.50	24.30	6.66	39.54	38.40	40.74	17.11	5.86%	20.87
1972	6M	3M	3M	0.98	0.99%	47.59	23.94	6.70	40.00	38.84	41.21	17.00	5.98%	21.24
1973	6M	3M	3M	0.98	1.02%	47.73	23.58	6.74	40.49	39.31	41.71	16.91	6.10%	21.63
1974	6M	3M	3M	0.98	1.07%	47.93	23.19	6.80	41.03	39.83	42.24	16.83	6.22%	22.03
1975	6M	3M	3M	0.98	1.12%	48.17	22.75	6.86	41.63	40.42	42.85	16.75	6.35%	22.45
1976	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.18%	48.42	22.26	6.92	42.34	41.13	43.56	16.60	6.67%	22.88
1977	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.24%	48.67	21.69	6.98	43.17	41.94	44.38	16.46	7.15%	23.34
1978	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.32%	48.87	21.07	7.04	44.08	42.85	45.29	16.32	7.67%	23.82
1979	7M	3M	3M	0.96	1.40%	49.02	20.41	7.09	45.06	43.83	46.26	16.20	8.22%	24.33
1980	7M	3M	3M	0.96	1.49%	49.10	19.74	7.13	46.05	44.82	47.23	16.10	8.81%	24.88
1981	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.57%	49.09	19.10	7.15	46.98	45.76	48.15	15.94	9.43%	25.47
1982	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.64%	49.01	18.53	7.17	47.81	46.60	48.96	15.81	10.09%	26.11
1983	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.71%	48.87	18.05	7.17	48.49	47.28	49.62	15.72	10.80%	26.77
1984	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.75%	48.68	17.67	7.16	48.99	47.80	50.11	15.64	11.54%	27.47
1985	8M	4M	4M	0.96	1.78%	48.46	17.41	7.14	49.32	48.14	50.42	15.57	12.33%	28.18
1986	8M	4M	4M	0.95	1.80%	48.22	17.24	7.12	49.49	48.32	50.57	15.47	12.83%	28.92
1987	8M	4M	4M	0.95	1.80%	47.98	17.14	7.09	49.55	48.38	50.62	15.39	13.07%	29.69
1988	8M	4M	4M	0.95	1.80%	47.76	17.08	7.06	49.55	48.38	50.60	15.33	13.32%	30.48
1989	9M	4M	4M	0.96	1.79%	47.57	17.04	7.04	49.51	48.34	50.56	15.30	13.56%	31.29
1990	9M	4M	5M	0.96	1.79%	47.42	17.01	7.01	49.45	48.27	50.52	15.29	13.82%	32.13
1991	9M	4M	5M	0.96	1.79%	47.30	16.96	6.98	49.41	48.20	50.49	15.25	14.07%	33.01
1992	9M	5M	5M	0.96	1.79%	47.20	16.91	6.95	49.37	48.12	50.50	15.23	14.33%	33.91
1993	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.80%	47.11	16.84	6.92	49.36	48.05	50.53	15.23	14.59%	34.84
1994	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.81%	47.03	16.75	6.88	49.38	48.01	50.61	15.26	14.86%	35.80
1995	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.82%	46.94	16.63	6.84	49.45	48.01	50.73	15.31	15.13%	36.80
1996	10M	5M	5M	0.96	1.84%	46.84	16.47	6.80	49.56	48.08	50.89	15.29	15.41%	37.83
1997	11M	5M	5M	0.96	1.87%	46.73	16.29	6.75	49.71	48.22	51.06	15.31	15.88%	38.90
1998	11M	5M	6M	0.96	1.90%	46.60	16.07	6.70	49.91	48.43	51.25	15.35	16.51%	40.00
1999	11M	6M	6M	0.96	1.93%	46.44	15.83	6.65	50.17	48.73	51.46	15.39	17.17%	41.15
2000	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.98%	46.25	15.54	6.59	50.49	49.12	51.71	15.44	17.84%	42.33
2001	12M	6M	6M	0.97	2.03%	46.03	15.20	6.53	50.89	49.61	52.02	15.45	18.54%	43.56
2002	12M	6M	6M	0.97	2.09%	45.78	14.80	6.47	51.38	50.21	52.41	15.47	19.26%	44.83
2003	13M	6M	6M	0.97	2.17%	45.50	14.35	6.40	51.96	50.89	52.88	15.50	20.00%	46.15
2004	13M	6M	7M	0.97	2.26%	45.18	13.86	6.34	52.60	51.64	53.42	15.55	20.76%	47.52
2005	13M	7M	7M	0.97	2.36%	44.82	13.34	6.27	53.31	52.44	54.04	15.60	21.54%	48.95
2006	14M	7M	7M	0.98	2.47%	44.41	12.79	6.19	54.06	53.27	54.72	15.60	22.34%	50.43
2007	14M	7M	7M	0.98	2.59%	43.95	12.23	6.12	54.84	54.10	55.44	15.62	23.00%	51.98
2008	15M	7M	7M	0.98	2.72%	43.44	11.67	6.04	55.62	54.92	56.18	15.65	23.53%	53.57
2009	15M	8M	8M	0.98	2.85%	42.89	11.14	5.95	56.38	55.71	56.91	15.69	24.08%	55.22
2010	16M	8M	8M	0.98	2.97%	42.31	10.65	5.87	57.10	56.44	57.62	15.74	24.63%	56.91
2011	16M	8M	8M	0.99	3.09%	41.72	10.20	5.78	57.76	57.11	58.28	15.77	25.20%	58.65
2012	17M	8M	8M	0.99	3.20%	41.13	9.79	5.69	58.37	57.71	58.91	15.81	25.77%	60.43
2013	17M	8M	9M	0.99	3.30%	40.54	9.43	5.61	58.94	58.25	59.49	15.88	26.35%	62.26
2014	18M	9M	9M	0.99	3.39%	39.98	9.11	5.52	59.45	58.74	60.03	15.95	26.93%	64.14
2015	18M	9M	9M	0.99	3.47%	39.44	8.82	5.44	59.92	59.18	60.53	16.04	27.53%	66.05
2016	19M	9M	9M	0.99	3.54%	38.92	8.57	5.35	60.35	59.59	60.99	16.12	28.13%	68.00
2017	19M	10M	10M	0.99	3.61%	38.42	8.34	5.27	60.77	59.98	61.43	16.21	28.74%	70.00
2018	20M	10M	10M	1	3.67%	37.93	8.12	5.19	61.17	60.36	61.86	16.31	29.36%	72.03
2019	20M	10M	10M	1	3.73%	37.45	7.91	5.11	61.58	60.74	62.29	16.42	29.98%	74.11
2020	21M	10M	10M	1	3.80%	36.99	7.71	5.03	61.98	61.12	62.72	16.55	30.61%	76.23
2021	21M	11M	11M	1	3.80%	36.99	7.71	5.03	61.98	61.12	62.72	16.67	31.24%	78.40
2022	22M	11M	11M	1	3.80%	36.99	7.71	5.03	61.98	61.12	62.72	16.80	31.88%	80.61
2023	23M	11M	11M	1	3.98%	35.74	7.17	4.80	63.15	62.22	63.97	16.94	32.52%	82.86
2024	23M	12M	12M	1	4.05%	35.32	6.99	4.73	63.54	62.59	64.38	17.09	33.17%	85.16
2025	24M	12M	12M	1	4.12%	34.90	6.81	4.65	63.93	62.96	64.80	17.25	33.82%	87.51
2026	25M	12M	12M	1	4.17%	34.53	6.68	4.58	64.27	63.27	65.16	17.39	34.47%	89.91

Burkina Faso Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	25M	13M	13M	1.01	4.21%	34.15	6.55	4.51	64.60	63.59	65.53	17.55	35.13%	92.35
2028	26M	13M	13M	1.01	4.26%	33.78	6.42	4.44	64.94	63.90	65.89	17.71	35.79%	94.83
2029	27M	13M	13M	1.01	4.31%	33.40	6.29	4.37	65.27	64.22	66.26	17.87	36.45%	97.37
2030	27M	14M	14M	1.01	4.36%	33.03	6.16	4.30	65.61	64.53	66.62	18.04	37.12%	99.94
2031	28M	14M	14M	1.01	4.38%	32.65	6.07	4.24	65.90	64.80	66.93	18.19	37.78%	102.56
2032	29M	14M	14M	1.01	4.39%	32.27	5.99	4.18	66.18	65.06	67.24	18.35	38.45%	105.22
2033	30M	15M	15M	1.01	4.41%	31.90	5.90	4.11	66.47	65.33	67.55	18.51	39.11%	107.92
2034	30M	15M	15M	1.01	4.42%	31.52	5.82	4.05	66.75	65.59	67.86	18.68	39.78%	110.66
2035	31M	16M	15M	1.01	4.43%	31.14	5.73	3.99	67.04	65.86	68.17	18.84	40.44%	113.44
2036	32M	16M	16M	1.01	4.42%	30.76	5.68	3.93	67.29	66.09	68.44	19.00	41.11%	116.26
2037	33M	16M	16M	1.01	4.40%	30.37	5.62	3.87	67.53	66.31	68.71	19.18	41.77%	119.10
2038	33M	17M	17M	1.01	4.38%	29.99	5.57	3.82	67.78	66.54	68.99	19.36	42.42%	121.98
2039	34M	17M	17M	1.01	4.37%	29.60	5.51	3.76	68.02	66.76	69.26	19.55	43.08%	124.89
2040	35M	18M	17M	1.01	4.35%	29.22	5.46	3.70	68.27	66.99	69.53	19.74	43.72%	127.83
2041	36M	18M	18M	1.01	4.31%	28.85	5.43	3.65	68.48	67.18	69.77	19.92	44.36%	130.79
2042	37M	18M	18M	1.01	4.26%	28.48	5.41	3.60	68.69	67.37	70.00	20.11	45.00%	133.78
2043	38M	19M	19M	1.01	4.23%	28.12	5.38	3.56	68.90	67.56	70.24	20.30	45.64%	136.79
2044	38M	19M	19M	1.01	4.18%	27.75	5.36	3.51	69.11	67.75	70.47	20.49	46.29%	139.82
2045	39M	20M	19M	1.01	4.14%	27.38	5.33	3.46	69.32	67.94	70.71	20.69	46.93%	142.87
2046	40M	20M	20M	1.01	4.07%	27.04	5.33	3.42	69.50	68.10	70.92	20.88	47.58%	145.94
2047	41M	21M	20M	1.01	4.02%	26.70	5.32	3.37	69.69	68.26	71.13	21.08	48.23%	149.04
2048	42M	21M	21M	1.01	3.95%	26.35	5.32	3.33	69.87	68.43	71.34	21.28	48.87%	152.14
2049	43M	21M	21M	1.01	3.90%	26.01	5.31	3.28	70.06	68.59	71.55	21.48	49.52%	155.27
2050	43M	22M	22M	1.01	3.83%	25.67	5.31	3.24	70.24	68.75	71.76	21.69	50.17%	158.40

Highest City Populations in Burkina Faso

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Ouagadougou	2,991,491	1,086,505
2	Bobo-Dioulasso	1,050,209	360,106

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Democratic Republic of the Congo107M

South Africa63M

Burkina Faso25M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe247k