2 GeoFroggy

Languages

French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Ethnic Groups

Mossi over 40%
Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 47.3% (male 3,007,675; female 2,960,697)

15-64 years - : 49.8% (male 3,000,411; female 3,271,594)

65 years and over - : 2.9% (male 151,976; female 210,832) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.92 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.72 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

105.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 46.11 years

Female: 46.78 years (2002 est.)

Male: 45.45 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.44% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

43,000 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 36% (2001)

Male: NA%

Female: NA%

Year

Population

  • 12,603,185

Nationality

  • Burkinabe (singular and plural) noun


  • Burkinabe adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    40.00%
  • Muslim
    50.00%
  • Christian Mainly Roman Catholic
    10.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.64% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 44.34 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 17.07 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.26 children born/woman (2002 est.)