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 - : 46.1% (male 3,057,855; female 3,036,705)

15-64 years - : 51% (male 3,296,726; female 3,455,817)

65 years and over - : 2.9% (male 161,914; female 219,443) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.8 years

Male: 16.4 years

Female: 17.2 years (2002)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.74 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 99.78 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 91.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 107.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 44.46 years

Male: 43.02 years

Female: 45.94 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.5% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

44,000 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 26.6%

Male: 36.9%

Female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 13,228,460

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
    2.6% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 44.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 18.76 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.34 children born/woman (2003 est.)