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% (male 3,135,098; female 3,114,354)

15-64 years - : 51.1% (male 3,391,848; female 3,545,115)

65 years and over - : 2.9% (male 163,137; female 225,268) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.8 years

Male: 16.4 years

Female: 17.2 years (2004 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 98.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 106.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 90.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 44.2 years

Male: 42.62 years

Female: 45.83 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4.2% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

29,000 (2003 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

  • 13,574,820

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
    2.57% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 44.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 18.79 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.28 children born/woman (2004 est.)