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 3,213,436/female 3,193,253)

15-64 years - : 51.2% (male 3,487,201/female 3,635,673)

65 years and over - : 2.8% (male 164,418/female 231,332) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.82 years

Male: 16.43 years

Female: 17.22 years (2005 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 - : 0.71 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 97.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 105.55 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 89.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 48.45 years

Male: 46.96 years

Female: 49.99 years (2005 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4.2% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

29,000 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: Malaria is a high risk in some locations

Water contact disease: Schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: Meningococcal meningitis (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 26.6%

Male: 36.9%

Female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 13,925,313

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
    2.53% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 44.17 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 18.86 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.23 children born/woman (2005 est.)