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 - : 46.8% (male 3,267,202/female 3,235,190)

15-64 years - : 50.7% (male 3,513,559/female 3,538,623)

65 years and over - : 2.5% (male 140,083/female 208,315) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.5 years

Male: 16.3 years

Female: 16.7 years (2006 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.67 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 91.35 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 99.17 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 83.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 48.85 years

Male: 47.33 years

Female: 50.42 years (2006 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 (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 26.6%

Male: 36.9%

Female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 13,902,972

Nationality

  • Burkinabe (singular and plural) noun


  • Burkinabe adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    3% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 45.62 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 15.6 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.47 children born/woman (2006 est.)