2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Mossi over 40%
Other approximately 60%
(includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 46.7% (male 3,356,737/female 3,327,058)

15-64 years - : 50.9% (male 3,635,152/female 3,650,303)

65 years and over - : 2.5% (male 141,554/female 215,399) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.5 years

Male: 16.3 years

Female: 16.7 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.009 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.996 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.657 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.992 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 89.79 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 97.55 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 81.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 49.21 years

Male: 47.68 years

Female: 50.8 years (2007 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

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 21.8%

Male: 29.4%

Female: 15.2% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 14,326,203

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
    2.997% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 45.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 15.31 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.41 children born/woman (2007 est.)