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 - : 46.2% (male 3,646,661/female 3,621,648)

15-64 years - : 51.3% (male 4,025,917/female 4,054,865)

65 years and over - : 2.5% (male 156,895/female 240,246) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 16.8 years

Male: 16.6 years

Female: 17 years (2009 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 - : 0.65 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 84.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 92.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 76.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.95 years

Male: 51.04 years

Female: 54.91 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.6% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 39

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

9,200 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 34

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

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

Vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Animal contact disease: rabies

Note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Education Expenditures

4.2% of GDP (2006)country comparison to the world: 98

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 21.8%

Male: 29.4%

Female: 15.2% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 15,746,232country

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
    3.103% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 11

Birth Rate

  • 44.33 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 6

Death Rate

  • 13.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 28

Migration Rate

  • NA

Total fertility rate

  • 6.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 8