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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Mossi 52%
Fulani 8.4%
Gurma 7%
Bobo 4.9%
Gurunsi 4.6%
Senufo 4.5%
Bissa 3.7%
Lobi 2.4%
Dagara 2.4%
Tuareg/Bella 1.9%
Dioula 0.8%
Unspecified/no answer 0.3%
Other 7.2%
(2010 est.)%

Population Distribution

The population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country; the east, north, and southwest are less populated

Urbanization

Urban population: 31.5% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 5.29% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 44.88% (male 4,519,960/female 4,503,937)

15-24 years - : 20.07% (male 2,024,501/female 2,012,053)

25-54 years - : 29.42% (male 2,999,941/female 2,915,264)

55-64 years - : 3.2% (male 284,374/female 359,159)

65 years and over - : 2.43% (male 181,996/female 306,324) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 92.2

Youth dependency ratio: 87.6

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.6

Potential support ratio: 21.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17.3 years

Male: 17.1 years

Female: 17.4 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 220

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.77 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.6 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

371 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)Array

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 55.9 years

Male: 53.8 years

Female: 58 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 211

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.8% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

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

Vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

19.2% (2016)

Education Expenditures

3.9% of GDP (2015)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 36%

Male: 43%

Female: 29.3% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 8 years

Male: 8 years

Female: 7 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 20,107,509Array

Nationality

  • Burkinabe (singular and plural) noun


  • Burkinabe adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    61.60%
  • Roman Catholic
    23.20%
  • Traditionalanimist
    7.30%
  • Protestant
    6.70%
  • Otherno Answer
    0.20%
  • None Est
    0.92%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    3% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 41.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.741 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.71 children born/woman (2017 est.)