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Burkina Faso

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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

<div> <p>Most of the population is located in the center and south. Nearly 31 percent of the population lives in cities. The capital and largest city is Ouagadougou (Ouaga), with a population of 1.8 million.&nbsp; </p> </div> (2019)

Urbanization

Urban population: 30% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 4.99% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 44.28% (male 4,434,908 /female 4,307,438)

15 - 24 years : 20.19% (male 1,980,755 /female 2,004,763)

25 - 54 years : 28.82% (male 2,639,235 /female 3,051,333)

55 - 64 years : 3.55% (male 304,642 /female 396,072)

65 - years and over : 3.16% (male 273,031 /female 350,538) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 92.2 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 87.6 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 21.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17.4 years (2018 est.)

Male: 16.6 years

Female: 18.2 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

0 - 14 years : 1.03 male(s)/female

15 - 24 years : 0.99 male(s)/female

25 - 54 years : 0.86 male(s)/female

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

65 - years and over : 0.78 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.95 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

320 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 54.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 59.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 50 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 61.8 years (2018 est.)

Male: 60.1 years

Female: 63.6 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

19.4 years (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.77 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

31.7% (2017/18)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 97.5% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 75.8% of population

Improved total: 82.3% of population

Unimproved urban: 2.5% of population

Unimproved rural: 24.2% of population

Unimproved total: 17.7% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.8% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 50.4% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 6.7% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 19.7% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 49.6% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 93.3% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.7% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

96,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

3,300 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and&nbsp;malaria (2019)

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis (2019)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2019)

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

16.2% (2017)

Education Expenditures

4.2% of GDP (2015)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 36%

Male: 43%

Female: 29.3% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 9 years

Male: 9 years

Female: 9 years (2017)

Year

Population

  • 19,742,715

Nationality 2019

  • Burkinabe (singular and plural) noun


  • Burkinabe adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    61.50%
  • Roman Catholic
    23.30%
  • Traditionalanimist
    7.80%
  • Protestant
    6.50%
  • Otherno Answer
    0.20%
  • None Est
    0.72%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.76% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 36.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • OUAGADOUGOU
    2.653 million
  • 924
  • (2019)
    000 Bobo-Dioulasso

Health Expenditure

  • 6.8% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)
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