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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Burkina Faso

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population24.07M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$27.63B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.15K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth61.32024 · yearsInternet use28.3%2024 · % of populationForest area22.2%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Burkina Faso2025 · 2.2%
00.791.572.363.151960199320251961: 1.4%1962: 1.5%1963: 1.5%1964: 1.5%1965: 1.6%1966: 1.6%1967: 1.7%1968: 1.7%1969: 1.7%1970: 1.7%1971: 1.7%1972: 1.7%1973: 1.8%1974: 1.9%1975: 2%1976: 2.1%1977: 2.3%1978: 2.5%1979: 2.6%1980: 2.7%1981: 2.7%1982: 2.8%1983: 2.8%1984: 2.9%1985: 2.9%1986: 2.8%1987: 2.7%1988: 2.7%1989: 2.7%1990: 2.6%1991: 2.5%1992: 2.5%1993: 2.5%1994: 2.5%1995: 2.6%1996: 2.6%1997: 2.6%1998: 2.8%1999: 2.9%2000: 3%2001: 3.1%2002: 3.1%2003: 3.1%2004: 3.1%2005: 3.1%2006: 3.1%2007: 3%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 3%2012: 3%2013: 3%2014: 3%2015: 3%2016: 2.9%2017: 2.9%2018: 2.7%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.4%2021: 2.4%2022: 2.3%2023: 2.3%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Burkina Faso in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Ouagadougou
Country code
BFA

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