Burkina Faso
Population 2026
24,601,699
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.19%
- Density
- 90 per km²
- Land area
- 273,600 km²
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Currency
- Franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- FR-BF, MOS
- Urban population
- 28.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 747,9132026
- Deaths
- 191,2252026
- Birth rate
- 31.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.11
- Life expectancy
- 61.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.0
- Net migration
- -27,130
Age distribution
- 0–1441.2%
- 15–6456.1%
- 65+2.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $27.6B
- GDP per capita
- $1.1K
- GDP growth
- +5.3%
- Inflation
- -0.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Exports
- $9.7B
- Imports
- $8.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 3.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture19.9%
- Industry30.1%
- Manufacturing6.6%
- Services41.5%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture51.8%
- Industry16.7%
- Services31.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OuagadougouCentre | 2,415,2662025 |
| 2 | Bobo-DioulassoHauts-Bassins | 904,9202026 |
| 3 | KoudougouCentre-Ouest | 160,2392026 |
| 4 | SaabaCentre | 136,0112026 |
| 5 | OuahigouyaNord | 124,5872026 |
| 6 | KayaCentre-Nord | 121,9702026 |
| 7 | BanforaCascades Region | 117,4522026 |
| 8 | PouytengaCentre-Est | 96,4692023 |
| 9 | HoundéHauts-Bassins | 87,1512026 |
| 10 | Fada N'gourmaEst | 73,2002026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24,601,699 | 748K | 191K |
| 2020 | 21,478,691 | 703K | 179K |
| 2010 | 16,176,503 | 699K | 183K |
| 2000 | 11,925,548 | 539K | 183K |
| 1990 | 9,159,358 | 432K | 158K |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 343K | 138K |
| 1970 | 5,610,307 | 268K | 140K |
| 1960 | 4,778,626 | 221K | 129K |
| 1950 | 4,213,152 | 183K | 119K |