Burkina Faso

Population estimates and projections 23,025,776 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 17.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 4.19 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.26% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 24,074,580 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.21% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 2.7% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 41.2% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 4.11 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 31.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 28.9% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 85.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 78.1 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 86.1 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 4.26% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -1.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -27,130 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 3.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 2.6% 2024 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 6.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 70.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 64.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 67.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 51.8% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 16.7% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 31.6% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$27.6 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$1,148 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$2,625 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$980 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 5.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 41.5% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 17.2% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 15.9% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$511 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation -0.6% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 136.5 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 8.8% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 581.928 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 87.9% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 24.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 60.3% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 34.4% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 16.2% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 34.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 59.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 76.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 65.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 62.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 91.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 20.3% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.3% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 77.2% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 10.0% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 41.6% 2023 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 52.0% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 30.0% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 61.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 55.5 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 47 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.82 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 7.7% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 30.5% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 19.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 20.2% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 14.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 91% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 44.3% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 8.2 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.06 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 61.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 63.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 59.1 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.8% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 74.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 43.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 242 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.15 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 0.2 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Measles immunisation 88% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 11.6% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 43.8% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$72 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 4.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 23.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 21.1% 2021 · World Bank Malaria incidence 353.5 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 57 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.18 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 28.3% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 117 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 30.1% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 10,046 companies 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 6.6% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 35.0% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 30.0% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 65.0% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.1% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -4.0% 2024 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.6% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 31.0 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 103,592 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 34.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 18.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 71.4% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 78.0% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.26e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.42e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 34.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.27 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 21.0 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 6.29 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 36.2 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 12.3% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 16.8% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 37.3 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 16.8% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 50.0% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 31.8% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 7.8% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 555 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 24.7% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.92e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 65.5%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.50e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 6.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 19.9% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,198 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 62.6% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 31,772 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 11.7% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 121.9 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 12.8 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 273,600 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 37.4 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 30.2% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 42.1% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 43.2% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 64.6% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 90.4% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 18.7% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 19.6% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.10% 2024 · World Bank Researchers per million people 47 per million people 2010 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 520 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.3 per 100,000 people 2017 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 18.3% 2025 · World Bank