Net migration in Burkina Faso

Net migration to Burkina Faso was -27,130 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Burkina Faso, 2025 -27,130 People
Change from 2024 −5.1% 2024: -25,807 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 179th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Burkina Faso over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period Burkina FasoWorld
2025 -27,130 people 0 people
2024 -25,807 people 0 people
2023 -24,957 people 0 people
2022 -24,960 people 0 people
2021 -13,079 people 0 people
2020 -5,661 people 0 people
2019 -25,240 people 0 people
2018 -23,938 people 0 people
2017 -14,780 people 0 people
2016 -7,598 people 0 people
2015 -19,726 people 0 people
2014 -17,984 people 0 people
2013 -33,212 people 0 people
2012 -20,930 people 0 people
2011 -33,391 people 0 people
2010 -42,055 people 0 people
2009 -40,148 people 0 people
2008 -40,725 people 0 people
2007 -28,202 people 0 people
2006 -4,218 people 0 people
2005 9,795 people 0 people
2004 17,570 people 0 people
2003 15,359 people 0 people
2002 16,076 people 0 people
2001 10,654 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.1% from -25,807 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -19,726 people, the figure has changed by −37.5%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Burkina Faso has the 179th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Burkina Faso
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects