Life expectancy estimates and projections in Burkina Faso
Life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso was 61.1 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Burkina Faso, 2023 (latest estimate)
61.1
Change from 2022
+0.6%
Projection for 2030
62.4 years
Projection for 2050
65.5 years
Projection for 2100
71.6 years
Position in 2023
207th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Burkina Faso over time
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Burkina Faso
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 71.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 71.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 70.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 69.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 69.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 68.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 68.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 67.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 66.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 66.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 65.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 64.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 64.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 63.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 62.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 61.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 61.1 years |
| 2022 | 60.7 years |
| 2021 | 60.0 years |
| 2020 | 60.5 years |
| 2019 | 60.2 years |
| 2018 | 60.0 years |
| 2017 | 59.6 years |
| 2016 | 59.2 years |
| 2015 | 58.8 years |
| 2014 | 58.3 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 60.7 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 57.9 years, the figure has changed by +5.5%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Burkina Faso has the 207th highest value.