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Burkina Faso

Population

24,765,098

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
59th
Share of world
0.3%
Annual change
+527,1202.27%

Population of Burkina Faso

020M40M60M80M100M120M202624.8M2050 projection37.3M↑ 51% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 24,765,098. 2050 projection: 37,304,383.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Burkina Faso. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202624,601,7002.27%59
202524,074,5802.31%59
202021,478,6902.47%60
201920,961,9522.56%60
201820,438,2882.73%60
201719,894,4072.89%59
201518,777,4873.03%61
201016,176,4983.03%64
200513,932,1233.16%63
200011,925,5462.80%65

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Ouagadougou is home to 3,149,586 people, 12.80% of Burkina Faso's population.

City population3M1M500K
Ouagadougou 3.1MSaaba 404.8KKaya 282.8KKoudougou 276.3KOuahigouya 256.4KDori 239.6KFada N'gourma 234.0KBanfora 196.5KKomsilga 194.8KSideradougou 190.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Ouagadougou3.1M12.80%
2Saaba404.8K1.65%
3Kaya282.8K1.15%
4Koudougou276.3K1.12%
5Ouahigouya256.4K1.04%
6Dori239.6K0.97%
7Fada N'gourma234.0K0.95%
8Banfora196.5K0.80%
9Komsilga194.8K0.79%
10Sideradougou190.5K0.77%

Burkina Faso by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Burkina Faso is home to an estimated 24,765,098 people, the 59th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Burkina Faso has a net population change of approximately 1,446 people per day, driven by 2,048 births, 524 deaths, and net emigration of 78 people.
Share of world
Burkina Faso makes up 0.3% of the world's population and 1.55% of Africa's.
Density
89.9 people per km² of land (232.9 per mi²), ranking 125th among countries and territories.
Urban living
28.92% of people live in urban areas.

Burkina Faso Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 0100+ years, female: 195–99 years, male: 1795–99 years, female: 8590–94 years, male: 55590–94 years, female: 1,36485–89 years, male: 4,77085–89 years, female: 9,20880–84 years, male: 19,53180–84 years, female: 32,56075–79 years, male: 40,71175–79 years, female: 65,86970–74 years, male: 78,23770–74 years, female: 114,79465–69 years, male: 129,31965–69 years, female: 172,03760–64 years, male: 185,85060–64 years, female: 231,05455–59 years, male: 250,62755–59 years, female: 293,34850–54 years, male: 337,99250–54 years, female: 371,22245–49 years, male: 462,16645–49 years, female: 484,51140–44 years, male: 581,31340–44 years, female: 597,11335–39 years, male: 687,80035–39 years, female: 699,99530–34 years, male: 807,80730–34 years, female: 814,07125–29 years, male: 975,18625–29 years, female: 968,30120–24 years, male: 1,187,64120–24 years, female: 1,164,15015–19 years, male: 1,451,79715–19 years, female: 1,412,32310–14 years, male: 1,650,58610–14 years, female: 1,601,6525–9 years, male: 1,672,3885–9 years, female: 1,622,9780–4 years, male: 1,734,4840–4 years, female: 1,686,299100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M1.5M1.5M

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Median age

19 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

61.7 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.83%

Female

50.17%

Life expectancy 59.5Life expectancy 63.8

Ethnicity

52%

Mossi

  • Mossi52%
  • Fulani8.4%
  • Other8.2%
  • Gurma7%
  • Bobo4.9%
  • Gurunsi4.6%
  • Senufo4.5%
  • Bissa3.7%
  • Lobi2.4%
  • Dagara2.4%
  • Tuareg/Bella1.9%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2010 est.

Religion

63.2%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim63.2%
  • Roman Catholic24.6%
  • Protestant6.9%
  • traditional/animist4.2%
  • Unspecified0.7%
  • None0.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2017-18 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Burkina Faso United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Institute of Statistics and Demography
  5. Burkina Faso - CIA