Demographics of Burkina Faso
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burkina Faso, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Burkina Faso's million people belong to two major West African cultural groups—the Gur and the Mandé. The Voltaic are far more numerous and include the Mossi, who make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso and established an empire that lasted more than 800 years. Predominantly farmers, the Mossi are still bound by the traditions of the Mogho Naba, who hold court in Ouagadougou.
About 12,000 Europeans reside in Burkina Faso, the majority of whom are French.
Most of Burkina Faso's population is concentrated in the south and center of the country, with a population density sometimes exceeding. This population density, high for Africa, causes annual migrations of hundreds of thousands of Burkinabé to Ivory Coast and Ghana for seasonal agricultural work. About a third of Burkinabé adhere to traditional African religions. The introduction of Islam to Burkina Faso was initially resisted by the Mossi rulers. Christians, predominantly Roman Catholics, are largely concentrated among the urban elite.
Few Burkinabé have had formal education. Schooling is free but not compulsory, and only about 29% of Burkina's primary school-age children receive a basic education. The University of Ouagadougou, founded in 1974, was the country's first institution of higher education. The Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso in Bobo-Dioulasso was opened in 1995.
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Population
According to the total population was in, compared to only 4,284,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 45.3%, 52.4% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.2% was 65 years or older| Total population | Population aged 0–14 | Population aged 15–64 | Population aged 65+ | |
| 1950 | 4 284 000 | 40.7 | 57.3 | 2.0 |
| 1955 | 4 535 000 | 40.9 | 56.9 | 2.2 |
| 1960 | 4 882 000 | 41.3 | 56.4 | 2.3 |
| 1965 | 5 284 000 | 41.9 | 55.7 | 2.4 |
| 1970 | 5 807 000 | 43.6 | 53.9 | 2.5 |
| 1975 | 6 435 000 | 44.9 | 52.5 | 2.6 |
| 1980 | 7 212 000 | 46.4 | 50.9 | 2.7 |
| 1985 | 8 170 000 | 47.4 | 49.9 | 2.7 |
| 1990 | 9 324 000 | 47.7 | 49.7 | 2.6 |
| 1995 | 10 692 000 | 47.2 | 50.3 | 2.5 |
| 2000 | 12 294 000 | 46.5 | 51.2 | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 14 198 000 | 45.9 | 51.9 | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 16 469 000 | 45.3 | 52.4 | 2.2 |
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events is in Burkina Faso not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.Fertility and births
Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :| Year | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR |
| 1993 | 43.0 | 6.9 | 39.0 | 5.0 | 43.0 | 7.3 |
| 1998-99 | 45.1 | 6.8 | 32.6 | 4.1 | 47.0 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | 42.6 | 6.2 | 32.4 | 3.7 | 44.5 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 41.2 | 6.0 | 33.3 | 3.9 | 43.3 | 6.7 |
| 2014 | 38.6 | 5.5 | 33.6 | 4.0 | 40.2 | 6.1 |
| 2017-18 | 35.1 | 5.2 | 30.9 | 3.7 | 36.1 | 5.6 |
Fertility data as of 2013 :
| Region | Total fertility rate | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 |
| Centre | 3.7 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | 6.8 | 10.8 | 7.1 |
| Cascades | 6.0 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| Centre-Est | 6.3 | 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Centre-Nord | 6.7 | 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Centre-Ouest | 6.4 | 10.4 | 7.1 |
| Centre-Sud | 5.6 | 9.4 | 6.8 |
| Est | 7.5 | 15.0 | 7.9 |
| Hauts Bassins | 5.2 | 9.3 | 5.9 |
| Nord | 6.2 | 10.3 | 7.0 |
| Plateau Central | 5.8 | 9.4 | 6.8 |
| Sahel | 7.5 | 12.9 | 7.6 |
| Sud-ouest | 6.4 | 10.8 | 7.1 |
Life expectancy
Other demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.- One birth every 42 seconds
- One death every 3 minutes
- One net migrant every 21 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 55 seconds