Population growth in Burkina Faso
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Burkina Faso increased from 4.83 million to 22.10 million people. This is a growth of 357.6 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Burkina Faso was recorded in 2015 with 6.44 percent. The smallest increase in 1962 with 1.34 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Burkina Faso rose by 0.89 years from 2012 to 2021 from 17.01 to 17.90 years (median value).
Around 31 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 4.7 percent annually.
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Population development in Burkina Faso since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Burkina Faso | Change Burkina Faso | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.89 M | 1.35 % | 47.2 ‰ | 28.1 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 4.96 M | 1.34 % | 47.2 ‰ | 27.7 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 5.03 M | 1.36 % | 47.2 ‰ | 27.3 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 5.10 M | 1.41 % | 47.3 ‰ | 26.9 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 5.17 M | 1.49 % | 47.3 ‰ | 26.5 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 5.26 M | 1.57 % | 47.4 ‰ | 26.1 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 5.34 M | 1.65 % | 47.4 ‰ | 25.7 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 5.43 M | 1.70 % | 47.5 ‰ | 25.4 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 5.53 M | 1.73 % | 47.5 ‰ | 25.0 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 5.62 M | 1.74 % | 47.5 ‰ | 24.7 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 5.72 M | 1.76 % | 47.5 ‰ | 24.3 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 5.83 M | 1.78 % | 47.6 ‰ | 23.9 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 5.93 M | 1.81 % | 47.7 ‰ | 23.6 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 6.04 M | 1.85 % | 47.9 ‰ | 23.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 6.15 M | 1.90 % | 48.2 ‰ | 22.8 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 6.27 M | 1.94 % | 48.4 ‰ | 22.3 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 6.40 M | 1.99 % | 48.7 ‰ | 21.7 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 6.53 M | 2.06 % | 48.9 ‰ | 21.1 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 6.67 M | 2.16 % | 49.0 ‰ | 20.4 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 6.82 M | 2.27 % | 49.1 ‰ | 19.7 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 6.99 M | 2.38 % | 49.1 ‰ | 19.1 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 7.16 M | 2.48 % | 49.0 ‰ | 18.5 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 7.34 M | 2.55 % | 48.9 ‰ | 18.0 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 7.53 M | 2.59 % | 48.7 ‰ | 17.7 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 7.73 M | 2.61 % | 48.5 ‰ | 17.4 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 7.93 M | 2.62 % | 48.2 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 8.14 M | 2.64 % | 48.0 ‰ | 17.1 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 8.36 M | 2.66 % | 47.8 ‰ | 17.1 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 8.58 M | 2.67 % | 47.6 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 8.81 M | 2.69 % | 47.4 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 9.05 M | 2.71 % | 47.3 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 9.30 M | 2.73 % | 47.2 ‰ | 16.9 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 9.55 M | 2.75 % | 47.1 ‰ | 16.8 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 9.82 M | 2.76 % | 47.0 ‰ | 16.8 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 10.09 M | 2.78 % | 46.9 ‰ | 16.6 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 10.37 M | 2.80 % | 46.8 ‰ | 16.5 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 10.67 M | 2.82 % | 46.7 ‰ | 16.3 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 10.97 M | 2.84 % | 46.6 ‰ | 16.1 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 11.28 M | 2.86 % | 46.4 ‰ | 15.8 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 11.61 M | 2.88 % | 46.3 ‰ | 15.5 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 11.94 M | 2.90 % | 46.0 ‰ | 15.2 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 12.29 M | 2.92 % | 45.8 ‰ | 14.8 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 12.65 M | 2.94 % | 45.5 ‰ | 14.4 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 13.03 M | 2.97 % | 45.2 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 13.42 M | 3.00 % | 44.8 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 13.83 M | 3.03 % | 44.4 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 14.25 M | 3.06 % | 43.9 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 14.69 M | 3.07 % | 43.4 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 15.14 M | 3.07 % | 42.9 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 15.61 M | 3.07 % | 42.3 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 16.08 M | 3.05 % | 41.7 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 16.57 M | 3.04 % | 41.1 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 17.07 M | 3.03 % | 40.5 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 17.59 M | 3.01 % | 41.0 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 18.72 M | 6.44 % | 40.1 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 19.28 M | 2.98 % | 39.0 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 19.84 M | 2.91 % | 37.9 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 20.39 M | 2.81 % | 37.3 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 20.95 M | 2.74 % | 36.7 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 21.52 M | 2.73 % | 36.1 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 22.10 M | 2.69 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Burkina Faso
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Burkina Faso increased by about 571,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.8 per 1,000 people (~ 185,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 36.1 per 1,000 people (~ 756,000 births). As a result, around 0 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 175,551 in Burkina Faso. The number of births was 732,435 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
Comparison of the global population density
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