Burkina Faso - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Burkina Faso was 20,903,280 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,903,280 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,829,289 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 4,829,289
1961 4,894,580
1962 4,960,328
1963 5,027,811
1964 5,098,891
1965 5,174,874
1966 5,256,360
1967 5,343,025
1968 5,434,046
1969 5,528,172
1970 5,624,592
1971 5,723,378
1972 5,825,174
1973 5,930,493
1974 6,040,045
1975 6,154,554
1976 6,274,032
1977 6,398,933
1978 6,530,820
1979 6,671,656
1980 6,822,837
1981 6,985,166
1982 7,158,259
1983 7,340,910
1984 7,531,239
1985 7,727,908
1986 7,930,689
1987 8,140,080
1988 8,356,313
1989 8,579,818
1990 8,811,033
1991 9,050,086
1992 9,297,110
1993 9,552,473
1994 9,816,584
1995 10,089,880
1996 10,372,730
1997 10,665,550
1998 10,968,720
1999 11,282,700
2000 11,607,950
2001 11,944,590
2002 12,293,100
2003 12,654,620
2004 13,030,580
2005 13,421,940
2006 13,829,170
2007 14,252,030
2008 14,689,730
2009 15,141,100
2010 15,605,210
2011 16,081,920
2012 16,571,250
2013 17,072,790
2014 17,586,030
2015 18,110,620
2016 18,646,350
2017 19,193,240
2018 19,751,470
2019 20,321,380
2020 20,903,280

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Burkina Faso was 10,458,570 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,458,570 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,371,306 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,371,306
1961 2,409,904
1962 2,448,950
1963 2,488,940
1964 2,530,584
1965 2,574,392
1966 2,620,625
1967 2,669,181
1968 2,719,734
1969 2,771,768
1970 2,824,972
1971 2,879,394
1972 2,935,316
1973 2,993,068
1974 3,053,069
1975 3,115,703
1976 3,180,993
1977 3,249,130
1978 3,320,783
1979 3,396,788
1980 3,477,732
1981 3,563,972
1982 3,655,302
1983 3,751,074
1984 3,850,301
1985 3,952,260
1986 4,056,832
1987 4,164,257
1988 4,274,661
1989 4,388,274
1990 4,505,343
1991 4,625,886
1992 4,750,007
1993 4,878,020
1994 5,010,312
1995 5,147,239
1996 5,289,053
1997 5,435,867
1998 5,587,701
1999 5,744,496
2000 5,906,289
2001 6,073,090
2002 6,245,192
2003 6,423,210
2004 6,607,939
2005 6,799,932
2006 6,999,445
2007 7,206,343
2008 7,420,314
2009 7,640,862
2010 7,867,592
2011 8,100,461
2012 8,339,523
2013 8,584,578
2014 8,835,398
2015 9,091,844
2016 9,353,835
2017 9,621,388
2018 9,894,592
2019 10,173,610
2020 10,458,570

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Burkina Faso was 50.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.16 in 1987, while its lowest value was 49.10 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.10
1961 49.24
1962 49.37
1963 49.50
1964 49.63
1965 49.75
1966 49.86
1967 49.96
1968 50.05
1969 50.14
1970 50.23
1971 50.31
1972 50.39
1973 50.47
1974 50.55
1975 50.62
1976 50.70
1977 50.78
1978 50.85
1979 50.91
1980 50.97
1981 51.02
1982 51.06
1983 51.10
1984 51.12
1985 51.14
1986 51.15
1987 51.16
1988 51.15
1989 51.15
1990 51.13
1991 51.11
1992 51.09
1993 51.07
1994 51.04
1995 51.01
1996 50.99
1997 50.97
1998 50.94
1999 50.91
2000 50.88
2001 50.84
2002 50.80
2003 50.76
2004 50.71
2005 50.66
2006 50.61
2007 50.56
2008 50.51
2009 50.46
2010 50.42
2011 50.37
2012 50.33
2013 50.28
2014 50.24
2015 50.20
2016 50.16
2017 50.13
2018 50.10
2019 50.06
2020 50.03

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Burkina Faso was 10,444,710 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,444,710 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,457,983 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,457,983
1961 2,484,676
1962 2,511,378
1963 2,538,871
1964 2,568,307
1965 2,600,482
1966 2,635,735
1967 2,673,844
1968 2,714,312
1969 2,756,404
1970 2,799,620
1971 2,843,984
1972 2,889,858
1973 2,937,425
1974 2,986,976
1975 3,038,851
1976 3,093,039
1977 3,149,803
1978 3,210,037
1979 3,274,868
1980 3,345,105
1981 3,421,194
1982 3,502,957
1983 3,589,836
1984 3,680,938
1985 3,775,648
1986 3,873,857
1987 3,975,823
1988 4,081,652
1989 4,191,544
1990 4,305,690
1991 4,424,200
1992 4,547,103
1993 4,674,453
1994 4,806,272
1995 4,942,641
1996 5,083,681
1997 5,229,685
1998 5,381,021
1999 5,538,200
2000 5,701,662
2001 5,871,499
2002 6,047,905
2003 6,231,414
2004 6,422,637
2005 6,622,003
2006 6,829,728
2007 7,045,686
2008 7,269,411
2009 7,500,236
2010 7,737,619
2011 7,981,454
2012 8,231,729
2013 8,488,213
2014 8,750,631
2015 9,018,772
2016 9,292,515
2017 9,571,848
2018 9,856,874
2019 10,147,770
2020 10,444,710

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Burkina Faso was 49.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.90 in 1960, while its lowest value was 48.84 in 1987.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.90
1961 50.76
1962 50.63
1963 50.50
1964 50.37
1965 50.25
1966 50.14
1967 50.04
1968 49.95
1969 49.86
1970 49.77
1971 49.69
1972 49.61
1973 49.53
1974 49.45
1975 49.38
1976 49.30
1977 49.22
1978 49.15
1979 49.09
1980 49.03
1981 48.98
1982 48.94
1983 48.90
1984 48.88
1985 48.86
1986 48.85
1987 48.84
1988 48.85
1989 48.85
1990 48.87
1991 48.89
1992 48.91
1993 48.93
1994 48.96
1995 48.99
1996 49.01
1997 49.03
1998 49.06
1999 49.09
2000 49.12
2001 49.16
2002 49.20
2003 49.24
2004 49.29
2005 49.34
2006 49.39
2007 49.44
2008 49.49
2009 49.54
2010 49.58
2011 49.63
2012 49.67
2013 49.72
2014 49.76
2015 49.80
2016 49.84
2017 49.87
2018 49.90
2019 49.94
2020 49.97

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population