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
