Key demographics
- Population
- 22.5M
- Density
- 86.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.459 (Low)
- GDP per capita
- $2,980
- Gini index (2021)
- 37.4
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 61.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.11
- Urban population (2025)
- 28.9%
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 41.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 71.2%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 20.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 78.1%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 28.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 31.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 50.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.11
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 43.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 87.9%
- Tourism (2020)
- 67.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 63.8% |
| Christianity | 26.3% |
| Animism | 9.0% |
| Irreligion | 0.7% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mossi | 53.7% |
| Fula | 6.8% |
| Gurunsi | 5.9% |
| Bissa | 5.4% |
| Gurma | 5.2% |
| Bobo | 3.4% |
| Senufo | 2.2% |
| Lobi | 1.5% |
| Tuareg | 0.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Burkinabe
- Demonym (female)
- Burkinabe
- National anthem
- Ditanyè
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 61.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 54.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.8% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 43.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 47/100
- Hospital beds (2020)
- 0.2/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.15/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 0.95/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $72
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 43.8%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 41.6%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 404
- Internet users (2024)
- 28.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 116.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 29/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 274,223 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +226
- TLD
- .bf
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Burkina Faso features two equal horizontal bands of red and green, with a yellow five-pointed star in the center.
- National anthem
- Ditanyè
- National holiday
- 1960-0608