Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 1950
Burkina Faso in 1950
The population of Burkina Faso in 1950 was 4,213,152. Half of the population was younger than 19.6 years; 40.6% were children under 15 and 2.0% were 65 or older.
The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Burkina Faso was 4.19 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 61.1 years on average (63.2 years for girls, 58.9 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
690,598 immigrants live in Burkina Faso, 2.9% of the population.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 574,409 |
| Mali | 37,862 |
| Ghana | 34,219 |
| Togo | 16,349 |
| Niger | 13,549 |
2,050,049 people born in Burkina Faso live in other countries.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,820,882 |
| Ghana | 75,339 |
| Mali | 69,919 |
| Niger | 31,858 |
| Italy | 15,279 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 4,213,152 | 19.6 | |
| Mali | 4,696,911 | 20.5 | |
| Ghana | 5,080,664 | 18.7 | |
| Guinea | 3,013,178 | 21.5 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,735,181 | 17.9 |





