Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 2037
Burkina Faso in 2037
In 2037, Burkina Faso is projected to have a population of 30,567,560 people. Compared with 2027, when the projection stands at 25,130,911, that represents growth of 21.6% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 22.3 years, Burkina Faso would have a youth dependency ratio of 55.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 30,567,560 | 22.3 | |
| Mali | 34,823,450 | 18.7 | |
| Senegal | 24,407,573 | 23.6 | |
| Niger | 39,330,376 | 18.9 | |
| Benin | 19,264,500 | 21.4 |
