Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 2045
Burkina Faso in 2045
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Burkina Faso at 34,829,690 in 2045. Compared with 2035, when the projection stands at 29,469,746, that represents growth of 18.2% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 24.6 years, with 50.1 children under 15 and 6.3 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 34,829,691 | 24.6 | |
| Senegal | 28,089,699 | 25.4 | |
| Mali | 41,778,982 | 20.1 | |
| Benin | 22,443,646 | 23.0 | |
| Niger | 47,374,117 | 20.9 |
