Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 2047
Burkina Faso in 2047
In 2047, Burkina Faso is projected to have a population of 35,842,178 people. Compared with 2037, when the projection stands at 30,567,560, that represents growth of 17.3% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 25.1 years, with 48.7 children under 15 and 6.7 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 35,842,178 | 25.1 | |
| Senegal | 29,002,004 | 25.9 | |
| Mali | 43,530,854 | 20.6 | |
| Benin | 23,245,139 | 23.4 | |
| Ghana | 48,823,459 | 27.4 |
