Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 2055
Burkina Faso in 2055
By 2055, the population of Burkina Faso is expected to reach 39,594,569. Ten years before, in 2045, the projected population is 34,829,690 — 13.7% lower.
With a projected median age of 27.2 years, Burkina Faso would have a youth dependency ratio of 43.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 39,594,569 | 27.2 | |
| Senegal | 32,611,132 | 27.9 | |
| Mali | 50,506,620 | 22.5 | |
| Benin | 26,386,125 | 25.0 | |
| Ghana | 53,257,057 | 29.0 |





