Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 2081
Burkina Faso in 2081
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Burkina Faso at 48,101,230 in 2081. That would be 5.4% more than in 2071 (45,627,048).
The median age is projected at 33.6 years, with 33.8 children under 15 and 16.3 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 48,101,231 | 33.6 | |
| Senegal | 42,636,508 | 34.2 | |
| Benin | 35,348,911 | 30.5 | |
| Ghana | 63,905,541 | 34.5 | |
| Guinea | 30,582,998 | 32.8 |





