Burkina Faso Population Pyramid 2085
Burkina Faso in 2085
By 2085, the population of Burkina Faso is expected to reach 48,752,490. That would be 4.3% more than in 2075 (46,763,507).
With a projected median age of 34.4 years, Burkina Faso would have a youth dependency ratio of 32.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 48,752,491 | 34.4 | |
| Senegal | 43,775,826 | 35.0 | |
| Benin | 36,438,980 | 31.3 | |
| Ghana | 64,981,220 | 35.3 | |
| Guinea | 31,086,363 | 33.6 |





