Western Africa Population Pyramid 2055
Western Africa in 2055
By 2055, the population of Western Africa is expected to reach 785,022,883. Compared with 2045, when the projection stands at 682,547,937, that represents growth of 15.0% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 25.9 years, Western Africa would have a youth dependency ratio of 46.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.0 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 World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
7,706,726 immigrants live in Western Africa.
| Burkina Faso | 2,026,281 |
| Mali | 1,000,882 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 948,444 |
| Benin | 615,742 |
| Togo | 541,509 |
11,328,034 people born in Western Africa live in other countries.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,811,282 |
| Nigeria | 1,172,502 |
| United States of America | 823,411 |
| Burkina Faso | 690,598 |
| France | 625,072 |





