Demographics of Burkina Faso

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Burkina Faso, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Burkina Faso, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Burkina Faso's 19.8 million people belong to two major West African cultural groups—the Gur (Voltaic) and the Mandé. The Voltaic are far more numerous and include the Mossi, who make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso and established an empire that lasted more than 800 years. Predominantly farmers, the Mossi are still bound by the traditions of the Mogho Naba, who hold court in Ouagadougou.

About 12,000 Europeans reside in Burkina Faso, the majority of whom are French.

Most of Burkina Faso's population is concentrated in the south and center of the country, with a population density sometimes exceeding 48 inhabitants per square kilometer (120 inhabitants per square mile). This population density, high for Africa, causes annual migrations of hundreds of thousands of Burkinabé to Ivory Coast and Ghana for seasonal agricultural work. About a third of Burkinabé adhere to traditional African religions. The introduction of Islam to Burkina Faso was initially resisted by the Mossi rulers. Christians, predominantly Roman Catholics, are largely concentrated among the urban elite.

Few Burkinabé have had formal education. Schooling is free but not compulsory, and only about 29% of Burkina's primary school-age children receive a basic education. The University of Ouagadougou, founded in 1974, was the country's first institution of higher education. The Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso in Bobo-Dioulasso was opened in 1995.

Peanut seller in Ouagadougou

Population[edit]

According to the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2] the total population was 19,751,466 in 2018, compared to only 4,284,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 45.3%, 52.4% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.2% was 65 years or older .[3]

Total population Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 4 284 000 40.7 57.3 2.0
1955 4 535 000 40.9 56.9 2.2
1960 4 882 000 41.3 56.4 2.3
1965 5 284 000 41.9 55.7 2.4
1970 5 807 000 43.6 53.9 2.5
1975 6 435 000 44.9 52.5 2.6
1980 7 212 000 46.4 50.9 2.7
1985 8 170 000 47.4 49.9 2.7
1990 9 324 000 47.7 49.7 2.6
1995 10 692 000 47.2 50.3 2.5
2000 12 294 000 46.5 51.2 2.3
2005 14 198 000 45.9 51.9 2.2
2010 16 469 000 45.3 52.4 2.2

Vital statistics[edit]

Registration of vital events is in Burkina Faso not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [3]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-1955 208 000 138 000 70 000 47.3 31.3 16.0 6.10 308
1955-1960 225 000 135 000 90 000 47.7 28.6 19.1 6.24 258
1960-1965 243 000 134 000 109 000 47.9 26.4 21.5 6.35 217
1965-1970 269 000 135 000 134 000 48.4 24.3 24.1 6.56 184
1970-1975 294 000 135 000 160 000 48.1 22.0 26.1 6.70 157
1975-1980 335 000 136 000 199 000 49.1 20.0 29.1 7.02 136
1980-1985 373 000 138 000 235 000 48.5 18.0 30.6 7.06 121
1985-1990 417 000 149 000 268 000 47.7 17.1 30.6 6.94 111
1990-1995 469 000 165 000 304 000 46.8 16.5 30.3 6.71 101
1995-2000 527 000 179 000 348 000 45.8 15.6 30.3 6.40 93
2000-2005 594 000 189 000 406 000 44.9 14.2 30.6 6.14 86
2005-2010 672 000 193 000 479 000 43.9 12.6 31.2 5.95 79
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Fertility and births[edit]

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[4][5] [6] [7][8]

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
1993 43.0 6.9 (6.0) 39.0 5.0 (3.9) 43.0 7.3 (6.5)
1998-99 45.1 6.8 (6.0) 32.6 4.1 (3.4) 47.0 7.3 (6.5)
2003 42.6 6.2 (5.4) 32.4 3.7 (3.2) 44.5 6.9 (6.0)
2010 41.2 6.0 (5.2) 33.3 3.9 (3.3) 43.3 6.7 (5.9)
2014 38.6 5.5 33.6 4.0 40.2 6.1
2017-18 35.1 5.2 30.9 3.7 36.1 5.6

Fertility data as of 2013 (DHS Program):[9]

Region Total fertility rate Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49
Centre 3.7 6.8 5.3
Boucle du Mouhoun 6.8 10.8 7.1
Cascades 6.0 10.4 7.0
Centre-Est 6.3 8.1 6.6
Centre-Nord 6.7 10.7 7.1
Centre-Ouest 6.4 10.4 7.1
Centre-Sud 5.6 9.4 6.8
Est 7.5 15.0 7.9
Hauts Bassins 5.2 9.3 5.9
Nord 6.2 10.3 7.0
Plateau Central 5.8 9.4 6.8
Sahel 7.5 12.9 7.6
Sud-ouest 6.4 10.8 7.1

Life expectancy[edit]

Period Life expectancy in
Years[10]
1950–1955 30.94
1955–1960 Increase 33.29
1960–1965 Increase 35.59
1965–1970 Increase 38.04
1970–1975 Increase 40.28
1975–1980 Increase 43.40
1980–1985 Increase 48.40
1985–1990 Increase 49.48
1990–1995 Decrease 49.33
1995–2000 Increase 49.86
2000–2005 Increase 51.61
2005–2010 Increase 55.27
2010–2015 Increase 58.71

Other demographic statistics[edit]

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.[11]

  • One birth every 42 seconds
  • One death every 3 minutes
  • One net migrant every 21 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 55 seconds

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[12]

Demographic profile[edit]

Burkina Faso has a young age structure – the result of declining mortality combined with steady high fertility – and continues to experience rapid population growth, which is putting increasing pressure on the country's limited arable land. More than 65% of the population is under the age of 25, and the population is growing at 3% annually. Mortality rates, especially those of infants and children, have decreased because of improved health care, hygiene, and sanitation, but women continue to have an average of almost 6 children. Even if fertility were substantially reduced, today's large cohort entering their reproductive years would sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future. Only about a third of the population is literate and unemployment is widespread, dampening the economic prospects of Burkina Faso's large working-age population.[12]

Population[edit]

20,107,509 (July 2017 est.)
Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Age structure[edit]

Pyramid population of Burkina Faso in 2017
0-14 years: 44.28% (male 4,434,908 /female 4,307,438)
15-24 years: 20.19% (male 1,980,755 /female 2,004,763)
25-54 years: 28.82% (male 2,639,235 /female 3,051,333)
55-64 years: 3.55% (male 304,642 /female 396,072)
65 years and over: 3.16% (male 273,031 /female 350,538) (2018 est.)
0-14 years: 44.88% (male 4,519,960/female 4,503,937)
15-24 years: 20.07% (male 2,024,501/female 2,012,053)
25-54 years: 29.42% (male 2,999,941/female 2,915,264)
55-64 years: 3.2% (male 284,374/female 359,159)
65 years and over: 2.43% (male 181,996/female 306,324) (2017 est.)

Median age[edit]

total: 17.4 years Country comparison to the world: 218th
male: 16.6 years
female: 18.2 years (2018 est.)
Total: 17.3 years
Male: 17.1 years
Female: 17.4 years (2017 est.)

Population growth rate[edit]

2.76% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 12th
3% (2017 est.)

Birth rate[edit]

36.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 14th

Death rate[edit]

8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 72nd

Net migration rate[edit]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 76th

Mother's mean age at first birth[edit]

19.4 years (2010 est.)
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

Total fertility rate[edit]

4.77 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 19th

Contraceptive prevalence rate[edit]

25.4% (2016/17)

Urbanization[edit]

urban population: 29.4% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 4.99% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Sex ratio[edit]

At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
A girl from Burkina Faso

Life expectancy at birth[edit]

total population: 61.8 years (2018 est.)
male: 60.1 years (2018 est.)
female: 63.6 years (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS[edit]

Adult prevalence rate: 1.6% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 130,000 (2007 est.)
Deaths: 9,200 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases[edit]

Degree of risk: very high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever
Water contact disease: schistosomiasis
Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
Animal contact diseases: rabies (2009)

Nationality[edit]

Noun: Burkinabé (singular and plural)
Adjective: Burkinabé

Ethnic groups[edit]

Bobo men in Bobo-Dioulasso
Mossi [13] 52.5%, Fulani [13] 8.4%, Gurma [13] 6.8%, Bobo [13] 4.8%, Gurunsi [13] 4.5%, Senufo [13] 4.4%, Bissa [13] 3.9%, Lobi [13] 2.5%, Dagara [13] 2.4%, Tuareg [13]/Ikelan [13] 1.9%, Dioula [13] 0.8%, Unspecified[13] /No answer [13] 0.1%, Other[13] 7% (2010 est.)

Religions[edit]

Main article: Religion in Burkina Faso
Islam[13] 61.6%, Roman Catholic[13] 23.2%, Traditional[13]/Animist[13] 7.3%, Protestant[13] 6.7%, Other/No Answer[13] 0.2%, None[13] 0.9% (2010 est.)

Languages[edit]

Further information: Languages of Burkina Faso
French[13] (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population [13]

Literacy[edit]

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 36%
Male: 43%
Female: 29.3% (2015 est.)

Slavery[edit]

Further information: Child labour in cocoa production

In 2018, an estimated 82,000 people in the country were living under "modern slavery" according to the Global Slavery Index.[14] News reports also indicate that "most child slaves on cocoa farms (Ivory Coast and Ghana) come from Mali and Burkina Faso, two of the poorest nations on Earth. The children, some as young as ten, are sent by their families or trafficked by agents with the promise of money. They are made to work long hours for little or no money."[15]

Education expenditure[edit]

4.2% of GDP (2015)

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""World Population prospects – Population division"". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision". Esa.un.org. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  4. ^ "Enquête Démographique et de Santé 1993" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  5. ^ "Enquête Démographique et de Santé 1998-99" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ^ "Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2003" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  7. ^ "Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2010" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  8. ^ "STATcompiler". www.statcompiler.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  9. ^ "Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2013" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  10. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  11. ^ "Burkina Faso Population 2019", World Population Review
  12. ^ a b "The World FactBook - Burkina Faso", The World Factbook, July 12, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Africa :: BURKINA FASO". CIA The World Factbook.
  14. ^ https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/2018/data/country-data/burkina-faso/
  15. ^ http://theconversation.com/the-modern-slavery-bill-is-a-start-but-it-wont-guarantee-us-sweeter-chocolate-102765

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document: "2009 edition".

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