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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso / BF

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Burkina Faso in numbers.

Area274,200 kmยฒWorld # 74 โ†’Population24.1MWorld # 59 โ†’Population density87.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 111 โ†’Life expectancy61.3 yearsWorld # 206 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,148World # 191 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Burkina Faso across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area274,200 kmยฒWorld # 74 / 2023 โ†’Population24.1MWorld # 59 / 2025 โ†’Population density87.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 111 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.2%World # 38 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.1World # 23 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate31.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 25 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 82 / 2024 โ†’Median age17.3 yearsWorld # 222 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.7%World # 201 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1441.2%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Urban population28.9%World # 196 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-27.1KWorld # 177 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.1%World # 133 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy61.3 yearsWorld # 206 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy54.6 yearsWorld # 160 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 175 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate11.6%World # 121 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,148World # 191 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 27.6BWorld # 120 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,072World # 187 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.3%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.6%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.5%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6.4%World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,356 hours/yearWorld # 13 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)37.4World # 63 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 44 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people46.6 per million peopleWorld # 118 / 2010 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 119 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 145 / 2010 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,791 kcal/dayWorld # 124 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person23.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 143 / 2023 โ†’Rice production513.2K tWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area22.2%World # 129 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person133 kWh/personWorld # 137 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 192 / 2024 โ†’Internet use28.3%World # 186 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions116.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 127 / 2017 โ†’Road traffic death rate31 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 21 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)4.7%World # 15 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament18.3%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals67KWorld # 179 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 173MWorld # 137 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2019 / 63.8%Main languagemosMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal785 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightmosLargest staple-food calorie sourceOther cereals2023Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country