Burkina Faso
Country in Africa
In brief
Life expectancy: 61.3 years (2024). World rank 207 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 45 of 54. Life expectancy, women: 63.4 years (2024). World rank 205 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 43 of 54. Life expectancy, men: 59.1 years (2024). World rank 210 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 18.8M → 24.1M, population growth per year +3% → +2.2%, and living in cities 25.6% → 28.9%. Worse than all its neighbours (Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Togo): life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- French
- Religions
- Muslim 63.8%, Catholic 20.1%, folk religions 9%, and Protestant 6.2% (2019)