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Burkina Faso

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Capital
Ouagadougou
Currency
West African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
274,200 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q965 ↗ · Official languages: Bissa, Dioula, Mooré
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
24.07M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
27.63B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,147.57 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-0.59 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.48 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
4.11 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
61.29 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.21 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
5.29 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
3,071.63 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.68 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
28.92 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
70.01 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
6.44 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
28.25 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
65 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-0.87 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: 24.07M
Burkina Faso · Population13.4M16.31M19.22M22.13M25.04M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · Population · people
YearBurkina Faso
202524,074,580
202423,548,781
202323,025,776
202222,509,038
202121,995,243
202021,478,690
201920,961,952
201820,438,288
201719,894,407
201619,334,856
201518,777,487
201418,229,461
201317,695,409
201217,172,287
201116,661,908
201016,176,498
200915,710,066
200815,258,093
200714,816,307
200614,373,707

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: 27.63B
Burkina Faso · GDP4.44B10.76B17.09B23.41B29.74B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · GDP · current US$
YearBurkina Faso
202527,627,297,461.32
202423,136,514,855.76
202320,106,062,971.65
202218,622,421,394.61
202119,697,516,284.38
202017,725,010,532.53
201916,032,813,503.37
201815,890,066,221.29
201714,106,955,615.34
201612,833,363,045.34
201511,832,159,315.63
201413,943,016,076.74
201313,444,300,485.84
201212,561,015,156.57
201112,080,295,977.56
201010,109,619,740.7
20099,450,696,873.34
20089,451,435,490.11
20077,625,722,836.77
20066,547,419,820.38

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: 1,147.57
Burkina Faso · GDP per capita386.31593.93801.541,009.161,216.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBurkina Faso
20251,147.57
2024982.49
2023873.2
2022827.33
2021895.54
2020825.24
2019764.85
2018777.47
2017709.09
2016663.74
2015630.12
2014764.86
2013759.76
2012731.47
2011725.02
2010624.96
2009601.57
2008619.44
2007514.68
2006455.51

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: -0.59
Burkina Faso · Inflation-4.990.275.5310.7916.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · Inflation · %
YearBurkina Faso
2025-0.59
20244.19
20230.74
202214.29
20213.65
20201.88
2019-3.23
20181.96
20171.48
20160.44
20150.72
2014-0.26
20130.53
20123.82
20112.76
2010-0.76
20092.61
200810.66
2007-0.23
20062.33

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: 3.48
Burkina Faso · Unemployment3.163.5844.424.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBurkina Faso
20253.48
20243.44
20233.6
20223.83
20214.51
20204.59
20194.49
20184.7
20174.66
20164.6
20154.47
20144.26
20134.05
20123.85
20113.83
20103.73
20093.72
20083.5
20073.3
20063.67

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: —
Burkina Faso · Fertility rate3.94.525.145.766.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBurkina Faso
2025No data available
20244.11
20234.19
20224.28
20214.36
20204.44
20194.68
20184.92
20175.17
20165.33
20155.48
20145.6
20135.7
20125.79
20115.87
20105.94
20095.99
20086.05
20076.11
20066.17

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Burkina Faso: —
Burkina Faso · Life expectancy53.0355.2957.5459.7962.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Burkina Faso · Life expectancy · years
YearBurkina Faso
2025No data available
202461.29
202361.09
202260.7
202160.05
202060.45
201960.18
201859.97
201759.58
201659.17
201558.78
201458.33
201357.9
201257.46
201157
201056.34
200955.79
200855.2
200754.38
200653.78
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Burkina Faso

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