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Population in Burkina Faso
20 835 401
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Burkina Faso is 20 835 401 people, including children under the age of 6 - 2 057 496 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 484 622 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 474 204 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 8 985 267 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 4 542 117 people, and the centenarians in Burkina Faso over 80 years old - 291 696 people.
Population size in Burkina Faso by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 2 057 496 / 9.88% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 484 622 / 11.93% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 474 204 / 11.88% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 8 985 267 / 43.13% |
| Elderly over 60 | 4 542 117 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 291 696 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Burkina Faso
Total in Burkina Faso permanent residents 9 782 221 men (46.95%) and 11 053 180 women (53.05%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 636 521 / 6% | 509 218 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 636 521 / 6% | 499 425 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 567 973 / 5.3% | 450 462 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 479 839 / 4.4% | 391 706 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 567 973 / 5.3% | 470 047 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 842 166 / 8.1% | 705 070 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 822 581 / 7.9% | 705 070 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 754 033 / 7.2% | 685 485 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 695 277 / 6.6% | 646 315 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 636 521 / 6% | 597 351 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 724 655 / 6.9% | 724 656 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 763 825 / 7.3% | 832 375 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 636 521 / 6% | 744 241 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 440 668 / 4% | 587 559 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 186 060 / 1.4% | 313 365 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 235 023 / 1.9% | 489 632 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 166 474 / 1.2% | 440 669 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Burkina Faso: have higher education 22.6% (4 708 801 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (625 062 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (7 417 403 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (3 250 323 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (1 791 844 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (1 729 338 people), have no education — 0.3% (62 506 people), illiterate — 0.7% (145 848 people).
| Higher education | 4 708 801 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 625 062 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 7 417 403 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 3 250 323 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 1 791 844 / 8.6% |
| High school | 1 729 338 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 62 506 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 145 848 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Burkina Faso
Total in Burkina Faso the number of officially employed population is 13 313 821 people (63.9%), pensioners 5 625 558 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 270 959 people (6.1%).
| Employed population | 13 313 821 / 63.9% |
| Unemployed | 1 270 959 / 6.1% |
| Pensioners | 5 625 558 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Burkina Faso have a disability 2 068 955 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 327 116 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 795 912 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 764 659 (3.67.%), disabled children 181 268 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 2 068 955 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 327 116 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 795 912 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 764 659 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 181 268 / 0.87% |