Age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Age dependency ratio was 78.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso stood at 78.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso peaked at 102.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.9% | — |
| 1961 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 100.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 100.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 101.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 102.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 102.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 102.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 102.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 101.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 101.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 101.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 100.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 99.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 73.9% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 83.6% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 93.2% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.4% | 99.1% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.6% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.9% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 78.1% | 87.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso?
- Age dependency ratio in Burkina Faso was 78.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 102.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for age dependency ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.