Age dependency ratio, young in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Age dependency ratio, young was 73.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, young 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, young in Burkina Faso stood at 73.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Burkina Faso peaked at 95.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.3% | — |
| 1961 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 72.7% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 73.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 69.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 77.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 86.4% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 93.2% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.4% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 84.1% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 73.3% | 82.5% | 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.7404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Burkina Faso?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Burkina Faso was 73.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.