Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.5615 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5615 units per person for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5751 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4938 units per person, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 198th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5751 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5746 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5734 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5706 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5665 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5624 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5585 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5548 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5513 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5479 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5448 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5417 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5386 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5357 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5329 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5302 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5276 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5252 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5227 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5201 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5176 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5151 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5128 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5107 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5087 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5065 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5041 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5016 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4995 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4977 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4963 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.495 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.494 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4938 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4963 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4994 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5022 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.508 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.511 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5136 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5158 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5177 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5188 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5191 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5186 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5178 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5171 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5167 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5167 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5171 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5179 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5192 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.521 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5232 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5259 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5294 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5338 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.539 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5444 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5498 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5555 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5615 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5635 units per person | 0.5479 units per person | 0.5751 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5319 units per person | 0.5201 units per person | 0.5448 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5074 units per person | 0.4977 units per person | 0.5176 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4964 units per person | 0.4938 units per person | 0.5022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5145 units per person | 0.5051 units per person | 0.5191 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5204 units per person | 0.5167 units per person | 0.5294 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5473 units per person | 0.5338 units per person | 0.5615 units per person | 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.5615 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5751 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4938 units per person in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 198th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.