Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre was 1.97 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.97 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
138th
of 216 countries
All-time high
1.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.4444 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 1.97 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.97 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4444 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.45 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4553 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4604 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4652 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4697 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4741 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4783 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4823 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4863 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4901 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4941 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4984 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5036 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5098 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5173 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5268 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.538 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5499 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5624 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5754 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.589 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6041 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6214 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6402 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6587 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6736 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6782 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6743 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.671 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6701 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6738 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6888 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.713 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7379 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7621 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7862 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8118 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8395 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.868 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8973 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9276 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9583 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9896 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.46 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.97 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.97 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4644 units per square kilometre | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | 0.4823 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5114 units per square kilometre | 0.4863 units per square kilometre | 0.5499 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6277 units per square kilometre | 0.5624 units per square kilometre | 0.6782 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7354 units per square kilometre | 0.6701 units per square kilometre | 0.8395 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.868 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 1.67 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 135 Eswatini 2.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Timor-Leste 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Tajikistan 2.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Panama 1.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 1.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Samoa 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 1.97 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 40-44, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 40-44, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 40-44, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 40-44, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.