Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre was 0.9748 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9748 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
154th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.9748 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2465 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0.9748 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9748 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2465 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2465 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2535 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2603 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2674 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2747 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2824 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2904 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2986 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3064 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3137 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3206 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3269 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3329 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3387 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3446 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3503 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.356 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3616 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3671 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3724 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3774 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3824 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3874 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3922 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3969 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4016 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4063 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4113 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4168 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4228 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4297 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4378 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.447 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4567 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4669 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4772 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.488 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5001 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5143 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5301 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5596 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5644 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5623 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5612 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5628 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5685 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5838 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6067 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6303 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6538 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6778 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7021 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7271 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7528 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.779 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8057 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8324 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8595 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8874 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9154 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.944 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2756 units per square kilometre | 0.2465 units per square kilometre | 0.3064 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3412 units per square kilometre | 0.3137 units per square kilometre | 0.3671 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3945 units per square kilometre | 0.3724 units per square kilometre | 0.4168 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4641 units per square kilometre | 0.4228 units per square kilometre | 0.5143 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5646 units per square kilometre | 0.5301 units per square kilometre | 0.6067 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7421 units per square kilometre | 0.6303 units per square kilometre | 0.8595 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9304 units per square kilometre | 0.8874 units per square kilometre | 0.9748 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 151 Côte d'Ivoire 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Estonia 1.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Lesotho 0.9817 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0.9404 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Djibouti 0.9326 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.9258 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 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.9748 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9748 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2465 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 55-59, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, 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.