Population ages 55-59, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 55-59, female was 284,222 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
284,222
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
78th
of 217 countries
All-time high
284,222
in 2025
All-time low
65,419
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 284,222 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 284,222 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65,419, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 78th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65,419 | — |
| 1961 | 67,446 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 69,361 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 71,222 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 73,149 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 75,168 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 77,267 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 79,462 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 81,690 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 83,824 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 85,835 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 87,715 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 89,448 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 91,081 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 92,680 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 94,271 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 95,840 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 97,404 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 98,946 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 100,436 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 101,876 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 103,269 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 104,636 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 105,988 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 107,305 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 108,597 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 109,876 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 111,163 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 112,525 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 114,025 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 115,690 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 117,573 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 119,775 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 122,287 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 124,964 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 127,734 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 130,568 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 133,509 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 136,836 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 140,720 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 145,033 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 149,420 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 153,111 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 154,431 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 153,854 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 153,533 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 153,973 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 155,555 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 159,716 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 165,985 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 172,446 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 178,879 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 185,439 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 192,092 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 198,946 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 205,979 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 213,137 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 220,436 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 227,757 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 235,164 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 242,785 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 250,443 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 258,274 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 266,692 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 275,412 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 284,222 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,401 | 65,419 | 83,824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 93,366 | 85,835 | 100,436 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,926 | 101,876 | 114,025 | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,966 | 115,690 | 140,720 | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,461 | 145,033 | 165,985 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203,028 | 172,446 | 235,164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 262,971 | 242,785 | 284,222 | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Burkina Faso was 284,222 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 284,222 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,419 in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.