Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0268 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0268 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0356 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0255 units per person, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 203rd 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 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0264 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0269 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0274 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0279 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0284 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0289 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0294 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0299 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0304 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.031 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0315 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.032 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0324 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0329 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0334 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0338 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0342 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0346 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0349 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0351 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0353 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0355 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0356 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0356 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0356 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0355 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0354 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0352 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0346 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0339 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0335 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.033 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.032 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0315 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.031 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0304 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0299 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0294 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.029 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0286 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0282 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0274 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0271 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.027 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.027 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.027 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0267 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0263 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.026 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0257 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0256 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0259 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0262 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0265 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0268 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 units per person | 0.0264 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0335 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 0.0351 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0353 units per person | 0.0346 units per person | 0.0356 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.028 units per person | 0.027 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | 0.027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0268 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0268 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0356 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0255 units per person in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 203rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.