Population, female, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population, female, per capita was 0.5018 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5018 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
128th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.5091 units per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.4913 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5018 units per person for population, female, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5091 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4913 units per person, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 128th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, female, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4913 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4927 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.494 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4978 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4989 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5011 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5031 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5042 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5052 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5061 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.507 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5077 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5082 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5086 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5088 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5089 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.509 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.509 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.509 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5088 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5086 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5084 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5083 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5084 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5087 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5088 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5089 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.509 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5091 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5091 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5088 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5078 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5071 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5065 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5058 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5045 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5041 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5037 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5036 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5032 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.503 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5028 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5025 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5024 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5022 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.502 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5018 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.497 units per person | 0.4913 units per person | 0.5021 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5068 units per person | 0.5031 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5086 units per person | 0.5083 units per person | 0.509 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5087 units per person | 0.5083 units per person | 0.5091 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5052 units per person | 0.5038 units per person | 0.5078 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5031 units per person | 0.5023 units per person | 0.5038 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5019 units per person | 0.5018 units per person | 0.5022 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Population, female, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.5018 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5091 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4913 units per person in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population, female, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.