
Burkina Faso People
Burkina Faso People: A summary of information about Burkina Faso People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Burkina Faso: People
Population
11,946,065 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 48% (male 2,866,361; female 2,822,990) 15-64 years: 49% (male 2,808,797; female 3,097,048) 65 years and over: 3% (male 149,474; female 201,395) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
2.71% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
45.26 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
17.04 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
108.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 46.73 years male: 46.29 years female: 47.18 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
6.44 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: Burkinabe
Ethnic groups
Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani
Religions
indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Languages
French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 19.2% male: 29.5% female: 9.2% (1995 est.)