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CapitalOuagadougou
Density86 / km²
Western Africa · BFA
Burkina Faso.
Capital: Ouagadougou. Land borders with Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo.
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2024MaleAgeFemale
80+
0.2% / 0.3%
75–79
0.4% / 0.5%
70–74
0.6% / 0.9%
65–69
1.0% / 1.4%
60–64
1.5% / 1.8%
55–59
2.0% / 2.3%
50–54
2.6% / 2.9%
45–49
3.6% / 3.7%
40–44
4.6% / 4.7%
35–39
5.6% / 5.6%
30–34
6.5% / 6.5%
25–29
7.8% / 7.7%
20–24
9.5% / 9.2%
15–19
11.6% / 11.2%
10–14
13.6% / 13.1%
5–9
14.5% / 14.0%
0–4
14.5% / 14.0%
% of each sex · World Bank / UN
#120economy · of 187$23.1 billion#174GDP per person · of 187$982 per resident#59population · of 19423.5 million#74area · of 195272,967 km²
Inside Burkina Faso.
Real output grew 5.3% in 2025. Life expectancy is 61.3 years (2024). Fertility stands at 4.1 children per woman (2024).
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