Burkina Faso Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Fula
: 2,255,000
- 2. Bambara
: 1,116,000
Mother Tongue : Fula
Literacy Rate (%) : 39
Country Capital | : | Ouagadougou |
---|---|---|
GDP Per capita | : | 2,986 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 169th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 61 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 4,638,554 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 107th/195 |
Area | : | 273,601 |
Area Rank | : | 73rd/195 |
Total Population | : | 24,075 |
Total Population Rank | : | 59th/195 |
Burkina Faso Highlights
Burkina Faso is the 59th ranked country in population and 73rd ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Burkina Faso is the 7th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average Doctors (Per 10,000) of the countries in the world is 20. Burkina Faso is the 25th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Burkina Faso is the 27th worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developing country.
Burkina Faso Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Bobo | # People | 3,487 | 1 | 1126 | ||
2 | Bobo as a % of total Bobo speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1129 | ||
3 | Bambara | # People | 55,343 | 4 | 1129 | ||
4 | Songhay Languages | # People | 49,166 | 4 | 1129 | ||
5 | Bambara as a % of total Bambara speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1127 | ||
6 | Songhay Languages as a % of total Songhay Languages speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1126 | ||
7 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 6 | 1129 | ||
8 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 7 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | French | # People | 596,219 | 17 | 1232 | ||
2 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 17 | 1233 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 4 | 1127 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 9 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 188 | 1235 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 143 | 1234 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 141 | 1233 | ||
4 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 127 | 1232 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 118 | 1234 | ||
6 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 100 | 1231 | ||
7 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 92 | 1231 | ||
8 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 89 | 1232 | ||
9 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 82 | 1232 | ||
10 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 80 | 1234 | ||
11 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 63 | 1230 | ||
12 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 52 | 1232 | ||
13 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 47 | 1233 | ||
14 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 45 | 1234 | ||
15 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 44 | 1233 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 31 | 1231 | ||
17 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 7 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 26 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 123 | 1232 | ||
2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 82 | 1235 | ||
3 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 67 | 1235 |
--- Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 26 | 1127 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 43 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 111 | 1231 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 67 | 1230 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 33 | 1130 | ||
2 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 34 | 1126 | |||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 9 | 1130 | ||
4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 9 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 186 | 1232 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 162 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 117 | 1234 | ||
4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1235 | ||
6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 89 | 1232 | ||
7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 78 | 1234 | ||
8 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1233 | ||
9 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1235 | ||
10 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 77 | 1234 | ||
11 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1231 | ||
12 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 37 | 1232 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 35 | 1126 | ||
2 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 40 | 1126 | ||
3 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 113 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 113 | 1232 | ||
2 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 99 | 1234 | ||
3 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 82 | 1233 | ||
4 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 59 | 1235 | ||
5 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 59 | 1235 | ||
6 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 59 | 1231 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 54 | 1127 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 54 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 165 | 1234 | ||
2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 153 | 1235 | ||
3 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 148 | 1232 | ||
4 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 144 | 1235 | ||
5 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 130 | 1230 | ||
6 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 133 | 1230 | ||
7 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 124 | 1231 | ||
8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 107 | 1234 | ||
9 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 78 | 1232 | ||
10 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 77 | 1233 | ||
11 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 76 | 1235 | ||
12 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 69 | 1234 | ||
13 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 68 | 1235 | ||
14 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 62 | 1231 | ||
15 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 56 | 1232 | ||
16 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 53 | 1230 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 60 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 169 | 1234 | ||
2 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 134 | 1235 | ||
3 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 138 | 1230 | |||
4 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 138 | 1231 | ||
5 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 112 | 1231 | ||
6 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 111 | 1231 | |||
7 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 122 | 1234 | ||
8 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 114 | 1233 | |||
9 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 118 | 1233 | ||
10 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 117 | 1231 | ||
11 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 105 | 1235 | |||
12 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 102 | 1230 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Gold Produced/Total Gold Produced %. | 4 | 12 | 1235 | |||
2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 151 | 1235 | ||
3 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 139 | 1232 | ||
4 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 114 | 1235 | ||
5 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 119 | 1233 | ||
6 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 109 | 1234 | ||
7 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 98 | 1233 | ||
8 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 101 | 1232 | ||
9 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 66 | 1231 | |||
10 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 67 | 1232 | ||
11 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 64 | 1233 | ||
12 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 61 | 1235 | ||
13 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 50 | 1232 | ||
14 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 48 | 1232 | ||
15 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 40 | 1234 | ||
16 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 39 | 1235 | ||
17 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 33 | 1231 | ||
18 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 34 | 1234 | ||
19 | Gold Prod. | Weight | 125 | 12 | 1235 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 186 | 1233 | ||
2 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 171 | 1235 | ||
3 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 163 | 1234 | ||
4 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 161 | 1235 | ||
5 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 146 | 1235 | ||
6 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 120 | 1230 | ||
7 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 122 | 1234 | ||
8 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 118 | 1231 | ||
9 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 79 | 1230 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 184 | 1233 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 170 | 1235 | ||
3 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 168 | 1233 | ||
4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 166 | 1232 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 153 | 1231 | ||
6 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 150 | 1231 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 126 | 1230 | ||
8 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 147 | 1230 | ||
9 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 142 | 1230 | ||
10 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 128 | 1232 | ||
11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 114 | 1234 | ||
12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 121 | 1235 | ||
13 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 113 | 1232 | ||
14 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 115 | 1230 | ||
15 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 107 | 1235 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 162 | 1233 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1232 | ||
3 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 133 | 1232 | ||
4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1233 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 101 | 1232 | ||
6 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 49 | 1235 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Below than World Average- |
|||||||
1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 126 | 1233 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 59 | 1231 |
Burkina Faso Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
---|---|---|
1 | Fula | 9.37 % |
2 | Bambara | 4.64 % |
3 | Bobo | 1.41 % |
4 | French | 1.25 % |
5 | Songhay Languages | 1 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Burkina Faso
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
---|---|---|
1 | Banfora | 130,307 |
2 | Bobo Dioulasso | 1,004,880 |
3 | Kaya | 136,645 |
4 | Koudougou | 178,117 |
5 | Ouagadougou | 2,727,785 |
6 | Ouahigouya | 138,424 |
Frequently Asked Questions :
Q - Does Prarang do surveys to collect data? How does Prarang have such granular Country-level details which no private or public data source offers?
A - Prarang does not conduct surveys to gather data; instead, we rely on publicly available sources such as UN Population data, the CIA World Factbook, and private surveys whose results are accessible through news media and public websites. Our data classification follows a three-fold method rooted in Indian logic (Tarkashastra): Pramana (evidence-based data collection) involves gathering data from credible sources; Anumana (estimation and inference) uses modeling to draw inferences from the collected data; and Upamana (comparison) ranks countries through relative comparison, calculating the Samana (country average) to determine whether each country ranks above or below this benchmark. All data sources and estimation modeling methods are transparently detailed and accessible, with information available for each data field by clicking the "i" icon.
Q - Does Prarang take responsibility for the absolute data fields that someone buys from it, along with the calculation of the associated ranks?
A - Prarang does not do any surveys. It does data modeling & estimations based on third-party census & surveys, already in the public domain. It also shares the source of the data it uses. Users need to make their own judgment of how and for what purpose and when they use the data that they download from this Prarang website.
Q - What is the frequency of data updates on various data fields of Prarang analytics?
A - We are continuously on the lookout for market announcements of new surveys & new data. You can expect important World survey results to be live on our website, within 30 to 45 days after appearing in press/media. We model on spreadsheets & update our SQL databases, after data validation.