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Burkina Faso

Last update: 2026-04-03

Burkina Faso Geographical location

Burkina Faso Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$159 (2021)
Inflation rate
0.74% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.29% (2023)
Below the poverty line
43.2% (2021)
Gini coefficient
37.4 (2021)

Burkina Faso Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
7.28
Beer
1
Wine
0.08
Spirits
0.31
Other alcohol
5.88
Current as of
2019

Burkina Faso Population and society

Population size
23042199
Male population
11297749
Female population
11744450
Population growth rate
2.4% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
31.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.3 (2024)
Urbanization
32.5% (2023)

Burkina Faso Credit ratings

Standard & Poor's
B
Current as of
2017

Burkina Faso Age-sex pyramid

Burkina Faso Phone operating systems

Android
90.02%
iOS
9.38%
Current as of
2025

Burkina Faso Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+226
Internet domain
.bf
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
112 (2021)
Internet user penetration
20% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
1< (2023)

Burkina Faso General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
BF
Capital
Ouagadougou
Official language
French

Burkina Faso Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
14.3%
Smoking men
22.1%
Smoking women
6.4%
Current as of
2020

Burkina Faso Area (sq. km)

Total area
274200
Land area
273800
Water area
400

Burkina Faso Popular payment systems

Burkina Faso Popular social networks and messengers

Burkina Faso Age structure

0-14 years
41.6%
15-64 years
55.1%
65+ years
3.2%
Current as of
2024

Burkina Faso Religion

Main religion
Islam
Non-religious
0.7%
Current as of
2019

Last update: 2026-04-03