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Burkina Faso
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 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