Population ages 0-14 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population ages 0-14 was 41.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14 in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 41.2% for population ages 0-14 in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Burkina Faso peaked at 47.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.9% | — |
| 1961 | 39.9% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.8% | 39.9% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 42.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 44.7% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 46.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 41.2% | 44.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Burkina Faso?
- Population ages 0-14 in Burkina Faso was 41.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population ages 0-14?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.