Life expectancy by sex in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Life expectancy by sex was 63.22 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.22 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.22 years
in 2023
All-time low
34.13 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 63.22 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Burkina Faso peaked at 63.22 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.13 years, in 1950.
That places Burkina Faso 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34.13 years | — |
| 1951 | 34.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 34.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 35.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 35.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 35.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 35.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 36.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 36.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 36.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 37.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 37.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 37.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 38.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 38.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 39 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 39.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 39.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 40.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 40.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 40.94 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 41.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 41.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 42.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 43.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 43.8 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 44.61 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 45.45 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 46.28 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 46.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 47.74 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 48.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 48.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 49.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 49.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 50 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 50.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 50.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 50.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.81 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 54.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.22 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 55.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 57.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 57.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.83 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 63.22 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.48 years | 34.13 years | 36.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.82 years | 37.25 years | 40.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.64 years | 40.94 years | 46.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.36 years | 47.74 years | 50.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.77 years | 50.23 years | 51.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.46 years | 52.21 years | 57.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.04 years | 57.79 years | 61.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.48 years | 61.83 years | 63.22 years | 4 |
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More population data for Burkina Faso
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.35 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Burkina Faso?
- Life expectancy by sex in Burkina Faso was 63.22 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 63.22 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.13 years in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.