Population aged 14 years or younger in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population aged 14 years or younger was 9,881 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger in Burkina Faso, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 14 years or younger in Burkina Faso is 9,881 thousands, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Burkina Faso peaked at 9,881 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,349 thousands, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 43rd out of 226 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,630 thousands | 2,349 thousands | 2,961 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,560 thousands | 3,056 thousands | 4,109 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,791 thousands | 4,236 thousands | 5,350 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,201 thousands | 5,482 thousands | 7,040 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,290 thousands | 7,261 thousands | 9,255 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,659 thousands | 9,402 thousands | 9,881 thousands | 6 |
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More population data for Burkina Faso
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.034 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.29 million (2100)
- Population density 182.22 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.034 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.11 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 39,915 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.11 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.11 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger in Burkina Faso?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Burkina Faso was 9,881 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9,881 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,349 thousands in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 226 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release