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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Burkina Faso

Share of population under 15 in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 41.2%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2025 41.2% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 15of 217
Period maximum 47.3%1993
Period minimum 39.9%1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Burkina Faso, 1960–202538404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.9%1962: 39.9%1964: 40.5%1966: 41.2%1968: 41.8%1970: 42.4%1972: 42.9%1974: 43.4%1976: 43.8%1978: 44.2%1980: 44.7%1982: 45.2%1984: 45.6%1986: 46.1%1988: 46.6%1990: 46.9%1992: 47.3%1994: 47.3%1996: 47.2%1998: 47%2000: 46.6%2002: 46%2004: 45.6%2006: 45.4%2008: 45.4%2010: 45.6%2012: 45.6%2014: 45.6%2016: 45.3%2018: 44.9%2020: 44%2022: 43%2024: 41.8%2025: 41.2%
Change over the period: +1.3 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 41.2%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.2 −0.6 pp
2024 41.8 −0.6 pp
2023 42.4 −0.6 pp
2022 43 −0.5 pp
2021 43.5 −0.5 pp
2020 44 −0.5 pp
2019 44.5 −0.4 pp
2018 44.9 −0.3 pp
2017 45.1 −0.2 pp
2016 45.3 −0.2 pp
2015 45.5 −0.1 pp
2014 45.6 −0 pp
2013 45.6 −0 pp
2012 45.6 +0 pp
2011 45.6 +0 pp
2010 45.6 +0.1 pp
2009 45.5 +0.1 pp
2008 45.4 +0.1 pp
2007 45.4 −0 pp
2006 45.4 −0.1 pp
2005 45.5 −0.2 pp
2004 45.6 −0.2 pp
2003 45.8 −0.2 pp
2002 46 −0.3 pp
2001 46.3 −0.3 pp
2000 46.6 −0.2 pp
1999 46.8 −0.2 pp
1998 47 −0.1 pp
1997 47.2 −0.1 pp
1996 47.2 −0 pp
1995 47.3 −0 pp
1994 47.3 −0 pp
1993 47.3 +0.1 pp
1992 47.3 +0.1 pp
1991 47.1 +0.2 pp
1990 46.9 +0.2 pp
1989 46.8 +0.2 pp
1988 46.6 +0.2 pp
1987 46.3 +0.3 pp
1986 46.1 +0.3 pp
1985 45.8 +0.2 pp
1984 45.6 +0.2 pp
1983 45.4 +0.2 pp
1982 45.2 +0.2 pp
1981 44.9 +0.2 pp
1980 44.7 +0.2 pp
1979 44.5 +0.2 pp
1978 44.2 +0.2 pp
1977 44 +0.2 pp
1976 43.8 +0.2 pp
1975 43.6 +0.2 pp
1974 43.4 +0.2 pp
1973 43.1 +0.2 pp
1972 42.9 +0.3 pp
1971 42.6 +0.3 pp
1970 42.4 +0.3 pp
1969 42.1 +0.3 pp
1968 41.8 +0.3 pp
1967 41.5 +0.3 pp
1966 41.2 +0.3 pp
1965 40.9 +0.4 pp
1964 40.5 +0.4 pp
1963 40.2 +0.2 pp
1962 39.9 +0.1 pp
1961 39.9 −0 pp
1960 39.9 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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