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The population of Burkina Faso is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.
The population of Burkina Faso grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 20th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Malawi.
Population data for Burkina Faso has been rated as Grade C - Unreliable for Many Purposes. The primary reasons being that Burkina Faso last conducted a national census in 2018 and 76.9% of births in Burkina Faso are recorded.
Burkina Faso last conducted a national census in 2018 and 76.9% of births are recorded.
Burkina Faso's data quality ranks 87th out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Africa region, Burkina Faso ranks 8th for the region.
It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Burkina Faso.