Demographics of Burkina Faso

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsMuslim 60.5%, Catholic 19%, animist 15.3%, Protestant 4.2%, other 0.6%, none 0.4%

Ethnic groupsMossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani)

Demographics

Total fertility rate6.07 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence3.75 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index39.8 39.6 46.9

Intentional homicides8.00 per 100,000 people (2012)

Total Population18.4 Million (2014)16.9 Million (2013)16.5 Million (2012)

Population Growth3.05 % (2014)3.06 % (2013)3.07 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.02 Square kilometer per capita

Population density67.0 capita per square kilometer (2014)61.8 capita per square kilometer (2013)60.0 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people10.1 per 1,000 people (2011)11.7 per 1,000 people (2010)11.2 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road11.1 per km of road (2011)12.6 per km of road (2010)11.7 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions66.4 per 100 people (2013)60.6 per 100 people (2012)48.0 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.08 per 100 people (2013)0.09 per 100 people (2012)0.09 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users4.40 per 100 people (2013)3.73 per 100 people (2012)3.00 per 100 people (2011)