Country profile
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso · Western Africa
👥 Population
24,074,580
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Ouagadougou
🗺 Area
272,967 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$27.63B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.459
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
88 /km²
💱 Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
🗣 Languages
French
About Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a country in Western Africa, with Ouagadougou as its capital. It is home to roughly 24.07 million people, giving a population density of about 88 people per square kilometre. The country covers 272,967 km² of land and shares land borders with 6 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $27.63B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.459. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF), and the main language is French.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$68.19B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$2,896
GDP growth
5.3%
Inflation
-0.6%
Unemployment
3.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
61.3 yrs
Fertility rate
4.11
Pop. growth
2.2%
Urban population
28.9%
Infant mortality /1k
43.6
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
28.3%
Literacy rate
41.6%
Physicians /1k
0.15
Renewable energy
71.4%
Travel & practical
Capital
Ouagadougou
Currency
XOF
Dialing code
+226
Internet TLD
.bf
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Fun facts about Burkina Faso
- Burkina Faso is the 59th most populous country in the world, with about 24.07 million people.
- By land area it is the 74th-largest country in the world, covering 272,967 km².
- It has the world's 117th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($27.63B).
- Burkina Faso shares land borders with 6 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of low human development, with an HDI of 0.459.
- Burkina Faso has a population density of about 88 people per square kilometre.
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