Population: 10,134,661 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.81% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 48.42 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 18.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 118.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 47.03 years
male: 46.18 years
female: 47.9 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.94 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)
adjective: Burkinabe

Ethnic divisions: Mossi (about 2.5 million), Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani

Religions: indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%

Languages: French (official), tribal languages belong to Sudanic family, spoken by 90% of the population

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 18%
male: 28%
female: 9%
Labor force: NA (most adults are employed in subsistance agriculture; 52% of population is 15 years of age or older)
by occupation: agriculture 80%, industry 15%, commerce, services, and government 5%
note: 20% of male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Burkina on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burkina People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burkina People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.