Population: 9,359,889 (July 1991), growth rate 3.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 16 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 119 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 52 years male, 53 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 7.1 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Burkinabe; adjective--Burkinabe

Ethnic divisions: more than 50 tribes; principal tribe is Mossi (about 2.5 million); other important groups are Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani

Religion: indigenous beliefs about 65%, Muslim 25%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%

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

Literacy: 18% (male 28%, female 9%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 3,300,000 residents; 30,000 are wage earners; agriculture 82%, industry 13%, commerce, services, and government 5%; 20% of male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1984); 44% of population of working age (1985)

Organized labor: four principal trade union groups represent less than 1% of population

NOTE: The information regarding Burkina on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burkina People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burkina People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.