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| Population | 13,574,820 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 46% (male 3,135,098; female 3,114,354) 15-64 years: 51.1% (male 3,391,848; female 3,545,115) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 163,137; female 225,268) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 16.8 years male: 16.4 years female: 17.2 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.57% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate | 44.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate | 18.79 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 98.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 90.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 106.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 44.2 years male: 42.62 years female: 45.83 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 6.28 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 4.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 300,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 29,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: burkinabe |
| Ethnic groups | Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani |
| Religions | indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% |
| Languages | French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: burkina faso former: upper volta, republic of upper volta |
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