Rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Rural population, per capita was 0.7108 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.7108 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9496 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7108 units per person, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9496 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9488 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.948 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9472 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9463 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9455 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9446 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9437 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9428 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9419 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9409 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.94 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.939 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.938 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9371 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9362 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9346 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9315 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9272 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9219 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9158 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9094 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9028 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8965 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8905 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8854 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8811 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8773 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8739 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8707 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8677 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8646 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8616 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8583 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8549 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8511 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8468 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8419 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8356 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8282 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.82 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8114 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8028 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7944 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7866 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7798 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7745 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7703 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7664 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7625 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7588 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7553 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.752 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7489 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7462 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7438 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7418 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7402 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7392 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7388 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7364 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7319 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7272 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7221 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7166 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7108 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9458 units per person | 0.9419 units per person | 0.9496 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9346 units per person | 0.9219 units per person | 0.9409 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8904 units per person | 0.8707 units per person | 0.9158 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8511 units per person | 0.8282 units per person | 0.8677 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7869 units per person | 0.7625 units per person | 0.82 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7465 units per person | 0.7388 units per person | 0.7588 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7242 units per person | 0.7108 units per person | 0.7364 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 71.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Rural population, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.7108 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9496 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7108 units per person in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for rural population, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.