People Of Burkina Faso

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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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