Demographics of Burkina Faso, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Burkina Faso's 10 million people belong to two major West African cultural groups--the Voltaic and the Mande. The Voltaic are far more numerous and include the Mossi, who make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso and established an empire that lasted more than 800 years. Predominantly farmers, the Mossi are still bound by the traditions of the Mogho Naba, who hold court in Ouagadougou. Image File history File links Burkina-Faso-Demography. ... Image File history File links Burkina-Faso-Demography. ... FAO emblem With its headquarters in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that works to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living; to improve the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food and agricultural products; to promote rural development; and...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... Upper Volta (French Haute-Volta) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso until August 4, 1984. ... Mande refers to: the Mandé people of western Africa the Mande or Mandinka people of western Africa any of the Mande languages the Mande or Mandinka language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mossi is the name of a people living in central Burkina Faso. ... The Mogho Naba (also Moro Naba) is King of the Mossi, an ethnic group in Burkina Faso. ... Typical street scene. ...

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Most of Burkina's people are concentrated in the south and center of the country, sometimes exceeding 48 per square kilometer (125/sq. mi.). This population density, high for Africa, causes annual migrations of hundreds of thousands of Burkinabe to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana for seasonal agricultural work. About a third of Burkinabe adhere to traditional African religions. The introduction of Islam to Burkina Faso was initially resisted by the Mossi rulers. Christians, predominantly Catholics, are largely concentrated among the urban elite. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus as recounted in the New Testament. ...

Few Burkinabe have had formal education. Schooling is free but not compulsory, and only about 29% of Burkina's primary school-age children receive a basic education. The University of Ouagadougou, founded in 1974, was the country's first institution of higher education. The Polytechnical University in Bobo-Dioulasso was opened in 1995. The University of Ouagadougou was founded in 1974 with only 374 students. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Bobo-Dioulasso is a city of about 400,000, mainly Dioula, after Ouagadougou the second biggest in Burkina Faso. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population

13,925,313

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 2005 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 46% (male 3,213,436/female 3,193,253)

15-64 years: 51.2% (male 3,487,201/female 3,635,673)

65 years and over: 2.8% (male 164,418/female 231,332) (2005 est.)

Median age

Total: 16.82 years

Male: 16.43 years

Female: 17.22 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

2.53% (2005 est.)

Birth rate

44.17 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate

18.86 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.71 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 97.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 105.55 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 89.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 43.92 years

Male: 42.19 years

Female: 45.7 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

6.23 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 4.2% (2003 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 300,000 (2003 est.)

Deaths: 29,000 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)

Nationality

Noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)

Adjective: Burkinabe

Ethnic groups

Mossi over 40%, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, Fulani

Religions

Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 30%, Indigenous beliefs 20%

Languages

French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 26.6%

Male: 36.9%

Female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

References

Some information in this article has been taken from the CIA World Factbook, 2005 edition. World Factbook 2005 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...