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Burkina Faso - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.21

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.21 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

2.5×

Growth since 1961

1.52×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#160#382021 overtook Ivory Coast2024 overtook Vanuatu
Burkina FasoUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Burkina Faso climbed from #160 to #38 (overtook Ivory Coast). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1977
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1978
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Ivory Coast in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Vanuatu in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120251.452.022.583.15

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