Burkina Faso: Administrative Division

Contents: Regions and Provinces

The population of the administrative regions and provinces of Burkina Faso according to census results and latest official projections.

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Name	Status	Population Census 1985-12-10	Population Census 1996-12-10	Population Census 2006-12-09	Population Census 2019-11-16	Population Projection 2024-07-01
Boucle du Mouhoun	Region	913,713	1,174,456	1,442,749	1,901,269	2,120,626	→
Balé	Province	129,323	168,170	213,423	297,468	334,571	→
Banwa	Province	158,963	215,297	269,375	346,989	387,013	→
Kossi	Province	182,276	230,693	278,546	357,089	396,508	→
Mouhoun	Province	175,043	235,391	297,350	391,561	438,025	→
Nayala	Province	116,949	136,393	163,433	223,151	248,934	→
Sourou	Province	151,159	188,512	220,622	285,011	315,575	→
Cascades	Region	253,360	334,303	531,808	812,466	944,950	→
Comoé	Province	178,499	241,376	407,528	633,043	741,521	→
Léraba	Province	74,861	92,927	124,280	179,423	203,429	→
Centre	Region	640,108	941,894	1,727,390	3,030,384	3,623,784	→
Kadiogo	Province	640,108	941,894	1,727,390	3,030,384	3,623,784	→
Centre-Est	Region	675,533	853,099	1,132,016	1,580,508	1,787,201	→
Boulgou	Province	332,920	415,583	543,570	737,843	830,879	→
Koulpélogo	Province	144,127	187,399	258,667	362,644	411,999	→
Kouritenga	Province	198,486	250,117	329,779	480,021	544,323	→
Centre-Nord	Region	730,149	928,321	1,202,025	1,874,669	2,134,352	→
Bam	Province	162,575	211,551	275,191	476,054	547,043	→
Namentenga	Province	199,850	252,738	328,820	513,796	585,255	→
Sanmatenga	Province	367,724	464,032	598,014	884,819	1,002,054	→
Centre-Ouest	Region	787,229	943,538	1,186,566	1,660,135	1,866,251	→
Boulkiemdé	Province	365,223	421,302	505,206	689,709	768,796	→
Sanguié	Province	217,277	249,583	297,036	391,617	434,841	→
Sissili	Province	116,215	153,434	208,409	337,078	386,655	→
Ziro	Province	88,514	119,219	175,915	241,731	275,959	→
Centre-Sud	Region	432,164	530,696	641,443	788,731	872,845	→
Bazèga	Province	182,725	213,824	238,425	280,870	306,699	→
Nahouri	Province	105,509	119,739	157,071	195,816	218,839	→
Zoundwéogo	Province	143,930	197,133	245,947	312,045	347,307	→
Est	Region	626,173	853,706	1,212,284	1,942,805	2,240,243	→
Gnagna	Province	229,152	307,372	408,669	676,476	775,945	→
Gourma	Province	173,714	220,116	305,936	437,310	497,745	→
Komondjari (Komandjoari)	Province	40,630	50,484	79,507	105,604	121,130	→
Kompienga	Province	23,818	40,766	75,867	117,682	139,394	→
Tapoa	Province	158,859	234,968	342,305	605,733	706,029	→
Hauts-Bassins	Region	743,836	1,031,377	1,469,604	2,239,840	2,572,566	→
Houet	Province	493,164	672,114	955,451	1,510,638	1,739,914	→
Kénédougou	Province	142,113	198,541	285,695	399,949	456,454	→
Tuy	Province	108,559	160,722	228,458	329,253	376,198	→
Nord	Region	760,408	955,420	1,185,796	1,722,115	1,939,319	→
Loroum	Province	82,773	111,339	142,853	198,192	223,119	→
Passoré	Province	223,830	271,864	323,222	457,930	512,043	→
Yatenga	Province	353,669	444,563	553,164	825,975	932,556	→
Zondoma	Province	100,136	127,654	166,557	240,018	271,601	→
Plateau-Central	Region	438,596	572,154	696,372	978,614	1,096,483	→
Ganzourgou	Province	195,652	256,921	319,380	482,763	545,393	→
Kourwéogo	Province	95,246	117,996	138,217	181,242	200,906	→
Oubritenga	Province	147,698	197,237	238,775	314,609	350,184	→
Sahel	Region	521,911	708,332	968,442	1,098,177	1,223,695	→
Oudalan	Province	106,194	137,160	195,964	158,206	171,733	→
Séno	Province	150,779	201,760	264,991	404,716	459,894	→
Soum	Province	186,812	252,993	347,335	363,661	401,970	→
Yagha	Province	78,126	116,419	160,152	171,594	190,098	→
Sud-Ouest	Region	441,525	485,313	620,767	875,442	986,700	→
Bougouriba	Province	65,093	76,498	101,479	153,653	174,914	→
Ioba	Province	140,250	161,484	192,321	265,956	296,756	→
Noumbiel	Province	44,428	51,431	70,036	98,915	112,255	→
Poni	Province	191,754	195,900	256,931	356,918	402,775	→
Burkina Faso	Republic	7,964,705	10,312,609	14,017,262	20,505,155	23,409,015

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso (web).

Explanation: The figures for 2019 are final. Due to the security situation during the 2019 census, population figures for 7 communes in Burkina Faso were completely estimated and counts were enhanced by estimates in the case of 31 communes. 313 Burkinabè communes were fully counted.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2024)
Males	11,333,972
Females	12,075,043

Age Groups (P 2024)
0-14 years	10,766,125
15-64 years	11,924,920
65+ years	717,970

Age Distribution (P 2024)
80+ years	121,338
70-79 years	318,687
60-69 years	651,963
50-59 years	1,046,435
40-49 years	1,746,101
30-39 years	2,616,456
20-29 years	3,626,892
10-19 years	5,614,927
0-9 years	7,666,216

Urbanization (C 2019)
Rural	15,145,043
Urban	5,360,112