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Plateau-Central

Region in Burkina Faso

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1985-12-10
Population
Census
1996-12-10
Population
Census
2006-12-09
Population
Census
2019-11-16
Population
Projection
2024-07-01
Plateau-CentralRegion438,596572,154696,372978,6141,096,483
GanzourgouProvince195,652256,921319,380482,763545,393
KourwéogoProvince95,246117,996138,217181,242200,906
OubritengaProvince147,698197,237238,775314,609350,184
Burkina FasoRepublic7,964,70510,312,60914,017,26220,505,15523,409,015

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)
Males512,663
Females583,820
Age Groups (P 2024)
0-14 years518,388
15-64 years531,907
65+ years46,188
Age Distribution (P 2024)
80+ years8,970
70-79 years20,865
60-69 years37,373
50-59 years53,902
40-49 years81,474
30-39 years111,069
20-29 years148,082
10-19 years264,336
0-9 years370,412
Urbanization (C 2019)
Rural884,898
Urban93,716