Sud-Ouest

Region in Burkina Faso

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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
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	476,026
Females	510,674

Age Groups (P 2024)
0-14 years	448,677
15-64 years	505,921
65+ years	32,102

Age Distribution (P 2024)
80+ years	4,435
70-79 years	14,202
60-69 years	31,926
50-59 years	48,870
40-49 years	78,465
30-39 years	109,842
20-29 years	148,305
10-19 years	231,894
0-9 years	318,761

Urbanization (C 2019)
Rural	760,551
Urban	114,891