Burkina Faso vs Ghana
Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 153 and Ghana ranked 132 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -0 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | -0.6 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| 2016 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | -1.1 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | -1 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | -1.9 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 0 |
| 2011 | -2 | -0 |
| 2010 | -2.6 | -0.1 |
| 2009 | -2.6 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | -2.7 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | -3.4 | -0.8 |
| 1996 | -4.2 | -2.1 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | -2.4 |
| 1994 | -3.7 | -2.8 |
| 1993 | -4.4 | -3 |
| 1992 | -4.7 | -2.9 |
| 1991 | -5.4 | -3.7 |
| 1990 | -3.6 | -3 |
| 1989 | -3.6 | -3.5 |
| 1988 | -3.5 | -4.4 |
| 1987 | -3.4 | -5.9 |
| 1986 | -3 | -7 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | -7.8 |
| 1984 | -1.6 | -7.9 |
| 1983 | -1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1982 | -2.2 | 0.6 |
| 1981 | -2.5 | -1 |
| 1980 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| 1979 | -2.7 | 1.8 |
| 1978 | -2.9 | 1.6 |
| 1977 | -2.9 | 1.4 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -0.2 |
| 1975 | -5 | -0 |
| 1974 | -5.1 | -0.1 |
| 1973 | -5.8 | -0.1 |
| 1972 | -5.8 | -0.5 |
| 1971 | -6 | -1.3 |
| 1970 | -5.1 | -1.1 |
| 1969 | -5.2 | -3.3 |
| 1968 | -5.1 | -4.3 |
| 1967 | -5 | -4.3 |
| 1966 | -5.2 | -4.7 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | -4.9 |
| 1964 | -5.2 | -5.7 |
| 1963 | -5.3 | -6.2 |
| 1962 | -5.3 | -6.5 |
| 1961 | -5.1 | -6.8 |
| 1960 | -4.9 | 1.8 |
| 1959 | -4.8 | 1.6 |
| 1958 | -5.5 | 0.6 |
| 1957 | -4.8 | 1.4 |
| 1956 | -4.8 | 1.6 |
| 1955 | -4.9 | 1.6 |
| 1954 | -4.9 | 1.7 |
| 1953 | -5.1 | 1.6 |
| 1952 | -4.6 | 2.3 |
| 1951 | -4.3 | 2.7 |
| 1950 | -4.3 | 2.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-2.6–0.3 | -0.4-3.6–3.5 |
| 2025 | -1.1-3.3–0.7 | -0.5-4.7–3.8 |
| 2026 | -1.2-3.6–1.1 | -0.7-5.7–3.9 |
| 2027 | -1.2-3.9–1.3 | -0.7-6.1–4.3 |
| 2028 | -1.2-4.1–1.5 | -0.8-6.3–4.2 |
| 2029 | -1.2-4.4–1.9 | -0.9-6.9–4.8 |
| 2030 | -1.2-4.6–1.9 | -0.8-6.4–4.9 |
| 2031 | -1.1-4.7–2.1 | -0.8-6.9–4.9 |
| 2032 | -1.2-5–2.3 | -0.8-6.9–4.8 |
| 2033 | -1.2-5.1–2.4 | -0.7-6.7–4.8 |
| 2034 | -1.1-5.1–2.8 | -0.8-7–4.9 |
| 2035 | -1.2-5.4–2.9 | -0.9-6.9–5 |
| 2036 | -1.2-5.5–3.1 | -1-7.3–5.1 |
| 2037 | -1.2-5.6–3.1 | -0.9-7.3–4.9 |
| 2038 | -1.1-5.7–3.3 | -1-7.4–5 |
| 2039 | -1.2-5.9–3.5 | -1-7.5–5.1 |
| 2040 | -1.2-6.1–3.5 | -1-7.3–5 |
| 2041 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -1-7.9–5.5 |
| 2042 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -1-7.5–5.3 |
| 2043 | -1.2-6.2–3.6 | -1-7.2–5.2 |
| 2044 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | -0.9-7.3–5.5 |
| 2045 | -1.1-6.2–3.8 | -0.9-7.6–5.3 |
| 2046 | -1.2-6.4–3.5 | -0.9-7.3–5.8 |
| 2047 | -1.1-6.5–3.7 | -0.9-7.2–5.6 |
| 2048 | -1.3-6.5–3.6 | -0.9-7.4–5.5 |
| 2049 | -1.2-6.4–3.8 | -0.9-7.5–5.4 |
| 2050 | -1.1-6.7–4 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 |
| 2051 | -1.2-6.6–3.8 | -0.9-7.9–5.4 |
| 2052 | -1.1-6.6–4.1 | -0.9-8.1–5.1 |
| 2053 | -1.1-6.4–4.3 | -0.9-7.8–5.4 |
| 2054 | -1.2-6.5–4 | -0.9-7.9–5.7 |
| 2055 | -1.1-6.7–3.9 | -0.9-7.5–5.8 |
| 2056 | -1.1-6.5–4.3 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 |
| 2057 | -1.1-6.2–4.3 | -0.9-7.8–5.8 |
| 2058 | -1.1-6.3–4.6 | -0.9-7.7–5.7 |
| 2059 | -1.1-6.6–4.4 | -0.9-7.6–5.9 |
| 2060 | -1.1-6.5–4.2 | -0.9-7.5–5.2 |
| 2061 | -1-6.4–4.6 | -0.8-7.5–5.4 |
| 2062 | -1.1-6.6–4.6 | -0.9-7.8–5.6 |
| 2063 | -1.1-6.2–4.5 | -0.9-7.8–5.9 |
| 2064 | -1-6.5–4.4 | -0.9-7.8–6 |
| 2065 | -1.1-6.9–4.4 | -1-7.9–6.1 |
| 2066 | -1-7–4.6 | -0.9-7.8–6.1 |
| 2067 | -1-7–4.7 | -0.9-7.5–6.1 |
| 2068 | -1-6.7–4.7 | -0.9-8.2–6.1 |
| 2069 | -1-6.9–4.7 | -0.9-7.9–6.1 |
| 2070 | -1-6.9–5 | -0.9-8.1–6 |
| 2071 | -1-7.2–4.8 | -0.8-7.6–6.6 |
| 2072 | -1-7.3–5 | -0.9-7.6–6.3 |
| 2073 | -0.9-7.2–5.1 | -0.9-8.2–6 |
| 2074 | -1-7.1–5 | -0.9-8.1–6.1 |
| 2075 | -1-7.3–5 | -0.7-8.1–6.1 |
| 2076 | -0.9-7–5.3 | -0.8-7.9–5.8 |
| 2077 | -0.9-7.2–5.3 | -0.8-8.2–5.8 |
| 2078 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -0.7-7.8–5.7 |
| 2079 | -1-7.3–5.2 | -0.8-8.2–5.8 |
| 2080 | -1-7.2–5.3 | -0.8-8.1–5.6 |
| 2081 | -1-7.2–5.4 | -0.8-8.1–6 |
| 2082 | -1-7.1–5.2 | -0.8-8.3–5.8 |
| 2083 | -1-7.2–5.2 | -0.8-8–5.8 |
| 2084 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -0.9-8.4–5.8 |
| 2085 | -1-7.3–5.2 | -0.8-8–5.8 |
| 2086 | -0.9-7.3–5.3 | -0.8-8.4–6.1 |
| 2087 | -0.9-7.2–5.5 | -0.7-7.6–5.7 |
| 2088 | -0.9-7.6–5.5 | -0.7-7.4–6.2 |
| 2089 | -0.9-7.7–5.2 | -0.7-7.5–5.9 |
| 2090 | -0.9-7.8–5.5 | -0.7-7.5–5.6 |
| 2091 | -1-7.8–5.2 | -0.8-7.8–5.9 |
| 2092 | -0.9-7.7–5.5 | -0.9-8.1–5.5 |
| 2093 | -0.9-8–5.3 | -0.8-7.9–5.7 |
| 2094 | -0.9-7.7–5.1 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 |
| 2095 | -1-8.1–5.1 | -0.8-8.4–5.7 |
| 2096 | -0.8-8–5.5 | -0.9-8.3–5.5 |
| 2097 | -0.9-8–5.5 | -0.8-8–5.7 |
| 2098 | -0.9-8.5–5.5 | -0.8-8.8–5.9 |
| 2099 | -0.9-8.6–5.5 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 |
| 2100 | -0.9-8.3–5.3 | -0.8-8.5–6.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Ghana
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Ghana: 65.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ghana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ghana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Ghana: 3.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ghana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Ghana: 33.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Ghana: 1.9% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Ghana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Ghana: 58.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Ghana: 20.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Ghana: 3.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Ghana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Ghana: $385M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Ghana: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Ghana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Ghana: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Ghana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Ghana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Ghana: 5 million TIV in 2025