Burkina Faso vs Côte d’Ivoire
Burkina Faso vs Côte d’Ivoire: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso and 0.2 per 1,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 1.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 153 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 93 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Côte d’Ivoire at 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | -1.1 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | -0 |
| 2016 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | -1.1 | 0 |
| 2014 | -1 | -0.9 |
| 2013 | -1.9 | -10.5 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | -9.9 |
| 2011 | -2 | -8.7 |
| 2010 | -2.6 | -8.1 |
| 2009 | -2.6 | -7.6 |
| 2008 | -2.7 | -7 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | -6.2 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | -6.1 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | -5.8 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -5.6 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | -5.2 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -4.9 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -4.2 |
| 2000 | 0.3 | -3.6 |
| 1999 | -0.2 | -2.5 |
| 1998 | -0.5 | 6.6 |
| 1997 | -3.4 | 7.8 |
| 1996 | -4.2 | 8.1 |
| 1995 | -3.7 | 8.4 |
| 1994 | -3.7 | 8.4 |
| 1993 | -4.4 | 8.2 |
| 1992 | -4.7 | 7.9 |
| 1991 | -5.4 | 7.3 |
| 1990 | -3.6 | 6.6 |
| 1989 | -3.6 | 5.7 |
| 1988 | -3.5 | 4.7 |
| 1987 | -3.4 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | -3 | 4.6 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | 5.1 |
| 1984 | -1.6 | 5.5 |
| 1983 | -1.5 | 5.8 |
| 1982 | -2.2 | 6 |
| 1981 | -2.5 | 6 |
| 1980 | -2.2 | 5.7 |
| 1979 | -2.7 | 5.1 |
| 1978 | -2.9 | 4.2 |
| 1977 | -2.9 | 3.1 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | 1.8 |
| 1975 | -5 | 11.8 |
| 1974 | -5.1 | 12.3 |
| 1973 | -5.8 | 12.8 |
| 1972 | -5.8 | 13.1 |
| 1971 | -6 | 12.3 |
| 1970 | -5.1 | 10.9 |
| 1969 | -5.2 | 9.3 |
| 1968 | -5.1 | 8.3 |
| 1967 | -5 | 8.4 |
| 1966 | -5.2 | 8.7 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | 9 |
| 1964 | -5.2 | 9.4 |
| 1963 | -5.3 | 9.8 |
| 1962 | -5.3 | 10 |
| 1961 | -5.1 | 9.6 |
| 1960 | -4.9 | 8.5 |
| 1959 | -4.8 | 7.3 |
| 1958 | -5.5 | 6.2 |
| 1957 | -4.8 | 5.8 |
| 1956 | -4.8 | 5.4 |
| 1955 | -4.9 | 5 |
| 1954 | -4.9 | 4.8 |
| 1953 | -5.1 | 4.7 |
| 1952 | -4.6 | 4.8 |
| 1951 | -4.3 | 5.3 |
| 1950 | -4.3 | 6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-2.6–0.3 | 0.2-3.9–4.1 |
| 2025 | -1.1-3.3–0.7 | 0.3-5.4–5.6 |
| 2026 | -1.2-3.6–1.1 | 0.2-6.7–6.2 |
| 2027 | -1.2-3.9–1.3 | 0.1-7.6–7 |
| 2028 | -1.2-4.1–1.5 | 0.2-8.3–8.5 |
| 2029 | -1.2-4.4–1.9 | 0.2-8.9–8.7 |
| 2030 | -1.2-4.6–1.9 | 0.1-9.9–9.1 |
| 2031 | -1.1-4.7–2.1 | 0.3-9.9–9.2 |
| 2032 | -1.2-5–2.3 | 0.3-10.4–9.7 |
| 2033 | -1.2-5.1–2.4 | 0.4-10.8–10.2 |
| 2034 | -1.1-5.1–2.8 | 0.5-10.9–11.1 |
| 2035 | -1.2-5.4–2.9 | 0.4-11.4–11.3 |
| 2036 | -1.2-5.5–3.1 | 0.4-11.7–11.5 |
| 2037 | -1.2-5.6–3.1 | 0.4-12–11.9 |
| 2038 | -1.1-5.7–3.3 | 0.4-12.5–11.5 |
| 2039 | -1.2-5.9–3.5 | 0.4-12.2–12.4 |
| 2040 | -1.2-6.1–3.5 | 0.3-12.3–12.4 |
| 2041 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | 0.3-13.5–12 |
| 2042 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | 0.4-12.7–12.4 |
| 2043 | -1.2-6.2–3.6 | 0.6-13.1–12.9 |
| 2044 | -1.1-6.2–3.6 | 0.6-12.9–13.2 |
| 2045 | -1.1-6.2–3.8 | 0.3-13.5–12.9 |
| 2046 | -1.2-6.4–3.5 | 0.2-14–13.4 |
| 2047 | -1.1-6.5–3.7 | 0.2-13.4–13.6 |
| 2048 | -1.3-6.5–3.6 | 0.4-13.5–13.9 |
| 2049 | -1.2-6.4–3.8 | 0.2-14.1–13.9 |
| 2050 | -1.1-6.7–4 | 0.3-14.6–13.6 |
| 2051 | -1.2-6.6–3.8 | 0.4-14.6–14.1 |
| 2052 | -1.1-6.6–4.1 | 0.4-15.1–13.2 |
| 2053 | -1.1-6.4–4.3 | 0.3-15.9–13 |
| 2054 | -1.2-6.5–4 | 0.5-15.6–13.5 |
| 2055 | -1.1-6.7–3.9 | 0.4-14.7–13.7 |
| 2056 | -1.1-6.5–4.3 | 0.2-14.1–13.6 |
| 2057 | -1.1-6.2–4.3 | 0.2-16.3–14 |
| 2058 | -1.1-6.3–4.6 | 0.4-15.4–14.2 |
| 2059 | -1.1-6.6–4.4 | 0.1-15.5–13.9 |
| 2060 | -1.1-6.5–4.2 | 0.1-15.2–13.7 |
| 2061 | -1-6.4–4.6 | 0.2-16–14.2 |
| 2062 | -1.1-6.6–4.6 | 0.1-16.6–14 |
| 2063 | -1.1-6.2–4.5 | 0.3-15.9–14 |
| 2064 | -1-6.5–4.4 | 0.3-16–14.6 |
| 2065 | -1.1-6.9–4.4 | 0.4-15.5–15.6 |
| 2066 | -1-7–4.6 | 0.6-15.4–15.5 |
| 2067 | -1-7–4.7 | 0.3-15.5–14.2 |
| 2068 | -1-6.7–4.7 | 0.4-15.8–14.7 |
| 2069 | -1-6.9–4.7 | 0.1-16.6–15 |
| 2070 | -1-6.9–5 | 0.2-16.9–15 |
| 2071 | -1-7.2–4.8 | 0.2-16.2–14.7 |
| 2072 | -1-7.3–5 | -0-15.8–15.9 |
| 2073 | -0.9-7.2–5.1 | 0-16.4–15.1 |
| 2074 | -1-7.1–5 | 0.1-17–15.1 |
| 2075 | -1-7.3–5 | 0.3-16.5–15.1 |
| 2076 | -0.9-7–5.3 | 0.1-16.9–14.6 |
| 2077 | -0.9-7.2–5.3 | 0.1-17.8–14.3 |
| 2078 | -1-7.4–5.1 | 0.2-16.8–14.7 |
| 2079 | -1-7.3–5.2 | 0.1-16.8–15.1 |
| 2080 | -1-7.2–5.3 | 0.2-16.7–15.4 |
| 2081 | -1-7.2–5.4 | 0.3-16.5–15 |
| 2082 | -1-7.1–5.2 | 0.2-17–14.4 |
| 2083 | -1-7.2–5.2 | 0.3-17.4–14.8 |
| 2084 | -1-7.4–5.1 | -0-17.7–14.4 |
| 2085 | -1-7.3–5.2 | 0.2-16.3–14 |
| 2086 | -0.9-7.3–5.3 | 0.3-17–14.2 |
| 2087 | -0.9-7.2–5.5 | 0.3-17.3–14.2 |
| 2088 | -0.9-7.6–5.5 | 0.3-17–14.3 |
| 2089 | -0.9-7.7–5.2 | 0.5-17.9–14.3 |
| 2090 | -0.9-7.8–5.5 | 0.6-17.4–14.5 |
| 2091 | -1-7.8–5.2 | 0.6-16.9–15.1 |
| 2092 | -0.9-7.7–5.5 | 0.5-17.8–15.3 |
| 2093 | -0.9-8–5.3 | 0.3-17.5–15 |
| 2094 | -0.9-7.7–5.1 | 0.4-17.7–16 |
| 2095 | -1-8.1–5.1 | 0.3-17.7–15 |
| 2096 | -0.8-8–5.5 | 0.3-18.2–14.9 |
| 2097 | -0.9-8–5.5 | 0.1-18.1–14.4 |
| 2098 | -0.9-8.5–5.5 | 0.3-19–14.5 |
| 2099 | -0.9-8.6–5.5 | 0.2-19.6–14.7 |
| 2100 | -0.9-8.3–5.3 | 0.2-19.3–15 |
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 Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBurkina Faso: $787 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025
- GDP growthBurkina Faso: 5.3% a year in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 6% a year in 2024
- InflationBurkina Faso: -0.6% a year in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.4% a year in 2024
- Government debtBurkina Faso: 53.2% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 57.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025