Burkina Faso vs Togo
Burkina Faso vs Togo: Median age
Median age in 2023: 17.3 years in Burkina Faso and 18.1 years in Togo, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Togo, by 0.9 years, or 1.05 times that in Burkina Faso.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Togo has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 216 and Togo ranked 206 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 35.9 years and Togo at 32.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 17 | 18.1 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 16.3 | 18.5 | 29 |
| 2017 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 16 | 17.7 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 16 | 17.5 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 16 | 17.3 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 16 | 17.2 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 16 | 17.1 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 16 | 17.2 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 16 | 17.4 | 27 |
| 2008 | 16 | 17.5 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 16 | 17.7 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 16 | 17.7 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 16 | 17.6 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 15.5 | 17 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 15.2 | 16 | 24 |
| 1994 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 15.4 | 16 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 16 | 15.5 | 22 |
| 1984 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 21 |
| 1976 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 17.1 | 16 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 17.2 | 16 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 18.5 | 16.4 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 21 |
| 1963 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 18.8 | 17 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 22 |
| 1952 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.517.4–17.6 | 18.2 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 17.717.6–17.9 | 18.3 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 1817.7–18.3 | 18.4 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 18.317.9–18.8 | 18.6 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 18.618–19.2 | 18.8 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 18.918.2–19.7 | 19 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 19.118.4–20.2 | 19.2 | 32 |
| 2031 | 19.418.5–20.7 | 19.4 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 19.718.7–21.2 | 19.6 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 20.118.8–21.7 | 19.8 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 20.419–22.2 | 20.1 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 20.719.1–22.7 | 20.3 | 33 |
| 2036 | 2119.2–23.2 | 20.5 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 21.319.3–23.7 | 20.8 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 21.619.5–24.3 | 21 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 21.919.5–24.8 | 21.2 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 22.219.6–25.3 | 21.4 | 34 |
| 2041 | 22.519.6–25.9 | 21.6 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 22.819.7–26.4 | 21.8 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 23.119.7–26.9 | 21.9 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 23.319.7–27.4 | 22 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 23.619.8–28 | 22.1 | 35 |
| 2046 | 23.820–28.5 | 22.2 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 24.120.1–29 | 22.4 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 24.320.3–29.5 | 22.6 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 24.620.4–30 | 22.8 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 24.820.6–30.4 | 23 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 25.120.7–30.9 | 23.1 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 25.320.9–31.3 | 23.3 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 25.621.1–31.7 | 23.5 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 25.921.2–32.2 | 23.7 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 26.121.4–32.6 | 23.9 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 26.421.5–33.1 | 24.1 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 26.621.7–33.5 | 24.3 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 26.921.8–33.9 | 24.5 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 27.222–34.4 | 24.7 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 27.422.2–34.8 | 24.9 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 27.722.3–35.1 | 25.1 | 38 |
| 2062 | 2822.5–35.5 | 25.3 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 28.222.6–35.9 | 25.5 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 28.522.8–36.2 | 25.7 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 28.822.9–36.5 | 25.9 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 2923.1–36.8 | 26.1 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 29.323.2–37 | 26.3 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 29.623.3–37.3 | 26.5 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 29.823.4–37.6 | 26.7 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 30.123.5–37.8 | 26.8 | 39 |
| 2071 | 30.323.6–38 | 27 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 30.623.7–38.2 | 27.2 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 30.823.8–38.4 | 27.4 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 3124–38.6 | 27.6 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 31.324.1–38.8 | 27.8 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 31.524.2–39.1 | 28 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 31.724.4–39.3 | 28.2 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 3224.5–39.5 | 28.4 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 32.224.6–39.7 | 28.6 | 40 |
| 2080 | 32.424.8–39.8 | 28.7 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 32.624.9–40 | 28.9 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 32.825.1–40.2 | 29.1 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 3325.2–40.4 | 29.3 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 33.225.4–40.5 | 29.5 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 33.425.5–40.7 | 29.6 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 33.625.7–40.8 | 29.8 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 33.825.8–40.9 | 30 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 3425.9–41 | 30.2 | 41 |
| 2089 | 34.226.1–41.1 | 30.4 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 34.326.2–41.3 | 30.5 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 34.526.3–41.4 | 30.7 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 34.726.4–41.5 | 30.9 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 34.826.5–41.5 | 31.1 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 3526.6–41.6 | 31.3 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 35.126.7–41.7 | 31.4 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 35.326.8–41.7 | 31.6 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 35.427–41.7 | 31.8 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 35.627.1–41.7 | 32 | 42 |
| 2099 | 35.727.2–41.7 | 32.2 | 42 |
| 2100 | 35.927.4–41.7 | 32.3 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- 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.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Togo
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Togo: 62.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Togo: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Togo: 41.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Togo: 3.66% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Togo: 12.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Togo: 8.22 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Togo: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Togo: 44.4% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Togo: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Togo: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Togo: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Togo: $192M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Togo: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Togo: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Togo: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Togo: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Togo: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Togo: 5 million TIV in 2025