Burkina Faso

Net migration rate in Burkina Faso

Net migration rate in Burkina Faso: -4.3 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-1.1 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+3.2 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
153 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.9 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in Burkina FasoNet migration rate in Burkina Faso: -4.3 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -8.3 per 1,000 people and 5.3 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -8.3 per 1,000 people and 5.3 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2004, the lowest -6 per 1,000 people in 1971.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBurkina Faso
2023-1.1
2022-1.1
2021-0.6
2020-0.3
2019-1.2
2018-1.2
2017-0.7
2016-0.4
2015-1.1
2014-1
2013-1.9
2012-1.2
2011-2
2010-2.6
2009-2.6
2008-2.7
2007-1.9
2006-0.3
20050.7
20041.3
20031.2
20021.3
20010.9
20000.3
1999-0.2
1998-0.5
1997-3.4
1996-4.2
1995-3.7
1994-3.7
1993-4.4
1992-4.7
1991-5.4
1990-3.6
1989-3.6
1988-3.5
1987-3.4
1986-3
1985-2.1
1984-1.6
1983-1.5
1982-2.2
1981-2.5
1980-2.2
1979-2.7
1978-2.9
1977-2.9
1976-4.1
1975-5
1974-5.1
1973-5.8
1972-5.8
1971-6
1970-5.1
1969-5.2
1968-5.1
1967-5
1966-5.2
1965-4.9
1964-5.2
1963-5.3
1962-5.3
1961-5.1
1960-4.9
1959-4.8
1958-5.5
1957-4.8
1956-4.8
1955-4.9
1954-4.9
1953-5.1
1952-4.6
1951-4.3
1950-4.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBurkina Faso
2024-1.1-2.6–0.3
2025-1.1-3.3–0.7
2026-1.2-3.6–1.1
2027-1.2-3.9–1.3
2028-1.2-4.1–1.5
2029-1.2-4.4–1.9
2030-1.2-4.6–1.9
2031-1.1-4.7–2.1
2032-1.2-5–2.3
2033-1.2-5.1–2.4
2034-1.1-5.1–2.8
2035-1.2-5.4–2.9
2036-1.2-5.5–3.1
2037-1.2-5.6–3.1
2038-1.1-5.7–3.3
2039-1.2-5.9–3.5
2040-1.2-6.1–3.5
2041-1.1-6.2–3.6
2042-1.1-6.2–3.6
2043-1.2-6.2–3.6
2044-1.1-6.2–3.6
2045-1.1-6.2–3.8
2046-1.2-6.4–3.5
2047-1.1-6.5–3.7
2048-1.3-6.5–3.6
2049-1.2-6.4–3.8
2050-1.1-6.7–4
2051-1.2-6.6–3.8
2052-1.1-6.6–4.1
2053-1.1-6.4–4.3
2054-1.2-6.5–4
2055-1.1-6.7–3.9
2056-1.1-6.5–4.3
2057-1.1-6.2–4.3
2058-1.1-6.3–4.6
2059-1.1-6.6–4.4
2060-1.1-6.5–4.2
2061-1-6.4–4.6
2062-1.1-6.6–4.6
2063-1.1-6.2–4.5
2064-1-6.5–4.4
2065-1.1-6.9–4.4
2066-1-7–4.6
2067-1-7–4.7
2068-1-6.7–4.7
2069-1-6.9–4.7
2070-1-6.9–5
2071-1-7.2–4.8
2072-1-7.3–5
2073-0.9-7.2–5.1
2074-1-7.1–5
2075-1-7.3–5
2076-0.9-7–5.3
2077-0.9-7.2–5.3
2078-1-7.4–5.1
2079-1-7.3–5.2
2080-1-7.2–5.3
2081-1-7.2–5.4
2082-1-7.1–5.2
2083-1-7.2–5.2
2084-1-7.4–5.1
2085-1-7.3–5.2
2086-0.9-7.3–5.3
2087-0.9-7.2–5.5
2088-0.9-7.6–5.5
2089-0.9-7.7–5.2
2090-0.9-7.8–5.5
2091-1-7.8–5.2
2092-0.9-7.7–5.5
2093-0.9-8–5.3
2094-0.9-7.7–5.1
2095-1-8.1–5.1
2096-0.8-8–5.5
2097-0.9-8–5.5
2098-0.9-8.5–5.5
2099-0.9-8.6–5.5
2100-0.9-8.3–5.3

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.

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