Burkina Faso

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 27,130 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Burkina Faso has lost a cumulative 1.7 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-27,130

Net migration rate

-1.1 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-4,864,451

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

17,570

Top year: 2004

Peak emigration

-50,451

Lowest year: 1991

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-44661

Per year

Burkina Faso loses approximately 27,130 people per year to emigration (1.1 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 17,570 in 2004.

Migration flows in Burkina Faso are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).