MigrantoMigration trends in Burkina Faso
Africa
Burkina Faso loses more people than it takes in: 2.1M emigrants against 690.6K immigrants. Net balance −1.4M — 6% of the country's population
23.5M
Population
690.6K
Immigrants
2.1M
Emigrants
−1.4M
Outflow
1 in 34 residents of Burkina Faso was born abroad — and 1 in 12 people born in Burkina Faso lives abroad
#38 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Burkina Faso
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
326.9K immigrants · 1M emigrants
2005
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
Today
- Since 1990: 363.7K more foreign-born residents and 1M more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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