Migration trends in Burkina Faso
Africa
2.1M people from Burkina Faso have built lives abroad. That's 8.7% of the country population, spread across 25 different countries
23.5M
Population
690.6K
Immigrants
2.1M
Emigrants
−1.4M
Outflow
1 in every 12 people born in Burkina Faso now lives abroad
The #38 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Burkina Faso
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 citizens living abroad