Burkina Faso

Official name:
Burkina Faso
Name in native language:
Burkina /
Capital:
Ouagadougou
ISO country code
BF
Nat. statistical agency:
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INSD)
Region:
Western Africa

Census Results

1975-12-07 : 5,638,203
1985-12-10 : 7,964,705
1996-12-10 : 10,312,609
2006-12-09 : 14,017,262

Burkina Faso

Administrative units

région
province		capitalarea (sq.km.)population
1996-12-10
census		population
2006-12-09
census
source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INSD), Burkina Faso.
Boucle du MouhounDédougou34,1621,174,4561,442,749
Balé, LesBoromo4,596168,170213,423
Banwa, LesSolenzo5,888215,297269,375
KossiNouna7,328230,693278,546
MouhounDédougou6,659235,391297,350
NayalaToma3,923136,393163,433
SourouTougan5,768188,512220,622
CascadesBanfora18,434334,303531,808
ComoéBanfora15,302241,379407,528
LérabaSindou3,13292,927124,280
CentreOuagadougou2,805941,8941,727,390
KadiogoOuagadougou2,805941,8941,726,774
Centre-EstTenkodogo14,656853,0991,132,016
BoulgouTenkodogo6,687415,583543,570
KoulpélogoOuargaye5,348187,399258,667
KouritengaKoupéla2,621250,117329,779
Centre-NordKaya19,840928,3211,202,025
BamKongoussi4,084211,551275,191
NamentengaBoulsa6,466252,738328,820
SanmatengaKaya9,290464,032598,014
Centre-OuestKoudougou21,726943,5381,186,566
BoulkiemdéKoudougou4,268421,302505,206
SanguiéRéo5,183249,583297,036
SissiliLéo7,147153,434208,409
ZiroSapouy5,128119,219175,915
Centre-SudManga11,313530,696641,443
BazègaKombissiri3,964213,824238,425
NahouriPô3,748119,739157,071
ZoundwéogoManga3,601197,133245,947
EstFada-N'Gourma46,228853,7061,212,284
GnagnaBogandé8,470307,372408,669
GourmaFada N'Gourma11,145220,116305,936
KomandjoariGayéri5,04350,48479,507
KompiengaPama6,99840,76675,867
TapoaDiapaga14,572234,968342,305
Hauts-BassinsBobo-Dioulasso25,3431,031,3771,469,604
HouetBobo-Dioulasso11,571672,114955,451
KénédougouOrodara8,139198,541285,695
TuyHoundé5,633160,722228,458
NordOuahigouya16,199955,4201,185,796
LoroumTitao3,587111,339142,853
PassoréYako3,866271,864323,222
YatengaOuahigouya6,987444,563553,164
ZondomaGourcy1,759127,654166,557
Plateau CentralZiniaré8,545572,154696,372
GanzourgouZorgo4,179256,921319,380
KourwéogoBoussé1,588117,996138,217
OubritengaZiniaré2,778197,237238,838
SahelDori35,360708,332968,442
OudalanGorom-Gorom9,832137,160195,964
SénoDori6,866201,760264,991
SoumDjibo12,205252,993347,335
YaghaSebba6,457116,419160,152
Sud-OuestGaoua16,153485,313620,767
BougouribaDiébougou2,81576,498101,479
IobaDano3,251161,484192,321
NoumbielBatié2,73651,43170,036
PoniGaoua7,351195,900256,931
total 270,76410,312,60914,017,262

Main cities

namepopulation
1996-12-10
census		population
2006-12-09
census
Ouagadougou750,3981,475,223
Bobo Dioulasso309,771489,967
Koudougou72,49088,184
Banfora49,72475,917
Ouahigouya52,19373,153
Pouytenga..60,618
Kaya33,95854,365
Tenkodogo31,46644,491
Fada N'gourma29,25441,785
Houndé..39,458
Dédougou33,81538,862
source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INSD), Burkina Faso.