Burkina Faso
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 2.7%
- people aged 65 or older
- 646.2K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 4.7%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 16.9 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 4.3%
- women 5.2%, men 3.6%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2014
Languages
82 languages, 14 of them endangered
- Tiefo-Nyafogo-NumudaraCritically endangered
- JalkunanDefinitely endangered
- KalamséDefinitely endangered
- KantosiDefinitely endangered
- KheDefinitely endangered
- KhisaDefinitely endangered
- PanaDefinitely endangered
- SamweDefinitely endangered
- SininkereDefinitely endangered
- TyefoDefinitely endangered
- BolonVulnerable
- LyéléVulnerable
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- NatioroVulnerable
- PonguVulnerable
- American Sign Language
- Berba
- Bissa
- Bomu
- Bouna Kulango
- Bwamu
- Cebaara
- Cerma
- Cwi Bwamu
- Dagaare
- Dagaari Dioula
- Dioula
- Doghose
- Dogoso
- Dyan
- Dzùùngoo
- Farefare
- Gourmanchéma
- Hausa
- Humburi Senni
- Jamsai Dogon
- Jowulu
- Kaansa
- Kar
- Kasem
- Kisamo-Matya
- Kisamo-Maya
- Koromfe
- Kpee
- Kusaal
- Laalaa Bwamu
- Lobi
- Lorhon
- Maasina Fulfulde
- Malba Birifor
- Marka
- Minyanka
- Moba
- Mooré
- Nanerigé
- Northern Bobo Madaré
- Northern Dagara
- Northern Nuni
- Northern Toussian
- Palaka
- Paleni
- Puguli
- Sembla
- Senara
- Siamou
- Sissala of Burkina Faso
- Southern Birifor
- Southern Bobo Madaré
- Southern Nuni
- Southern Samo
- Southern Toussian
- Sucite
- Supyire
- Syer-Tenyer
- Tahoua
- Tamasheq
- Tomo Kan Dogon
- Turka
- Vyemo
- Western Niger Fulfulde
- Winye
- Zarma
- Burkina Sign Language
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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