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PEOPLE

Language
French (official); 71 languages from the Sudanic family are spoken by 90 percent of the population (most common are Mossi, Bobo, Bissa and Gurma).
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	15.8 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	14.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	14.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	13.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	13.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	13.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	12.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	12.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	11.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
40.8 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
The Mossis make up over half of the population. There are also Fulani herders and Tamejek, Bellah and Djula minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam 50 percent, traditional African religions 40 percent, Christianity (mostly Catholicism) 10 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	19.1 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	18.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	18.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	17.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	17.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	17.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	16.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	16.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1958
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
47 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	46.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	47.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	47.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	48.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	48.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	48.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT

Climate description
Tropical, with one rainy season and a long dry season; hot throughout the year and most uncomfortable between May-October because of high humidity.

Currency
CFA Franc

Telephone dialling code
(+) 266

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	51.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	47.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	47.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	45.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	45.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	46.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	49.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	47.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	46.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	45.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	45.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	45.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	52.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	48.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	48.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	46.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	46.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	47.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	104 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	122 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	96 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	97 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	107 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	107 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	104 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	105 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	191 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	204 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	191 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	192 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	207 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	207 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	197 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	198 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	38 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	38 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	31 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	31 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	31 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	31 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	700 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	1000 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	176	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	174	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	175	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	175	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	173	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	169	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	37 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	37 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	38 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	38 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	34 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	10 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	15 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	17 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	72 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	61 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	51 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	42 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	13 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	13 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	12 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	29 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	21.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	12.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	12.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	24.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	23.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	29.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	18.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	18.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	34.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	33.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	15.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	8.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	8.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	14.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	14.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	168 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	109 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	46 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	30 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	19 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	4 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	4 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	0.8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	80 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	105 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	79 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	70 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	Not ranked
2003	Not ranked
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	65 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	27.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	27.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	44.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	44.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	61.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	430 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	420 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	400 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	340 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	280 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	240 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	240 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	240 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	6.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	5.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	5.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	5.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	4.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	3.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	2.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	6.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	7.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	8.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	6.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	-0.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	-0.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	0.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	6.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	-1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
32.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	5 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	6 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	4 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	3 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	1.6 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	1.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	1.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	1.8 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	1.9 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in the whole country. Resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	226 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	232 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	238 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	241 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	239 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	229 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	214 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	198 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	721	UNHCR
2007	554	UNHCR
2006	376	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	607	UNHCR
2004	582	UNHCR
2003	852	UNHCR
2002	978	UNHCR
2001	98	UNHCR
2000	130	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	557	UNHCR
2007	535	UNHCR
2006	511	UNHCR
2005	511	UNHCR
2004	492	UNHCR
2003	466	UNHCR
2002	457	UNHCR
2001	457	UNHCR
2000	696	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
4.7 percent (2002-2005)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	3.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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