Age composition in 2026:
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
| Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 40.52%9,968,386 | 40.05%13,413,091 |
| Working Age Population | 56.76%13,964,264 | 57.25%19,176,936 |
| Elderly Population | 2.72%669,049 | 2.70%904,312 |
In 2026, the median age is 19.0 years in Burkina Faso and 19.5 years in Côte d'Ivoire.Côte d'Ivoire already reached Burkina Faso’s current median age in 2014, about 12 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Burkina Faso is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 49,854,237.The total population of Côte d'Ivoire is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 104,042,818.
By 2050, the dependency ratio of Burkina Faso will be 53.8%, and 4.70% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Côte d'Ivoire will be 62.5%, and 4.72% of the population will be elderly.
| Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2059–2080 | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 2066 | 2078 12 years later | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2099 | Not reached by 2100 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | Not reached by 2100 | Not reached by 2100 |