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Only about a third of the population is literate and unemployment is widespread, dampening the economic prospects of Burkina Faso's large working-age population. According to the United Nations' Population Division, the population was 20,903,000 in 2020, compared to only 4,284,000 in 1950. [ 1 ]
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu [2] (/ ˌ w ɑː ɡ ə ˈ d uː ɡ uː /, Mossi: Waogdgo Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], Dyula: Wagadugu, French: Ouagadougou French:) is the capital of Burkina Faso, [3] and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in ...
The population of Centre Province was 1,727,390 at the 2006 census and increased by 75.6% in 13 years to 3,030,384 at the 2019 census (provisional figure), of which 50.8% was female. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the most populous and urbanised region in Burkina Faso; in 2019 14.8% of Burkina Faso's population lived in Centre. [ 5 ]
Population (2024) [2] Density ... Ouagadougou: Centre-Est: 14,710: 1,787,201 121.9: ... List of regions of Burkina Faso by Human Development Index;
Rank City 2019 Census 2012 Estimate [1] Province Region 1 Ouagadougou: 2,453,496: 1,626,951 Kadiogo: Centre: 2 Bobo-Dioulasso: 984,603: 537,728 Houet: Hauts-Bassins
Kadiogo is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre Region.Its area is of 2,805 km 2, containing six departments and a population of 3,032,668 (2019). [1] Its capital is also the state capital, Ouagadougou.
1920 - Population: 19,332. [8] 1921 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou established. [9] 1932 - Upper Volta becomes part of Côte d'Ivoire; capital moves from Ouagadougou. [7] 1936 - Ouagadougou Cathedral built. December 1954 - Railway link to Abidjan opens. Population begins to grow rapidly. [6] 1955 Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway ...
Population (2019 census) ... The department's capital is the town of Ouagadougou. [1] References This page was last edited on 17 January 2024, at 11:23 (UTC). Text is ...