Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita was 31.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1993–2022
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 31.3% for modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +83.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +62.8% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.0% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 27.7% | 31.5% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 197.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -9.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 100.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 115,011 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 31.3% in 2022, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is modern contraceptive prevalence vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.