Burkina Faso
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
740000
Immigrant Population
3.1%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
2050000
Emigrant Population
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Is Climate-Vulnerable Africa Prepared for Increased Displacement?
As climate impacts intensify across the African continent, how well are its governments and regional institutions positioned to manage growing displacement?
On Shifting Sands in Africa’s Sahel Region: Tensions between Security and Free Movement
Security coups, EU border externalization, and ECOWAS fractures are reshaping Sahel migration governance, leaving millions displaced and northward routes more dangerous.
Displacement in the Sahel: Exploring Rising Migration and Responses in West Africa
What is driving the displacement crisis across the Sahel, and what does it look like from inside one of the most affected countries?
From Unilateral Response to Coordinated Action: How Can Mobility Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Adapt to the Public-Health Challenges of COVID-19?
COVID-19 exposed weak cross-border governance across sub-Saharan Africa. Regional coordination and data reform can better balance public health and migration management.
Who Belongs? Statelessness and Nationality in West Africa
West Africa’s drive to cut statelessness pits fragile laws and weak registration against ECOWAS-led reforms that seek to secure nationality for vulnerable residents.
Mapping West Africa's Migration and Land-Management Crisis
Drought-driven migration and other factors are deepening a land crisis in West Africa.
Burkina Faso: Testing the Tradition of Circular Migration
With one in five Burkinabè living abroad, the country's colonial-era migration patterns face new strains.
