Burkina Faso: housing

How many households in Burkina Faso own their home?

71.0% of households in Burkina Faso owned their home in 2021, according to the National Statistical Yearbook 2024, based on the EHCVM 2021 survey: 19.5% with a title deed and 51.5% without one. A further 9.7% rented, and 11.1% were housed free of charge.

Renting was most common in the Centre region, which includes Ouagadougou, where 22.0% of households rented and 41.3% owned with a title. The yearbook gives these shares for each of the 13 regions as they existed at the time of the survey.

Official sources: INSD: National Statistical Yearbook 2024 (PDF)

How many people in Burkina Faso have clean water and sanitation?

50.0% of Burkina Faso's population used at least basic drinking water services in 2024, and 31.8% used at least basic sanitation, according to the World Bank, based on the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme.

The National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD) reports that 77.2% of the population had access to drinking water in 2021, from the EHCVM survey. The figures differ because the JMP's basic service level also requires the water source to be within a 30-minute round trip, while the survey measures the type of source used.

Official sources: World Bank: People using at least basic drinking water services, Burkina Faso · World Bank: People using at least basic sanitation services, Burkina Faso · INSD: Home page key indicators

What is Burkina Faso's urbanisation rate?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Burkina Faso was 28.9% in 2025. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 44.9%, and Burkina Faso placed 41st highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 174th of 193.

How many people in Burkina Faso live in slums?

According to UN-Habitat, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Burkina Faso was 87.9% in 2022. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2006. It is 3rd highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 48.7%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 3rd highest.

How many people in Burkina Faso have electricity?

34.0%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Burkina Faso for 2024, according to the World Bank. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 41st highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 57.8%. Worldwide: 186th of 193.

What share of people in Burkina Faso have safe sanitation?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso at 24.7% in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 23.6%, and Burkina Faso placed 14th highest of 29. World rank, highest first: 111th of 134.

How many people in Burkina Faso cook with wood or charcoal?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 18.0%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 13.0%, and Burkina Faso placed 23rd highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 163rd of 192.