Percentage of one-person households in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of one-person households was 6.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Burkina Faso, 1993–2014
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 6.6% for percentage of one-person households in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 2 |
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More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0198 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4817 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.53 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3271 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.48 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of one-person households in Burkina Faso was 6.6% in 2014, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of one-person households recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 67 countries with data for 2014.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.