Migration flows · 2025
Burkina Faso
Where people move to and from Burkina Faso in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Burkina Faso
420,910
Total arriving in Burkina Faso
42,953
Burkina Faso & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Burkina Faso. Reported movements only.
Where Burkina Faso’s people go
Top destination countries
- 1 Mali 200,776
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 75,424
- 3 Togo 49,088
- 4 Niger 47,578
- 5 Benin 16,174
- 6 Ghana 13,319
- 7 Italy 9,085
- 8 United States 2,845
- 9 France 1,556
- 10 Canada 1,527
- 11 Spain 1,206
- 12 Belgium 465
- 13 Germany 464
- 14 Brazil 442
- 15 Mauritania 224
- 16 Algeria 181
- 17 Mexico 105
- 18 Cameroon 97
- 19 Morocco 93
- 20 Switzerland 66
- 21 Greece 62
- 22 United Kingdom 42
- 23 Tunisia 37
- 24 Senegal 28
- 25 Netherlands 26
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries