French Speakers in Burkina Faso: ~10.5% (2006 Estimate), Likely Higher Today

Official Language Status

French is an official language, but exact speaker count is uncertain.

Available Data

CIA Factbook (2006) estimated ~10.5% of the population spoke French as first or second language. Actual numbers have likely grown due to education expansion and urbanization.

Multilingual Context

Many Burkinabè speak French alongside indigenous languages (Moore, Dioula, Fulfulde, etc.).