Passport Atlas
Entering Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.
Openness rank
#171
Entry openness
19
Visa free
19
Visa required
0
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Country profile
Capital
Ouagadougou
Population
24.1 million
Area
274,200 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc XOF
Languages
French
Time zone
UTC+00:00
Foreign-born
739,820 · 2024
Migrant share
3.1%
Ethnic groups · 2021
- Mossi53.7%
- other12.8%
- Fulani6.8%
- Gurunsi5.9%
- Bissa5.4%
- Gurma5.2%
- Other9.4%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Travel notes
Plug
Type C
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+226
Airports
OUA · BOY
Highlights
- Ruins of Loropéni
- Grand Marché
- Banfora Cascades
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Western Africa