compatriots.net finds 2,167 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Burkina Faso, from 109 countries of origin; 228 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from France, United Kingdom, United States.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| France | 435 |
| United Kingdom | 434 |
| United States | 175 |
| Canada | 85 |
| Germany | 79 |
| Ghana | 74 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 73 |
| India | 67 |
| Tunisia | 59 |
| Italy | 53 |
| Senegal | 48 |
| Benin | 45 |
| Other | 795 |
Industry is not available for this register.
Abroad, 4,261 people from Burkina Faso are documented in 134 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,156 |
| France | 952 |
| United Kingdom | 778 |
| Canada | 443 |
| Switzerland | 201 |
| Germany | 200 |
| Italy | 170 |
| Netherlands | 162 |
| Belgium | 139 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 128 |
| Spain | 127 |
| Sweden | 125 |
| Other | 1,869 |
Burkina Faso's company register lists 356,716 officer rows, 148 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.00; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.