Is divorce legal in Burkina Faso?
Legal
Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
Burkina Faso is one of 56 countries classified “Legal” for divorce — 55% of the 101 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Divorce law by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Ghana
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Mali
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
- Liberia
- Heavily restricted Divorce is restricted to fault-based grounds only in Liberia.
- Sierra Leone
- Heavily restricted Divorce is restricted to fault-based grounds only in Sierra Leone.
- Nigeria
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Cameroon
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
Other laws in Burkina Faso
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.