Burkina Faso Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Burkina Faso population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Burkina Faso in 2023 is 23,251,485, a 2.55% increase from 2022.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2022 was 22,673,762, a 2.59% increase from 2021.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2021 was 22,100,683, a 2.69% increase from 2020.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2020 was 21,522,626, a 2.73% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| Ethiopia |
126,527,060 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
102,262,808 |
| Tanzania |
67,438,106 |
| Uganda |
48,582,334 |
| Afghanistan |
42,239,854 |
| Yemen |
34,449,825 |
| Mozambique |
33,897,354 |
| Nepal |
30,896,590 |
| Madagascar |
30,325,732 |
| Niger |
27,202,843 |
| North Korea |
26,160,821 |
| Mali |
23,293,698 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,251,485 |
| Malawi |
20,931,751 |
| Chad |
18,278,568 |
| Somalia |
18,143,378 |
| Senegal |
17,763,163 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,665,409 |
| Guinea |
14,190,612 |
| Rwanda |
14,094,683 |
| Benin |
13,712,828 |
| Burundi |
13,238,559 |
| Haiti |
11,724,763 |
| South Sudan |
11,088,796 |
| Tajikistan |
10,143,543 |
| Togo |
9,053,799 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,791,092 |
| Central African Republic |
5,742,315 |
| Liberia |
5,418,377 |
| Eritrea |
3,748,901 |
| Gambia |
2,773,168 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,150,842 |
| Comoros |
852,075 |
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Burkina Faso - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
23,251,485 |
2.55% |
| 2022 |
22,673,762 |
2.59% |
| 2021 |
22,100,683 |
2.69% |
| 2020 |
21,522,626 |
2.73% |
| 2019 |
20,951,639 |
2.74% |
| 2018 |
20,392,723 |
2.81% |
| 2017 |
19,835,858 |
2.91% |
| 2016 |
19,275,498 |
2.98% |
| 2015 |
18,718,019 |
3.02% |
| 2014 |
18,169,842 |
3.02% |
| 2013 |
17,636,408 |
3.05% |
| 2012 |
17,113,732 |
3.08% |
| 2011 |
16,602,651 |
3.01% |
| 2010 |
16,116,845 |
2.98% |
| 2009 |
15,650,022 |
2.97% |
| 2008 |
15,197,915 |
2.99% |
| 2007 |
14,757,074 |
3.08% |
| 2006 |
14,316,242 |
3.17% |
| 2005 |
13,876,127 |
3.20% |
| 2004 |
13,445,977 |
3.19% |
| 2003 |
13,030,591 |
3.15% |
| 2002 |
12,632,269 |
3.12% |
| 2001 |
12,249,764 |
3.09% |
| 2000 |
11,882,888 |
3.03% |
| 1999 |
11,533,554 |
2.97% |
| 1998 |
11,201,063 |
2.79% |
| 1997 |
10,897,353 |
2.60% |
| 1996 |
10,621,210 |
2.59% |
| 1995 |
10,353,263 |
2.60% |
| 1994 |
10,091,256 |
2.55% |
| 1993 |
9,840,075 |
2.52% |
| 1992 |
9,598,555 |
2.49% |
| 1991 |
9,365,064 |
2.56% |
| 1990 |
9,131,361 |
2.65% |
| 1989 |
8,895,234 |
2.67% |
| 1988 |
8,663,720 |
2.71% |
| 1987 |
8,434,996 |
2.77% |
| 1986 |
8,207,827 |
2.87% |
| 1985 |
7,979,185 |
2.94% |
| 1984 |
7,751,476 |
2.93% |
| 1983 |
7,531,184 |
2.86% |
| 1982 |
7,321,817 |
2.78% |
| 1981 |
7,123,730 |
2.75% |
| 1980 |
6,932,967 |
2.71% |
| 1979 |
6,749,939 |
2.62% |
| 1978 |
6,577,779 |
2.51% |
| 1977 |
6,416,569 |
2.34% |
| 1976 |
6,269,765 |
2.14% |
| 1975 |
6,138,444 |
2.00% |
| 1974 |
6,018,141 |
1.87% |
| 1973 |
5,907,742 |
1.76% |
| 1972 |
5,805,283 |
1.71% |
| 1971 |
5,707,793 |
1.71% |
| 1970 |
5,611,666 |
1.74% |
| 1969 |
5,515,747 |
1.73% |
| 1968 |
5,422,119 |
1.72% |
| 1967 |
5,330,613 |
1.67% |
| 1966 |
5,242,797 |
1.65% |
| 1965 |
5,157,929 |
1.61% |
| 1964 |
5,076,111 |
1.55% |
| 1963 |
4,998,671 |
1.51% |
| 1962 |
4,924,497 |
1.48% |
| 1961 |
4,852,833 |
1.45% |
| 1960 |
4,783,259 |
1.44% |
| 1959 |
4,715,489 |
1.37% |
| 1958 |
4,651,801 |
1.32% |
| 1957 |
4,591,019 |
1.33% |
| 1956 |
4,530,885 |
1.30% |
| 1955 |
4,472,824 |
1.26% |
| 1954 |
4,417,092 |
1.22% |
| 1953 |
4,364,030 |
1.19% |
| 1952 |
4,312,573 |
1.19% |
| 1951 |
4,261,979 |
1.14% |
| 1950 |
4,213,757 |
0.00% |
