Burkina Faso Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Burkina Faso population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Burkina Faso in 2025 is 89.11 people per square kilometer, a 2.5% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Burkina Faso in 2024 was 86.94 people per square kilometer, a 2.53% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Burkina Faso in 2023 was 84.79 people per square kilometer, a 2.55% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Burkina Faso in 2022 was 82.68 people per square kilometer, a 2.59% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Rwanda 559.50
Burundi 501.19
Comoros 474.52
Haiti 432.77
Gambia 257.63
North Korea 218.35
Nepal 214.55
Uganda 212.31
Malawi 185.97
Togo 166.76
Sierra Leone 126.77
Benin 125.95
Ethiopia 117.00
Senegal 95.00
Burkina Faso 89.11
Tanzania 75.40
Tajikistan 74.39
Yemen 68.19
Afghanistan 68.19
Guinea-Bissau 62.12
Guinea 60.49
Madagascar 54.14
Liberia 50.80
Democratic Republic of Congo 46.52
Mozambique 44.83
Zimbabwe 44.47
Eritrea 31.97
Somalia 30.24
Niger 23.14
Mali 19.96
South Sudan 17.74
Chad 15.13
Central African Republic 9.79
Burkina Faso - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 89.11 2.50%
2024 86.94 2.53%
2023 84.79 2.55%
2022 82.68 2.59%
2021 80.59 2.69%
2020 78.49 2.73%
2019 76.40 2.74%
2018 74.37 2.81%
2017 72.34 2.91%
2016 70.29 2.98%
2015 68.26 3.02%
2014 66.26 3.02%
2013 64.31 3.05%
2012 62.41 3.08%
2011 60.55 3.01%
2010 58.77 2.98%
2009 57.07 2.97%
2008 55.42 2.99%
2007 53.81 3.08%
2006 52.21 3.17%
2005 50.60 3.20%
2004 49.03 3.19%
2003 47.52 3.15%
2002 46.07 3.12%
2001 44.67 3.09%
2000 43.33 3.03%
1999 42.06 2.97%
1998 40.85 2.79%
1997 39.74 2.60%
1996 38.73 2.59%
1995 37.76 2.60%
1994 36.80 2.55%
1993 35.88 2.52%
1992 35.00 2.49%
1991 34.15 2.56%
1990 33.30 2.65%
1989 32.44 2.67%
1988 31.59 2.71%
1987 30.76 2.77%
1986 29.93 2.87%
1985 29.10 2.94%
1984 28.27 2.93%
1983 27.46 2.86%
1982 26.70 2.78%
1981 25.98 2.75%
1980 25.28 2.71%
1979 24.62 2.62%
1978 23.99 2.51%
1977 23.40 2.34%
1976 22.86 2.14%
1975 22.39 2.00%
1974 21.95 1.87%
1973 21.54 1.76%
1972 21.17 1.71%
1971 20.81 1.71%
1970 20.46 1.74%
1969 20.11 1.73%
1968 19.77 1.72%
1967 19.44 1.67%
1966 19.12 1.65%
1965 18.81 1.61%
1964 18.51 1.55%
1963 18.23 1.51%
1962 17.96 1.48%
1961 17.70 1.45%
1960 17.44 1.44%
1959 17.20 1.37%
1958 16.96 1.32%
1957 16.74 1.33%
1956 16.52 1.30%
1955 16.31 1.26%
1954 16.11 1.22%
1953 15.91 1.19%
1952 15.73 1.19%
1951 15.54 1.14%
1950 15.37 0.00%