Burkina Faso Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Burkina Faso population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Burkina Faso in 2025 is 24,436,925, a 2.5% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Burkina Faso in 2024 was 23,840,247, a 2.53% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Burkina Faso in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
Ethiopia 132,938,555
Democratic Republic of Congo 109,075,560
Tanzania 71,427,810
Uganda 51,284,671
Afghanistan 44,515,793
Yemen 36,000,452
Mozambique 35,834,558
Madagascar 31,797,306
Nepal 31,577,361
Niger 29,315,971
North Korea 26,319,924
Mali 24,758,658
Burkina Faso 24,436,925
Malawi 22,033,992
Chad 19,425,960
Somalia 19,281,903
Senegal 18,687,800
Zimbabwe 17,375,285
Guinea 14,873,051
Rwanda 14,737,248
Benin 14,454,199
Burundi 13,948,140
Haiti 12,009,506
South Sudan 11,473,439
Tajikistan 10,516,940
Togo 9,470,157
Sierra Leone 9,165,377
Central African Republic 6,097,449
Liberia 5,657,229
Eritrea 3,889,630
Gambia 2,911,207
Guinea-Bissau 2,244,368
Comoros 883,075
Burkina Faso - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 24,436,925 2.50%
2024 23,840,247 2.53%
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%