Burkina Faso Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Burkina Faso population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Burkina Faso in 2020 is 20,903,273, a 2.86% increase from 2019.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2019 was 20,321,378, a 2.89% increase from 2018.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2018 was 19,751,466, a 2.91% increase from 2017.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2017 was 19,193,234, a 2.93% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Burkina Faso - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 20,903,273 | 2.86% |
| 2019 | 20,321,378 | 2.89% |
| 2018 | 19,751,466 | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 19,193,234 | 2.93% |
| 2016 | 18,646,357 | 2.96% |
| 2015 | 18,110,624 | 2.98% |
| 2014 | 17,586,030 | 3.01% |
| 2013 | 17,072,785 | 3.03% |
| 2012 | 16,571,253 | 3.04% |
| 2011 | 16,081,913 | 3.05% |
| 2010 | 15,605,217 | 3.07% |
| 2009 | 15,141,098 | 3.07% |
| 2008 | 14,689,725 | 3.07% |
| 2007 | 14,252,021 | 3.06% |
| 2006 | 13,829,176 | 3.03% |
| 2005 | 13,421,930 | 3.00% |
| 2004 | 13,030,569 | 2.97% |
| 2003 | 12,654,621 | 2.94% |
| 2002 | 12,293,100 | 2.92% |
| 2001 | 11,944,587 | 2.90% |
| 2000 | 11,607,942 | 2.88% |
| 1999 | 11,282,701 | 2.86% |
| 1998 | 10,968,724 | 2.84% |
| 1997 | 10,665,546 | 2.82% |
| 1996 | 10,372,745 | 2.80% |
| 1995 | 10,089,878 | 2.78% |
| 1994 | 9,816,588 | 2.76% |
| 1993 | 9,552,476 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 9,297,113 | 2.73% |
| 1991 | 9,050,084 | 2.71% |
| 1990 | 8,811,034 | 2.69% |
| 1989 | 8,579,823 | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 8,356,305 | 2.66% |
| 1987 | 8,140,073 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | 7,930,694 | 2.62% |
| 1985 | 7,727,907 | 2.61% |
| 1984 | 7,531,242 | 2.59% |
| 1983 | 7,340,905 | 2.55% |
| 1982 | 7,158,255 | 2.48% |
| 1981 | 6,985,160 | 2.38% |
| 1980 | 6,822,843 | 2.27% |
| 1979 | 6,671,656 | 2.16% |
| 1978 | 6,530,819 | 2.06% |
| 1977 | 6,398,935 | 1.99% |
| 1976 | 6,274,037 | 1.94% |
| 1975 | 6,154,545 | 1.90% |
| 1974 | 6,040,041 | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 5,930,483 | 1.81% |
| 1972 | 5,825,173 | 1.78% |
| 1971 | 5,723,381 | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 5,624,600 | 1.74% |
| 1969 | 5,528,174 | 1.73% |
| 1968 | 5,434,041 | 1.70% |
| 1967 | 5,343,019 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | 5,256,363 | 1.57% |
| 1965 | 5,174,870 | 1.49% |
| 1964 | 5,098,890 | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 5,027,821 | 1.36% |
| 1962 | 4,960,326 | 1.34% |
| 1961 | 4,894,580 | 1.35% |
| 1960 | 4,829,288 | 1.37% |
| 1959 | 4,764,077 | 1.38% |
| 1958 | 4,699,340 | 1.37% |
| 1957 | 4,635,955 | 1.33% |
| 1956 | 4,574,942 | 1.28% |
| 1955 | 4,517,155 | 1.21% |
| 1954 | 4,463,168 | 1.13% |
| 1953 | 4,413,202 | 1.05% |
| 1952 | 4,367,134 | 0.99% |
| 1951 | 4,324,494 | 0.93% |
| 1950 | 4,284,461 | 0.00% |
