Burkina Faso Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Burkina Faso population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Burkina Faso in 2021 is 21,497,096, a 2.84% increase from 2020.
- The population of Burkina Faso in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
|
Burkina Faso - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
21,497,096 |
2.84% |
| 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% |
