Burkina Faso Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Burkina Faso in 2020 is 76.23 people per square kilometer, a 2.86% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Burkina Faso in 2019 was 74.11 people per square kilometer, a 2.89% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Burkina Faso in 2018 was 72.03 people per square kilometer, a 2.91% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Burkina Faso in 2017 was 69.99 people per square kilometer, a 2.93% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Burkina Faso - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 76.23 | 2.86% |
| 2019 | 74.11 | 2.89% |
| 2018 | 72.03 | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 69.99 | 2.93% |
| 2016 | 68.00 | 2.96% |
| 2015 | 66.04 | 2.98% |
| 2014 | 64.13 | 3.01% |
| 2013 | 62.26 | 3.03% |
| 2012 | 60.43 | 3.04% |
| 2011 | 58.65 | 3.05% |
| 2010 | 56.91 | 3.07% |
| 2009 | 55.22 | 3.07% |
| 2008 | 53.57 | 3.07% |
| 2007 | 51.97 | 3.06% |
| 2006 | 50.43 | 3.03% |
| 2005 | 48.95 | 3.00% |
| 2004 | 47.52 | 2.97% |
| 2003 | 46.15 | 2.94% |
| 2002 | 44.83 | 2.92% |
| 2001 | 43.56 | 2.90% |
| 2000 | 42.33 | 2.88% |
| 1999 | 41.14 | 2.86% |
| 1998 | 40.00 | 2.84% |
| 1997 | 38.89 | 2.82% |
| 1996 | 37.83 | 2.80% |
| 1995 | 36.79 | 2.78% |
| 1994 | 35.80 | 2.76% |
| 1993 | 34.84 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 33.90 | 2.73% |
| 1991 | 33.00 | 2.71% |
| 1990 | 32.13 | 2.69% |
| 1989 | 31.29 | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 30.47 | 2.66% |
| 1987 | 29.68 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | 28.92 | 2.62% |
| 1985 | 28.18 | 2.61% |
| 1984 | 27.46 | 2.59% |
| 1983 | 26.77 | 2.55% |
| 1982 | 26.10 | 2.48% |
| 1981 | 25.47 | 2.38% |
| 1980 | 24.88 | 2.27% |
| 1979 | 24.33 | 2.16% |
| 1978 | 23.82 | 2.06% |
| 1977 | 23.34 | 1.99% |
| 1976 | 22.88 | 1.94% |
| 1975 | 22.44 | 1.90% |
| 1974 | 22.03 | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 21.63 | 1.81% |
| 1972 | 21.24 | 1.78% |
| 1971 | 20.87 | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 20.51 | 1.74% |
| 1969 | 20.16 | 1.73% |
| 1968 | 19.82 | 1.70% |
| 1967 | 19.48 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | 19.17 | 1.57% |
| 1965 | 18.87 | 1.49% |
| 1964 | 18.59 | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 18.33 | 1.36% |
| 1962 | 18.09 | 1.34% |
| 1961 | 17.85 | 1.35% |
| 1960 | 17.61 | 1.37% |
| 1959 | 17.37 | 1.38% |
| 1958 | 17.14 | 1.37% |
| 1957 | 16.91 | 1.33% |
| 1956 | 16.68 | 1.28% |
| 1955 | 16.47 | 1.21% |
| 1954 | 16.28 | 1.13% |
| 1953 | 16.09 | 1.05% |
| 1952 | 15.93 | 0.99% |
| 1951 | 15.77 | 0.93% |
| 1950 | 15.62 | 0.00% |
