Burkina Faso Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Burkina Faso rural population for 2021 was 15,196,430, a 1.75% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso rural population for 2020 was 14,935,196, a 1.81% increase from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso rural population for 2019 was 14,670,338, a 1.84% increase from 2018.
  • Burkina Faso rural population for 2018 was 14,405,827, a 1.92% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Burkina Faso Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 15,196,430 68.76 1.73%
2020 14,935,196 69.39 1.79%
2019 14,670,338 70.02 1.82%
2018 14,405,827 70.64 1.90%
2017 14,134,437 71.26 2.01%
2016 13,852,529 71.87 2.10%
2015 13,564,948 72.47 2.15%
2014 13,275,977 73.07 2.18%
2013 12,989,920 73.65 2.23%
2012 12,704,037 74.23 2.27%
2011 12,419,447 74.80 2.22%
2010 12,146,783 75.37 2.21%
2009 11,881,653 75.92 2.22%
2008 11,621,238 76.47 2.24%
2007 11,363,537 77.00 2.18%
2006 11,118,137 77.66 2.10%
2005 10,887,626 78.46 2.16%
2004 10,654,996 79.24 2.18%
2003 10,424,994 80.00 2.19%
2002 10,199,547 80.74 2.19%
2001 9,978,658 81.46 2.19%
2000 9,762,505 82.16 2.16%
1999 9,553,704 82.83 2.14%
1998 9,351,767 83.49 1.99%
1997 9,167,398 84.13 2.01%
1996 8,984,800 84.59 2.23%
1995 8,786,711 84.87 2.24%
1994 8,591,695 85.14 2.21%
1993 8,404,113 85.41 2.18%
1992 8,223,082 85.67 2.16%
1991 8,047,399 85.93 2.23%
1990 7,869,863 86.19 2.33%
1989 7,688,773 86.44 2.35%
1988 7,510,059 86.68 2.39%
1987 7,332,373 86.93 2.45%
1986 7,154,599 87.17 2.26%
1985 6,995,032 87.67 2.00%
1984 6,856,646 88.46 2.04%
1983 6,718,117 89.20 2.03%
1982 6,582,972 89.91 2.01%
1981 6,452,105 90.57 2.03%
1980 6,322,519 91.20 2.03%
1979 6,195,229 91.78 1.99%
1978 6,073,395 92.33 1.92%
1977 5,957,720 92.85 1.80%
1976 5,851,697 93.33 1.77%
1975 5,748,837 93.65 1.85%
1974 5,643,692 93.78 1.72%
1973 5,547,370 93.90 1.62%
1972 5,458,127 94.02 1.57%
1971 5,373,259 94.14 1.58%
1970 5,289,220 94.25 1.60%
1969 5,205,100 94.37 1.59%
1968 5,122,818 94.48 1.59%
1967 5,042,174 94.59 1.55%
1966 4,964,771 94.70 1.52%
1965 4,889,820 94.80 1.49%
1964 4,817,483 94.91 1.43%
1963 4,749,087 95.01 1.39%
1962 4,683,541 95.11 1.36%
1961 4,620,091 95.20 1.34%
1960 4,558,446 95.30 %