Burkina Faso vs Chad: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Burkina Faso
2.1%
in 2025
Chad
2.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Chad rank
4th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Chad ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.6% | 3.7% | 2.1% | Chad |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.8% | Chad |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 5.4% | 2.2% | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 1.1% | 3.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 3.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 0.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Chad ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.