Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
2.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.09 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
8th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.09 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 2.24 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 0.8453 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 5.07 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 0.1198 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 4.84 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 0.5443 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 0.0157 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.09 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.