Burkina Faso vs Tajikistan: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Burkina Faso
36.8%
in 2025
Tajikistan
35.0%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
175th
Tajikistan rank
177th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 36.8% against 35.0% in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Tajikistan ranks 177th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Tajikistan |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1700s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Tajikistan |
| 1710s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Tajikistan |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1750s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Tajikistan |
| 1760s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Tajikistan |
| 1770s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1780s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1790s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Tajikistan |
| 1800s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Tajikistan |
| 1810s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1820s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1830s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Tajikistan |
| 1840s | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.7% | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 3.9% | 2.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 4.9% | 3.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 6.2% | 4.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 7.7% | 5.6% | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 2.3% | 9.6% | 7.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 2.5% | 12.0% | 9.5% | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 2.8% | 15.0% | 12.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 3.0% | 18.8% | 15.8% | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 3.3% | 23.5% | 20.2% | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 4.1% | 30.9% | 26.8% | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 35.1% | 30.1% | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 35.7% | 29.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 33.3% | 22.4% | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 29.2% | 15.1% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 26.5% | 6.3% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Burkina Faso or Tajikistan?
- Burkina Faso, at 36.8% against 35.0% in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Burkina Faso and Tajikistan?
- 1.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tajikistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tajikistan rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 175th and Tajikistan ranks 177th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.