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
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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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Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.