Burkina Faso vs Syria: Population by age group
Burkina Faso
23.03 million people
in 2023
Syria
23.59 million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Syria rank
58th
Population by age group over time
- Burkina Faso
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 23.59 million people against 23.03 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 568,800 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Syria ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 4.03 million people | 421,187 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 5.38 million people | 255,617 people | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 7.47 million people | 1.34 million people | Syria |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 10.49 million people | 2.59 million people | Syria |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 14.41 million people | 4.11 million people | Syria |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 19.03 million people | 5.28 million people | Syria |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 20.78 million people | 2.25 million people | Syria |
| 2020s | 22.25 million people | 22.18 million people | 68,425 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Burkina Faso or Syria?
- Syria, at 23.59 million people against 23.03 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Burkina Faso and Syria?
- 568,800 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Syria rank globally for population by age group?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Syria ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.