Burkina Faso vs Canada: Population by world region
Burkina Faso
49.85 million people
in 2100
Canada
53.61 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Canada rank
46th
Population by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 53.61 million people against 49.85 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.76 million people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Canada ranks 46th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 21 and Canada in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 100,000 people | 641,526 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 120,000 people | 720,396 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 140,000 people | 812,449 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 160,000 people | 919,440 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 180,000 people | 1.04 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 200,000 people | 1.19 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 200,000 people | 1.37 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 200,000 people | 1.58 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 227,285 people | 1.56 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 264,289 people | 1.54 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 308,210 people | 1.51 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 360,422 people | 1.48 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 422,573 people | 1.44 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 496,640 people | 1.38 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 584,998 people | 1.32 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 690,496 people | 1.23 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 816,554 people | 1.13 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 559,636 people | 1.11 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 715,556 people | 949,982 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 966,397 people | 726,298 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 1.39 million people | 360,614 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 2.03 million people | 213,428 people | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 2.86 million people | 979,875 people | Canada |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 3.53 million people | 1.60 million people | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 4.01 million people | 2.00 million people | Canada |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 4.56 million people | 2.46 million people | Canada |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 5.07 million people | 2.85 million people | Canada |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 6.08 million people | 3.66 million people | Canada |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 7.70 million people | 5.02 million people | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 9.30 million people | 6.32 million people | Canada |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 10.74 million people | 7.37 million people | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 12.40 million people | 8.53 million people | Canada |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 15.57 million people | 11.12 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 19.50 million people | 14.37 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 22.95 million people | 16.82 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 25.86 million people | 17.95 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 29.26 million people | 18.97 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 32.32 million people | 18.56 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 35.88 million people | 17.35 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 23.82 million people | 39.83 million people | 16.01 million people | Canada |
| 2030s | 29.19 million people | 42.76 million people | 13.57 million people | Canada |
| 2040s | 34.55 million people | 44.74 million people | 10.20 million people | Canada |
| 2050s | 39.34 million people | 46.29 million people | 6.95 million people | Canada |
| 2060s | 43.40 million people | 47.92 million people | 4.51 million people | Canada |
| 2070s | 46.58 million people | 49.58 million people | 3.00 million people | Canada |
| 2080s | 48.64 million people | 51.13 million people | 2.50 million people | Canada |
| 2090s | 49.63 million people | 52.67 million people | 3.04 million people | Canada |
| 2100s | 49.85 million people | 53.61 million people | 3.76 million people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Burkina Faso or Canada?
- Canada, at 53.61 million people against 49.85 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Burkina Faso and Canada?
- 3.76 million people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Canada?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Canada rank globally for population by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Canada ranks 46th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.