Burkina Faso vs Colombia: Population by world region
Burkina Faso
49.85 million people
in 2100
Colombia
47.08 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Colombia rank
49th
Population by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 49.85 million people against 47.08 million people in Colombia, a difference of 2.77 million people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Colombia ranks 49th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 16 and Colombia in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 2.40 million people | 1.66 million people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 2.72 million people | 1.88 million people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 3.04 million people | 2.08 million people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 3.36 million people | 2.28 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 3.68 million people | 2.45 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 3.99 million people | 2.61 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.26 million people | 312,930 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 798,995 people | 981,865 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 854,924 people | 931,896 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 910,854 people | 892,496 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 966,784 people | 853,976 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 1.02 million people | 816,450 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 1.08 million people | 779,990 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 1.13 million people | 744,730 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 1.19 million people | 710,810 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 1.25 million people | 678,410 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 1.30 million people | 647,720 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 1.21 million people | 459,420 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 1.21 million people | 458,716 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 1.41 million people | 279,891 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 1.79 million people | 38,312 people | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 1.99 million people | 174,883 people | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 2.34 million people | 462,912 people | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 2.55 million people | 623,177 people | Colombia |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 2.60 million people | 596,899 people | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 3.09 million people | 981,207 people | Colombia |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 3.67 million people | 1.45 million people | Colombia |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 4.42 million people | 2.00 million people | Colombia |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 5.51 million people | 2.83 million people | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 7.01 million people | 4.03 million people | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 8.54 million people | 5.17 million people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 10.33 million people | 6.45 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 13.35 million people | 8.90 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 17.92 million people | 12.80 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 23.12 million people | 16.99 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 28.93 million people | 21.03 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 35.45 million people | 25.15 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 41.77 million people | 28.01 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 46.99 million people | 28.46 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 23.82 million people | 53.08 million people | 29.25 million people | Colombia |
| 2030s | 29.19 million people | 57.20 million people | 28.01 million people | Colombia |
| 2040s | 34.55 million people | 59.08 million people | 24.53 million people | Colombia |
| 2050s | 39.34 million people | 59.23 million people | 19.89 million people | Colombia |
| 2060s | 43.40 million people | 58.17 million people | 14.76 million people | Colombia |
| 2070s | 46.58 million people | 55.93 million people | 9.34 million people | Colombia |
| 2080s | 48.64 million people | 52.68 million people | 4.05 million people | Colombia |
| 2090s | 49.63 million people | 49.03 million people | 598,670 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2100s | 49.85 million people | 47.08 million people | 2.77 million people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Burkina Faso or Colombia?
- Burkina Faso, at 49.85 million people against 47.08 million people in Colombia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 2.77 million people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Colombia rank globally for population by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Colombia ranks 49th 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.