Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Population by world region
Burkina Faso
49.85 million people
in 2100
Senegal
47.01 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Senegal rank
50th
Population by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 49.85 million people against 47.01 million people in Senegal, a difference of 2.84 million people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 50th of 239 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 121,508 people | 620,018 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 151,885 people | 688,511 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 189,856 people | 762,593 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 237,320 people | 842,120 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 296,650 people | 926,720 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 370,813 people | 1.02 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 463,516 people | 1.11 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 579,396 people | 1.20 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 587,622 people | 1.20 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 596,319 people | 1.21 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 605,533 people | 1.22 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 615,323 people | 1.22 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 625,752 people | 1.23 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 636,897 people | 1.24 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 648,850 people | 1.25 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 661,717 people | 1.26 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 675,627 people | 1.27 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 1.01 million people | 655,530 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 1.01 million people | 655,703 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 997,563 people | 695,132 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 971,318 people | 781,779 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 945,719 people | 870,383 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 956,409 people | 919,263 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 1.02 million people | 910,125 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 1.12 million people | 888,668 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 1.23 million people | 875,098 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 1.33 million people | 891,581 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 1.42 million people | 999,402 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 1.51 million people | 1.17 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 1.67 million people | 1.31 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 1.93 million people | 1.45 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 2.26 million people | 1.62 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 2.88 million people | 1.57 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 3.81 million people | 1.31 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 5.09 million people | 1.04 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 6.63 million people | 1.28 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 8.73 million people | 1.57 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 11.12 million people | 2.63 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 14.41 million people | 4.12 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 23.82 million people | 18.73 million people | 5.09 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 29.19 million people | 23.25 million people | 5.95 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 34.55 million people | 27.86 million people | 6.69 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2050s | 39.34 million people | 32.38 million people | 6.96 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2060s | 43.40 million people | 36.71 million people | 6.69 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2070s | 46.58 million people | 40.52 million people | 6.06 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2080s | 48.64 million people | 43.61 million people | 5.03 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2090s | 49.63 million people | 45.98 million people | 3.65 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2100s | 49.85 million people | 47.01 million people | 2.84 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 Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 49.85 million people against 47.01 million people in Senegal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 2.84 million people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for population by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 50th 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.