Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Population by world region
Burkina Faso
49.85 million people
in 2100
Zambia
64.47 million people
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Zambia rank
44th
Population by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 64.47 million people against 49.85 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 14.62 million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 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 Zambia ranks 44th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 42 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 151,500 people | 590,026 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 181,800 people | 658,596 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 212,100 people | 740,349 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 242,400 people | 837,040 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 272,700 people | 950,670 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 303,000 people | 1.08 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 328,755 people | 1.24 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 354,510 people | 1.43 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 340,320 people | 1.45 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 346,823 people | 1.46 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 353,744 people | 1.47 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 361,130 people | 1.48 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 369,038 people | 1.49 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 377,533 people | 1.50 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 386,691 people | 1.51 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 396,607 people | 1.53 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 407,390 people | 1.54 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 800,457 people | 864,963 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 931,599 people | 733,939 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 1.08 million people | 608,718 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 1.26 million people | 491,815 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 1.47 million people | 348,970 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 1.59 million people | 281,990 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 1.60 million people | 332,187 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 1.60 million people | 402,872 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 1.62 million people | 480,736 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 1.63 million people | 587,258 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 1.57 million people | 848,889 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.20 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 1.55 million people | 1.43 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 1.79 million people | 1.58 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 2.09 million people | 1.78 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.78 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 3.65 million people | 1.47 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 4.94 million people | 1.19 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 6.69 million people | 1.22 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 8.71 million people | 1.58 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 11.62 million people | 2.13 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 16.19 million people | 2.35 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 23.82 million people | 21.66 million people | 2.16 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 29.19 million people | 27.95 million people | 1.24 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 34.55 million people | 34.49 million people | 52,410 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2050s | 39.34 million people | 40.97 million people | 1.63 million people | Zambia |
| 2060s | 43.40 million people | 47.23 million people | 3.82 million people | Zambia |
| 2070s | 46.58 million people | 53.03 million people | 6.44 million people | Zambia |
| 2080s | 48.64 million people | 58.16 million people | 9.53 million people | Zambia |
| 2090s | 49.63 million people | 62.46 million people | 12.84 million people | Zambia |
| 2100s | 49.85 million people | 64.47 million people | 14.62 million people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 64.47 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 Zambia?
- 14.62 million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for population by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th 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.