Burkina Faso vs Niger: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Burkina Faso
603,441 people
in 2023
Niger
672,581 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
96th
Niger rank
94th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 672,581 people against 603,441 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 69,140 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Niger ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103,015 people | 27,204 people | 75,811 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 147,212 people | 54,460 people | 92,752 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 205,498 people | 91,226 people | 114,273 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 279,181 people | 142,669 people | 136,512 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 330,554 people | 211,773 people | 118,780 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 383,651 people | 313,228 people | 70,424 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 485,461 people | 481,422 people | 4,039 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 576,632 people | 634,764 people | 58,132 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at 672,581 people against 603,441 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 69,140 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Niger ranks 94th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.