Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Burkina Faso
603,441 people
in 2023
Senegal
649,053 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
96th
Senegal rank
95th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 649,053 people against 603,441 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 45,612 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103,015 people | 88,922 people | 14,093 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 147,212 people | 104,353 people | 42,859 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 205,498 people | 137,000 people | 68,498 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 279,181 people | 188,365 people | 90,816 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 330,554 people | 272,923 people | 57,631 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 383,651 people | 377,743 people | 5,908 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 485,461 people | 510,001 people | 24,540 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 576,632 people | 620,102 people | 43,469 people | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 649,053 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 Senegal?
- 45,612 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 95th 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+.