Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Burkina Faso
603,441 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
591,139 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
96th
Zimbabwe rank
98th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 603,441 people against 591,139 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 12,302 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103,015 people | 107,110 people | 4,095 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 147,212 people | 146,137 people | 1,075 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 205,498 people | 194,429 people | 11,069 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 279,181 people | 271,433 people | 7,748 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 330,554 people | 366,642 people | 36,088 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 383,651 people | 405,374 people | 21,723 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 485,461 people | 464,851 people | 20,610 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 576,632 people | 573,765 people | 2,867 people | Burkina Faso |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Burkina Faso, at 603,441 people against 591,139 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 12,302 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th 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+.