Burkina Faso vs Chad: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Burkina Faso
9.76 million people
in 2023
Chad
9.03 million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Chad rank
46th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 9.76 million people against 9.03 million people in Chad, a difference of 734,030 people.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Chad ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Chad Difference Ahead
1950s 1.78 million people 1.09 million people 696,772 people Burkina Faso
1960s 2.09 million people 1.40 million people 691,861 people Burkina Faso
1970s 2.67 million people 1.82 million people 846,806 people Burkina Faso
1980s 3.62 million people 2.39 million people 1.23 million people Burkina Faso
1990s 4.85 million people 3.37 million people 1.49 million people Burkina Faso
2000s 6.29 million people 4.94 million people 1.35 million people Burkina Faso
2010s 8.40 million people 7.00 million people 1.40 million people Burkina Faso
2020s 9.62 million people 8.64 million people 981,662 people Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Burkina Faso or Chad?
Burkina Faso, at 9.76 million people against 9.03 million people in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Burkina Faso and Chad?
734,030 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Chad ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.