Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Brazil
18.96 million people
in 2050
Burkina Faso
16.82 million people
in 2050
Brazil rank
30th
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.96 million people against 16.82 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.14 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Burkina Faso ranks 32nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 33 and Burkina Faso in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 741,525 people | 10.59 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 840,392 people | 11.73 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 952,435 people | 12.84 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 15.02 million people | 1.08 million people | 13.94 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 16.24 million people | 1.22 million people | 15.01 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 18.66 million people | 1.39 million people | 17.28 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 877,051 people | 1.57 million people | 692,379 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 531,323 people | 1.77 million people | 1.24 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 608,320 people | 1.78 million people | 1.17 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 700,578 people | 1.80 million people | 1.09 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 810,767 people | 1.81 million people | 1.00 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 942,885 people | 1.83 million people | 886,325 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.10 million people | 1.85 million people | 745,760 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.29 million people | 1.87 million people | 573,330 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.53 million people | 1.89 million people | 361,670 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.81 million people | 1.91 million people | 101,720 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 2.15 million people | 1.93 million people | 217,710 people | Brazil |
| 1800s | 2.57 million people | 1.96 million people | 610,320 people | Brazil |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 1.99 million people | 1.27 million people | Brazil |
| 1820s | 3.96 million people | 2.02 million people | 1.94 million people | Brazil |
| 1830s | 4.97 million people | 2.05 million people | 2.92 million people | Brazil |
| 1840s | 5.95 million people | 2.08 million people | 3.87 million people | Brazil |
| 1850s | 6.90 million people | 2.12 million people | 4.78 million people | Brazil |
| 1860s | 7.83 million people | 2.17 million people | 5.66 million people | Brazil |
| 1870s | 8.71 million people | 2.22 million people | 6.49 million people | Brazil |
| 1880s | 9.49 million people | 2.28 million people | 7.22 million people | Brazil |
| 1890s | 11.53 million people | 2.35 million people | 9.18 million people | Brazil |
| 1900s | 13.62 million people | 2.43 million people | 11.18 million people | Brazil |
| 1910s | 16.68 million people | 2.54 million people | 14.14 million people | Brazil |
| 1920s | 22.41 million people | 2.68 million people | 19.73 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 28.74 million people | 2.88 million people | 25.85 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 28.11 million people | 3.23 million people | 24.88 million people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 36.62 million people | 4.24 million people | 32.38 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 42.56 million people | 4.85 million people | 37.71 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 42.73 million people | 5.72 million people | 37.00 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.59 million people | 7.03 million people | 31.56 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 35.88 million people | 8.75 million people | 27.12 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.60 million people | 10.80 million people | 20.80 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28.99 million people | 13.83 million people | 15.17 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.31 million people | 16.94 million people | 8.37 million people | Brazil |
| 2030s | 21.25 million people | 18.49 million people | 2.76 million people | Brazil |
| 2040s | 19.47 million people | 18.04 million people | 1.44 million people | Brazil |
| 2050s | 18.96 million people | 16.82 million people | 2.14 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Brazil, at 18.96 million people against 16.82 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 2.14 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Burkina Faso ranks 32nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.