Burkina Faso vs Chad: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Burkina Faso
16.82 million people
in 2050
Chad
18.51 million people
in 2050
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Chad rank
31st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 18.51 million people against 16.82 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.68 million people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Chad ranks 31st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 41 and Chad in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,525 people | 555,999 people | 185,526 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 840,392 people | 597,696 people | 242,696 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 952,435 people | 639,388 people | 313,047 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 699,962 people | 379,428 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 779,874 people | 443,326 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 833,595 people | 552,325 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 971,583 people | 597,847 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.77 million people | 1.11 million people | 667,210 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 1.18 million people | 602,730 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 1.19 million people | 609,660 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.81 million people | 1.19 million people | 616,950 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.83 million people | 1.20 million people | 624,670 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.85 million people | 1.21 million people | 632,830 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.87 million people | 1.23 million people | 641,510 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.89 million people | 1.24 million people | 650,740 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.91 million people | 1.25 million people | 660,620 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.93 million people | 1.26 million people | 671,220 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.96 million people | 1.28 million people | 682,650 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.99 million people | 1.29 million people | 695,050 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 2.02 million people | 1.31 million people | 708,550 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 2.05 million people | 1.33 million people | 723,360 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 2.08 million people | 1.34 million people | 739,750 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 2.12 million people | 1.37 million people | 758,020 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 2.17 million people | 1.39 million people | 778,620 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 2.22 million people | 1.42 million people | 802,180 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 2.28 million people | 1.45 million people | 829,530 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 2.35 million people | 1.49 million people | 861,980 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.43 million people | 1.53 million people | 901,530 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.54 million people | 1.59 million people | 951,570 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.68 million people | 1.66 million people | 1.02 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 2.88 million people | 1.77 million people | 1.12 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.23 million people | 1.95 million people | 1.28 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 4.24 million people | 2.60 million people | 1.64 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 4.85 million people | 3.06 million people | 1.79 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 5.72 million people | 3.49 million people | 2.24 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.03 million people | 4.07 million people | 2.96 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 8.75 million people | 5.53 million people | 3.22 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.80 million people | 7.93 million people | 2.87 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 13.83 million people | 11.13 million people | 2.69 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.94 million people | 14.79 million people | 2.15 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 18.49 million people | 17.67 million people | 822,800 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 18.04 million people | 18.73 million people | 695,310 people | Chad |
| 2050s | 16.82 million people | 18.51 million people | 1.68 million people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 18.51 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 Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 1.68 million people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Chad ranks 31st 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.