Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Burkina Faso
16.82 million people
in 2050
Côte d'Ivoire
15.25 million people
in 2050
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Côte d'Ivoire rank
35th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.82 million people against 15.25 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.57 million people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 35th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 42 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,525 people | 528,506 people | 213,019 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 840,392 people | 604,007 people | 236,385 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 952,435 people | 690,291 people | 262,144 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 788,898 people | 290,492 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 901,575 people | 321,625 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 1.03 million people | 355,620 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.18 million people | 392,210 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.77 million people | 1.34 million people | 429,850 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 1.35 million people | 426,080 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 1.36 million people | 432,560 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.81 million people | 1.37 million people | 439,420 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.83 million people | 1.38 million people | 446,710 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.85 million people | 1.39 million people | 454,480 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.87 million people | 1.40 million people | 462,800 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.89 million people | 1.42 million people | 471,730 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.91 million people | 1.43 million people | 481,390 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.93 million people | 1.44 million people | 491,880 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.96 million people | 1.46 million people | 503,340 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.99 million people | 1.47 million people | 515,960 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 2.02 million people | 1.49 million people | 529,930 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 2.05 million people | 1.50 million people | 545,540 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 2.08 million people | 1.52 million people | 563,140 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 2.12 million people | 1.54 million people | 583,190 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 2.17 million people | 1.56 million people | 606,260 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 2.22 million people | 1.59 million people | 633,200 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 2.28 million people | 1.61 million people | 665,130 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 2.35 million people | 1.64 million people | 703,730 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.43 million people | 1.68 million people | 751,520 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.54 million people | 1.73 million people | 812,710 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.68 million people | 1.78 million people | 894,940 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 2.88 million people | 1.87 million people | 1.01 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.23 million people | 2.01 million people | 1.22 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 4.24 million people | 2.70 million people | 1.54 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 4.85 million people | 3.34 million people | 1.51 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 5.72 million people | 4.47 million people | 1.26 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.03 million people | 6.10 million people | 930,998 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 8.75 million people | 8.59 million people | 159,078 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.80 million people | 10.92 million people | 113,102 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 13.83 million people | 12.71 million people | 1.11 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.94 million people | 14.74 million people | 2.20 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 18.49 million people | 15.97 million people | 2.52 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 18.04 million people | 15.98 million people | 2.06 million people | Burkina Faso |
| 2050s | 16.82 million people | 15.25 million people | 1.57 million people | Burkina Faso |
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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.82 million people against 15.25 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 1.57 million people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 35th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.