Burkina Faso vs Mexico: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Burkina Faso
16.82 million people
in 2050
Mexico
15.62 million people
in 2050
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Mexico rank
33rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mexico
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.82 million people against 15.62 million people in Mexico, a difference of 1.20 million people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 33rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,525 people | 14.86 million people | 14.12 million people | Mexico |
| 1100s | 840,392 people | 16.75 million people | 15.91 million people | Mexico |
| 1200s | 952,435 people | 18.66 million people | 17.71 million people | Mexico |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 20.58 million people | 19.50 million people | Mexico |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 22.51 million people | 21.28 million people | Mexico |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 24.42 million people | 23.03 million people | Mexico |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 994,667 people | 574,763 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.77 million people | 3.94 million people | 2.16 million people | Mexico |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 4.26 million people | 2.48 million people | Mexico |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 4.58 million people | 2.78 million people | Mexico |
| 1730s | 1.81 million people | 4.89 million people | 3.08 million people | Mexico |
| 1740s | 1.83 million people | 5.21 million people | 3.38 million people | Mexico |
| 1750s | 1.85 million people | 5.51 million people | 3.66 million people | Mexico |
| 1760s | 1.87 million people | 5.81 million people | 3.95 million people | Mexico |
| 1770s | 1.89 million people | 6.11 million people | 4.22 million people | Mexico |
| 1780s | 1.91 million people | 6.39 million people | 4.48 million people | Mexico |
| 1790s | 1.93 million people | 6.67 million people | 4.74 million people | Mexico |
| 1800s | 1.96 million people | 6.94 million people | 4.98 million people | Mexico |
| 1810s | 1.99 million people | 7.19 million people | 5.21 million people | Mexico |
| 1820s | 2.02 million people | 7.43 million people | 5.41 million people | Mexico |
| 1830s | 2.05 million people | 7.65 million people | 5.60 million people | Mexico |
| 1840s | 2.08 million people | 7.85 million people | 5.77 million people | Mexico |
| 1850s | 2.12 million people | 8.03 million people | 5.91 million people | Mexico |
| 1860s | 2.17 million people | 8.18 million people | 6.01 million people | Mexico |
| 1870s | 2.22 million people | 8.30 million people | 6.08 million people | Mexico |
| 1880s | 2.28 million people | 8.38 million people | 6.10 million people | Mexico |
| 1890s | 2.35 million people | 9.60 million people | 7.25 million people | Mexico |
| 1900s | 2.43 million people | 10.67 million people | 8.23 million people | Mexico |
| 1910s | 2.54 million people | 11.41 million people | 8.87 million people | Mexico |
| 1920s | 2.68 million people | 10.28 million people | 7.60 million people | Mexico |
| 1930s | 2.88 million people | 11.20 million people | 8.32 million people | Mexico |
| 1940s | 3.23 million people | 12.39 million people | 9.16 million people | Mexico |
| 1950s | 4.24 million people | 16.79 million people | 12.55 million people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.85 million people | 19.31 million people | 14.47 million people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 5.72 million people | 21.74 million people | 16.02 million people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 7.03 million people | 23.12 million people | 16.09 million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 8.75 million people | 24.18 million people | 15.43 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 10.80 million people | 25.14 million people | 14.34 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 13.83 million people | 27.33 million people | 13.50 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16.94 million people | 26.35 million people | 9.41 million people | Mexico |
| 2030s | 18.49 million people | 23.69 million people | 5.20 million people | Mexico |
| 2040s | 18.04 million people | 18.98 million people | 947,720 people | Mexico |
| 2050s | 16.82 million people | 15.62 million people | 1.20 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 Mexico?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.82 million people against 15.62 million people in Mexico as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Burkina Faso and Mexico?
- 1.20 million people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mexico?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mexico rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 33rd 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.