Burkina Faso vs Cambodia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Burkina Faso
6.96 million people
in 2025
Cambodia
7.34 million people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
84th
Cambodia rank
82nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 7.34 million people against 6.96 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 373,520 people.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Cambodia ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Cambodia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205,770 people | 433,582 people | 227,813 people | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 278,201 people | 651,174 people | 372,973 people | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 402,520 people | 983,995 people | 581,475 people | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 875,867 people | 846,018 people | 29,850 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.54 million people | 1.70 million people | 159,577 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 2.95 million people | 2.56 million people | 393,866 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 4.71 million people | 4.63 million people | 83,254 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.29 million people | 7.01 million people | 718,008 people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Burkina Faso or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 7.34 million people against 6.96 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Burkina Faso and Cambodia?
- 373,520 people, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cambodia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cambodia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Cambodia ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.