Burkina Faso vs Hungary: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Burkina Faso
6.96 million people
in 2025
Hungary
6.81 million people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
84th
Hungary rank
86th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 6.96 million people against 6.81 million people in Hungary, a difference of 153,580 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Hungary ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Hungary Difference Ahead
1950s 205,770 people 5.12 million people 4.92 million people Hungary
1960s 278,201 people 5.49 million people 5.21 million people Hungary
1970s 402,520 people 5.92 million people 5.52 million people Hungary
1980s 875,867 people 6.26 million people 5.38 million people Hungary
1990s 1.54 million people 6.45 million people 4.90 million people Hungary
2000s 2.95 million people 6.66 million people 3.71 million people Hungary
2010s 4.71 million people 6.91 million people 2.20 million people Hungary
2020s 6.29 million people 6.82 million people 528,230 people Hungary

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 Hungary?
Burkina Faso, at 6.96 million people against 6.81 million people in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Burkina Faso and Hungary?
153,580 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Hungary?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Hungary rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Hungary ranks 86th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.