Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Burkina Faso
6.96 million people
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.86 million people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
84th
Zimbabwe rank
85th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.96 million people against 6.86 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 98,750 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205,770 people | 364,778 people | 159,008 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 278,201 people | 642,314 people | 364,112 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 402,520 people | 1.18 million people | 775,768 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 875,867 people | 2.18 million people | 1.31 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.54 million people | 3.43 million people | 1.89 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.95 million people | 4.06 million people | 1.11 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.71 million people | 4.85 million people | 139,246 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 6.29 million people | 6.31 million people | 22,763 people | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.96 million people against 6.86 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 98,750 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th 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.