Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: The global population hockey stick
Burkina Faso
23.03 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
22.97 million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
62nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 23.03 million people against 22.97 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 54,200 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 18 and Sri Lanka in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 800,000 people | 58,474 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 900,000 people | 59,604 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 1.00 million people | 47,551 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 970,000 people | 109,440 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 930,000 people | 293,370 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 1.00 million people | 386,480 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.25 million people | 321,350 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 1.50 million people | 280,860 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 1.51 million people | 278,610 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 1.48 million people | 324,710 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 1.45 million people | 371,110 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 1.42 million people | 417,940 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 1.39 million people | 465,270 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 1.37 million people | 513,260 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 1.34 million people | 562,060 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 1.31 million people | 611,850 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 1.29 million people | 662,840 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 1.61 million people | 51,712 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 1.34 million people | 320,658 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 1.33 million people | 358,378 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 1.63 million people | 126,246 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 1.99 million people | 171,367 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 2.07 million people | 194,293 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 2.30 million people | 370,597 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 2.94 million people | 931,554 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 3.25 million people | 1.14 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 3.71 million people | 1.49 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 4.41 million people | 2.00 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 5.16 million people | 2.48 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 5.72 million people | 2.74 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 6.19 million people | 2.82 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 7.09 million people | 3.21 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 8.57 million people | 4.12 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 10.81 million people | 5.68 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 13.43 million people | 7.30 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 15.56 million people | 7.65 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 17.51 million people | 7.22 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 20.12 million people | 6.36 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 21.64 million people | 3.10 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 22.25 million people | 22.77 million people | 515,025 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Burkina Faso or Sri Lanka?
- Burkina Faso, at 23.03 million people against 22.97 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 54,200 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.