Burkina Faso vs Syrian Arab Republic: The global population hockey stick
Burkina Faso
23.03 million people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
23.59 million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
59th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Burkina Faso
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 23.59 million people against 23.03 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 568,800 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 30 and Syrian Arab Republic in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 741,526 people | 1.06 million people | 323,474 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1100s | 840,396 people | 1.12 million people | 283,934 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1200s | 952,449 people | 1.18 million people | 231,221 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1300s | 1.08 million people | 1.24 million people | 163,560 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1400s | 1.22 million people | 994,000 people | 229,370 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 1.39 million people | 1.06 million people | 321,480 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.24 million people | 328,350 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 1.25 million people | 530,860 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 1.79 million people | 1.26 million people | 529,570 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 1.80 million people | 1.26 million people | 538,850 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.82 million people | 1.27 million people | 549,010 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 1.28 million people | 560,160 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.86 million people | 1.29 million people | 572,380 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.88 million people | 1.29 million people | 585,800 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.90 million people | 1.30 million people | 600,560 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.92 million people | 1.31 million people | 616,840 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 1.95 million people | 1.32 million people | 634,830 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 1.67 million people | 1.27 million people | 396,292 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 1.67 million people | 1.31 million people | 352,974 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 1.69 million people | 1.36 million people | 335,216 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 1.75 million people | 1.40 million people | 349,157 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 1.82 million people | 1.45 million people | 364,112 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 1.88 million people | 1.50 million people | 373,358 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 1.93 million people | 1.56 million people | 375,491 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 2.01 million people | 1.61 million people | 395,202 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 2.10 million people | 1.67 million people | 437,989 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 1.73 million people | 493,944 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.42 million people | 1.87 million people | 550,018 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.68 million people | 2.14 million people | 542,663 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.98 million people | 2.46 million people | 517,644 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 3.37 million people | 2.83 million people | 541,067 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.87 million people | 3.26 million people | 612,115 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 4.03 million people | 421,187 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.13 million people | 5.38 million people | 255,617 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 6.13 million people | 7.47 million people | 1.34 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 7.90 million people | 10.49 million people | 2.59 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 10.30 million people | 14.41 million people | 4.11 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 13.76 million people | 19.03 million people | 5.28 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 18.53 million people | 20.78 million people | 2.25 million people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 22.25 million people | 22.18 million people | 68,425 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Burkina Faso or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 23.59 million people against 23.03 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 568,800 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.