Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.085 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Burkina Faso stood at 0.085 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.085 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0334 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 86th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0334 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0342 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0351 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.036 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0369 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0378 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0388 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0398 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0422 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0448 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0462 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0476 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0491 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0507 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0523 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0539 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0555 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0572 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0589 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0607 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0626 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0645 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0664 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0684 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0705 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0725 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0745 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0766 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0787 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0808 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0829 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.085 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.085 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.085 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0375 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0334 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0422 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0501 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0434 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0572 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0675 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0589 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0766 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0818 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0787 Persons per square kilometre | 0.085 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 83 Senegal 0.0923 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 84 Romania 0.0865 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 85 Serbia 0.085 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 87 Morocco 0.0848 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 88 Myanmar 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 89 North Macedonia 0.0827 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 40,542 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Burkina Faso?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Burkina Faso was 0.085 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.085 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.