How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?

Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.

Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso

Name: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0003 people per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 12.6%

World rank

35th

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0008 people per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0003 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Burkina Faso ranks 35th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960 to 2025.
Year	people per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1962	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1963	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1964	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1965	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1966	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1967	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1968	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1969	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1970	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1971	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1972	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1973	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1974	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1975	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1976	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1977	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1978	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1979	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1980	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1981	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+20.2%
1982	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1983	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+20.2%
1984	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1985	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1986	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
1987	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1988	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1989	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1990	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1991	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1992	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1993	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1994	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	+77.4%
1995	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1996	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1997	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1998	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1999	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2000	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
2001	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2002	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2003	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2004	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2005	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2006	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2007	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2008	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2009	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2010	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2011	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2012	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2013	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2014	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2015	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+22.5%
2016	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2017	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2018	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2019	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2020	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2021	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2022	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2023	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2024	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2025	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-12.6%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1994	+77.4%	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

32 Ethiopia 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
33 Venezuela 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
34 Congo 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
36 Kiribati 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
37 Pakistan 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
38 Niger 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

More population data for Burkina Faso

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)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.35 Percent per annum (2030)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.