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Population in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Population was 23.03 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
23.03 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
60th
of 238 countries
All-time high
23.03 million people
in 2023
All-time low
741,526 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Burkina Faso, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 23.03 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Burkina Faso peaked at 23.03 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 741,526 people, in 1000.

That places Burkina Faso 60th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 741,526 people 741,526 people 741,526 people 1
1100s 840,396 people 840,396 people 840,396 people 1
1200s 952,449 people 952,449 people 952,449 people 1
1300s 1.08 million people 1.08 million people 1.08 million people 1
1400s 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1
1500s 1.39 million people 1.39 million people 1.39 million people 1
1600s 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1
1700s 1.78 million people 1.78 million people 1.78 million people 1
1710s 1.79 million people 1.79 million people 1.79 million people 1
1720s 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1
1730s 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1
1740s 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1
1750s 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 1
1760s 1.88 million people 1.88 million people 1.88 million people 1
1770s 1.90 million people 1.90 million people 1.90 million people 1
1780s 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1
1790s 1.95 million people 1.95 million people 1.95 million people 1
1800s 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 10
1810s 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 10
1820s 1.69 million people 1.67 million people 1.72 million people 10
1830s 1.75 million people 1.73 million people 1.78 million people 10
1840s 1.82 million people 1.79 million people 1.84 million people 10
1850s 1.88 million people 1.85 million people 1.90 million people 10
1860s 1.93 million people 1.91 million people 1.96 million people 10
1870s 2.01 million people 1.96 million people 2.05 million people 10
1880s 2.10 million people 2.06 million people 2.15 million people 10
1890s 2.22 million people 2.16 million people 2.28 million people 10
1900s 2.42 million people 2.30 million people 2.55 million people 10
1910s 2.68 million people 2.57 million people 2.79 million people 10
1920s 2.98 million people 2.82 million people 3.15 million people 10
1930s 3.37 million people 3.19 million people 3.56 million people 10
1940s 3.87 million people 3.61 million people 4.15 million people 10
1950s 4.45 million people 4.21 million people 4.71 million people 10
1960s 5.13 million people 4.78 million people 5.51 million people 10
1970s 6.13 million people 5.61 million people 6.76 million people 10
1980s 7.90 million people 6.95 million people 8.92 million people 10
1990s 10.30 million people 9.16 million people 11.57 million people 10
2000s 13.76 million people 11.93 million people 15.71 million people 10
2010s 18.53 million people 16.18 million people 20.96 million people 10
2020s 22.25 million people 21.48 million people 23.03 million people 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 57 Mali 23.77 million people compare
  2. 58 Syria 23.59 million people compare
  3. 59 Taiwan 23.32 million people compare
  4. 61 Sri Lanka 22.97 million people compare
  5. 62 Malawi 21.10 million people compare
  6. 63 Zambia 20.72 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Burkina Faso?
Population in Burkina Faso was 23.03 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 23.03 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 741,526 people in 1000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for population?
Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.