Burkina Faso has a population density of 222.9 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Burkina Faso has 125,334 sq ft of land per person vs 16,641 sq ft in Taiwan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Burkina Faso and Taiwan are ranked 102nd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Burkina Faso has 0.29% of the world's population and 0.18% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, hence the population density in Burkina Faso is 86.7% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Burkina Faso
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 102/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
24497999
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 105,638 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 125,060 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 66.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 33.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 10.4% | 71% |
Burkina Faso vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Burkina Faso increased by 74.4%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Burkina Faso ranked 121st for population density and is in 102nd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Burkina Faso
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 222.9 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 218 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 213.1 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 208.2 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 203.3 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 198.4 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 193.5 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 188.3 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 183 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 177.8 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 172.6 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 167.5 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 162.6 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 157.7 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 153.1 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 148.7 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 144.4 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 140.3 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 136.1 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 131.9 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 127.8 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 123.8 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 120 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 116.4 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 112.9 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 109.6 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 106.4 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 103.5 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 100.9 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 98.3 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 95.8 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 93.4 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 91.2 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 88.9 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 86.7 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 84.5 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 82.2 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 80.1 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 77.9 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 75.7 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 73.6 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 69.5 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 67.6 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 65.8 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 64 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 62.4 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 60.9 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 59.5 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 58.2 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 57 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 56 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 55 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 54 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 53.1 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 52.2 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 51.3 | 969 |
| 1967 | 50.4 | 945 |
| 1966 | 49.6 | 921 |
| 1965 | 48.8 | 895 |
| 1964 | 48 | 868 |
| 1963 | 47.3 | 842 |
| 1962 | 46.6 | 815 |
| 1961 | 45.9 | 789 |
Densely populated cities
|
Burkina Faso
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Ouagadougou | 2.45M |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | 904K |
| Koudougou | 160K |
| Ouahigouya | 125K |
| Fada N'gourma | 73.2K |
| Dedougou | 63.6K |
| Leo | 51.7K |
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