Burkina Faso has a population density of 222.9 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Burkina Faso has 125,334 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Burkina Faso and the Vatican are ranked 102nd and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Burkina Faso is 96.2% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Burkina Faso
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 102/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
24497999
|
949
|
| Land area | 105,638 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 125,060 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 66.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 33.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 10.4% | 0% |
Burkina Faso vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Burkina Faso increased by 75.8%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Burkina Faso ranked 125th for population density and is in 109th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 222.9 | - |
| 2023 | 218 | - |
| 2022 | 213.1 | - |
| 2021 | 208.2 | - |
| 2020 | 203.3 | - |
| 2019 | 198.4 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 193.5 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 188.3 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 183 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 177.8 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 172.6 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 167.5 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 162.6 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 157.7 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 153.1 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 148.7 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 144.4 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 140.3 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 136.1 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 131.9 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 127.8 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 123.8 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 120 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 116.4 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 112.9 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 109.6 | - |
| 1998 | 106.4 | - |
| 1997 | 103.5 | - |
| 1996 | 100.9 | - |
| 1995 | 98.3 | - |
| 1994 | 95.8 | - |
| 1993 | 93.4 | - |
| 1992 | 91.2 | - |
| 1991 | 88.9 | - |
| 1990 | 86.7 | - |
| 1989 | 84.5 | - |
| 1988 | 82.2 | - |
| 1987 | 80.1 | - |
| 1986 | 77.9 | - |
| 1985 | 75.7 | - |
| 1984 | 73.6 | - |
| 1983 | 71.5 | - |
| 1982 | 69.5 | - |
| 1981 | 67.6 | - |
| 1980 | 65.8 | - |
| 1979 | 64 | - |
| 1978 | 62.4 | - |
| 1977 | 60.9 | - |
| 1976 | 59.5 | - |
| 1975 | 58.2 | - |
| 1974 | 57 | - |
| 1973 | 56 | - |
| 1972 | 55 | - |
| 1971 | 54 | - |
| 1970 | 53.1 | - |
| 1969 | 52.2 | - |
| 1968 | 51.3 | - |
| 1967 | 50.4 | - |
| 1966 | 49.6 | - |
| 1965 | 48.8 | - |
| 1964 | 48 | - |
| 1963 | 47.3 | - |
| 1962 | 46.6 | - |
| 1961 | 45.9 | - |
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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