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Population in Argentina compared to Burkina Faso: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 23,548,781 people in Burkina Faso in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 24,756,783 in Burkina Faso.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 1.86 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Burkina Faso is the 59th.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.3% for Burkina Faso.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.63% in Burkina Faso.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Burkina Faso has grown from 14.4M to 24.8M (72.2% growth).

Argentina vs Burkina Faso: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Burkina Faso
2100 38,471,783 50,408,328
2099 38,772,947 50,383,919
2098 39,074,625 50,352,973
2097 39,376,738 50,313,705
2096 39,679,110 50,266,628
2095 39,981,245 50,218,948
2094 40,282,313 50,162,122
2093 40,582,830 50,097,256
2092 40,881,884 50,020,865
2091 41,178,738 49,941,829
2090 41,473,104 49,849,369
2089 41,763,899 49,746,842
2088 42,050,838 49,633,009
2087 42,333,938 49,506,797
2086 42,613,089 49,374,214
2085 42,887,833 49,231,459
2084 43,156,997 49,078,733
2083 43,420,795 48,912,839
2082 43,678,479 48,738,088
2081 43,929,498 48,550,361
2080 44,174,077 48,350,756
2079 44,412,059 48,139,621
2078 44,643,698 47,915,623
2077 44,867,972 47,674,670
2076 45,086,578 47,421,548
2075 45,298,701 47,161,253
2074 45,505,420 46,887,164
2073 45,705,435 46,596,755
2072 45,899,342 46,296,320
2071 46,088,206 45,987,906
2070 46,271,163 45,669,374
2069 46,448,901 45,339,502
2068 46,620,798 45,000,338
2067 46,786,379 44,651,960
2066 46,946,544 44,295,017
2065 47,101,596 43,931,890
2064 47,250,827 43,554,812
2063 47,393,888 43,171,791
2062 47,530,427 42,781,734
2061 47,659,802 42,378,127
2060 47,781,281 41,969,941
2059 47,893,477 41,556,223
2058 47,996,726 41,132,214
2057 48,089,306 40,699,958
2056 48,170,520 40,263,674
2055 48,239,306 39,819,396
2054 48,295,502 39,368,928
2053 48,339,726 38,908,013
2052 48,370,895 38,440,539
2051 48,389,268 37,966,813
2050 48,394,628 37,484,179
2049 48,387,928 36,994,052
2048 48,370,090 36,499,739
2047 48,340,778 35,993,831
2046 48,300,342 35,483,039
2045 48,248,946 34,962,697
2044 48,187,525 34,435,436
2043 48,116,784 33,904,610
2042 48,037,158 33,368,223
2041 47,948,478 32,828,377
2040 47,851,132 32,285,754
2039 47,746,488 31,738,667
2038 47,634,690 31,188,815
2037 47,517,545 30,636,433
2036 47,395,986 30,081,085
2035 47,270,379 29,523,750
2034 47,140,631 28,963,008
2033 47,007,890 28,405,067
2032 46,872,893 27,853,260
2031 46,735,140 27,304,165
2030 46,594,989 26,759,978
2029 46,452,139 26,220,635
2028 46,306,859 25,682,620
2027 46,158,426 25,146,586
2026 46,007,129 24,612,250
2025 45,853,190 24,080,445
2024 45,696,159 23,548,781
2023 45,538,401 23,025,776
2022 45,407,904 22,509,038
2021 45,312,281 21,995,243
2020 45,191,965 21,478,690
2019 44,973,465 20,961,952
2018 44,654,882 20,438,288
2017 44,288,894 19,894,407
2016 43,900,313 19,334,856
2015 43,477,012 18,777,487
2014 43,024,071 18,229,461
2013 42,582,455 17,695,409
2012 42,161,721 17,172,287
2011 41,730,660 16,661,908
2010 41,288,694 16,176,498
2009 40,854,831 15,710,066
2008 40,424,148 15,258,093
2007 40,016,763 14,816,307
2006 39,622,115 14,373,707
2005 39,216,789 13,932,123
2004 38,815,916 13,500,533
2003 38,424,282 13,082,532
2002 38,029,349 12,680,897
2001 37,624,825 12,295,001
2000 37,213,984 11,925,546
1999 36,794,682 11,574,928
1998 36,372,860 11,240,664
1997 35,947,791 10,934,223
1996 35,513,793 10,655,942
1995 35,070,020 10,386,722
1994 34,613,491 10,123,798
1993 34,152,717 9,871,713
1992 33,693,527 9,629,275
1991 33,230,294 9,394,632
1990 32,755,901 9,159,356
1989 32,270,948 8,921,175
1988 31,780,532 8,687,435
1987 31,291,762 8,457,109
1986 30,811,980 8,228,847
1985 30,336,441 7,999,935
1984 29,863,093 7,772,256
1983 29,391,332 7,551,129
1982 28,924,262 7,340,197
1981 28,463,959 7,140,271
1980 28,011,596 6,947,900
1979 27,568,895 6,763,903
1978 27,132,158 6,590,984
1977 26,701,805 6,428,734
1976 26,282,283 6,280,635
1975 25,874,107 6,147,569
1974 25,461,351 6,024,904
1973 25,046,005 5,911,927
1972 24,644,328 5,807,234
1971 24,257,208 5,707,999
1970 23,878,327 5,610,304
1969 23,508,711 5,513,177
1968 23,150,583 5,418,644
1967 22,799,059 5,326,348
1966 22,453,893 5,237,933
1965 22,112,629 5,152,833
1964 21,769,453 5,071,034
1963 21,421,705 4,993,623
1962 21,072,538 4,919,672
1961 20,726,276 4,848,224
1960 20,386,045 4,778,621

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/burkina-faso | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Burkina Faso gained 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Burkina Faso's population increased by 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd in 2006 and ranked 59th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.1% to 48,394,628 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Burkina Faso will increase by 51.4% to 37,484,179 people and rank change from 59th to 56th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 50.4M people in 2100 for Burkina Faso.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Burkina Faso
2100 -0.78% 0.05%
2099 -0.77% 0.06%
2098 -0.77% 0.08%
2097 -0.76% 0.09%
2096 -0.76% 0.09%
2095 -0.75% 0.11%
2094 -0.74% 0.13%
2093 -0.73% 0.15%
2092 -0.72% 0.16%
2091 -0.71% 0.19%
2090 -0.7% 0.21%
2089 -0.68% 0.23%
2088 -0.67% 0.25%
2087 -0.66% 0.27%
2086 -0.64% 0.29%
2085 -0.62% 0.31%
2084 -0.61% 0.34%
2083 -0.59% 0.36%
2082 -0.57% 0.39%
2081 -0.55% 0.41%
2080 -0.54% 0.44%
2079 -0.52% 0.47%
2078 -0.5% 0.51%
2077 -0.48% 0.53%
2076 -0.47% 0.55%
2075 -0.45% 0.58%
2074 -0.44% 0.62%
2073 -0.42% 0.65%
2072 -0.41% 0.67%
2071 -0.4% 0.7%
2070 -0.38% 0.73%
2069 -0.37% 0.75%
2068 -0.35% 0.78%
2067 -0.34% 0.81%
2066 -0.33% 0.83%
2065 -0.32% 0.87%
2064 -0.3% 0.89%
2063 -0.29% 0.91%
2062 -0.27% 0.95%
2061 -0.25% 0.97%
2060 -0.23% 1%
2059 -0.22% 1.03%
2058 -0.19% 1.06%
2057 -0.17% 1.08%
2056 -0.14% 1.12%
2055 -0.12% 1.14%
2054 -0.09% 1.18%
2053 -0.06% 1.22%
2052 -0.04% 1.25%
2051 -0.01% 1.29%
2050 0.01% 1.32%
2049 0.04% 1.35%
2048 0.06% 1.41%
2047 0.08% 1.44%
2046 0.11% 1.49%
2045 0.13% 1.53%
2044 0.15% 1.57%
2043 0.17% 1.61%
2042 0.18% 1.64%
2041 0.2% 1.68%
2040 0.22% 1.72%
2039 0.23% 1.76%
2038 0.25% 1.8%
2037 0.26% 1.85%
2036 0.27% 1.89%
2035 0.28% 1.94%
2034 0.28% 1.96%
2033 0.29% 1.98%
2032 0.29% 2.01%
2031 0.3% 2.03%
2030 0.31% 2.06%
2029 0.31% 2.09%
2028 0.32% 2.13%
2027 0.33% 2.17%
2026 0.34% 2.21%
2025 0.34% 2.26%
2024 0.35% 2.27%
2023 0.29% 2.3%
2022 0.21% 2.34%
2021 0.27% 2.4%
2020 0.49% 2.47%
2019 0.71% 2.56%
2018 0.83% 2.73%
2017 0.89% 2.89%
2016 0.97% 2.97%
2015 1.05% 3.01%
2014 1.04% 3.02%
2013 1% 3.05%
2012 1.03% 3.06%
2011 1.07% 3%
2010 1.06% 2.97%
2009 1.07% 2.96%
2008 1.02% 2.98%
2007 1% 3.08%
2006 1.03% 3.17%
2005 1.03% 3.2%
2004 1.02% 3.2%
2003 1.04% 3.17%
2002 1.08% 3.14%
2001 1.1% 3.1%
2000 1.14% 3.03%
1999 1.16% 2.97%
1998 1.18% 2.8%
1997 1.22% 2.61%
1996 1.27% 2.59%
1995 1.32% 2.6%
1994 1.35% 2.55%
1993 1.36% 2.52%
1992 1.39% 2.5%
1991 1.45% 2.57%
1990 1.5% 2.67%
1989 1.54% 2.69%
1988 1.56% 2.72%
1987 1.56% 2.77%
1986 1.57% 2.86%
1985 1.59% 2.93%
1984 1.61% 2.93%
1983 1.61% 2.87%
1982 1.62% 2.8%
1981 1.61% 2.77%
1980 1.61% 2.72%
1979 1.61% 2.62%
1978 1.61% 2.52%
1977 1.6% 2.36%
1976 1.58% 2.16%
1975 1.62% 2.04%
1974 1.66% 1.91%
1973 1.63% 1.8%
1972 1.6% 1.74%
1971 1.59% 1.74%
1970 1.57% 1.76%
1969 1.55% 1.74%
1968 1.54% 1.73%
1967 1.54% 1.69%
1966 1.54% 1.65%
1965 1.58% 1.61%
1964 1.62% 1.55%
1963 1.66% 1.5%
1962 1.67% 1.47%
1961 1.67% 1.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/burkina-faso | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Burkina Faso's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Argentina Burkina Faso
Current population
46048053
24756783
Population rank 35/197 59/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.3%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
1 minute
One birth every
1.04 minutes
43.3 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +1,433
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +523,005
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 39/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
19.4 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -27,130
Net migration rank 54/196 158/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 739,820
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 68/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 3.1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 115/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Burkina Faso
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -27,130
2024 - 3,454 - -25,807
2023 154,648 4,133 545,227 -24,957
2022 96,673 5,589 538,146 -24,960
2021 88,677 314 527,468 -13,079
2020 151,347 292 524,359 -5,661
2019 280,005 5,397 540,001 -25,240
2018 346,031 5,742 556,493 -23,938
2017 375,260 4,931 569,975 -14,780
2016 391,767 5,215 571,519 -7,598
2015 444,161 5,464 570,554 -19,726
2014 450,462 5,794 563,218 -17,984
2013 421,694 5,275 556,096 -33,212
2012 411,540 2,978 544,293 -20,930
2011 448,730 -1,117 530,765 -33,391
2010 441,335 -5,003 515,480 -42,055
2009 439,271 -7,882 499,596 -40,148
2008 442,442 -12,517 485,223 -40,725
2007 402,889 -18,099 467,277 -28,202
2006 424,591 -20,109 450,357 -4,218
2005 428,247 -22,068 427,243 9,795
2004 417,970 -22,381 408,567 17,570
2003 410,141 -22,450 394,516 15,359
2002 424,825 -22,674 377,333 16,076
2001 430,579 -23,687 367,731 10,654
2000 437,562 -22,775 356,657 3,877
1999 444,038 -20,220 342,630 -1,922
1998 440,184 -20,326 333,196 -5,367
1997 450,930 -20,651 322,253 -37,200
1996 458,199 -20,486 315,820 -44,314
1995 469,658 -19,815 305,878 -38,943
1994 481,958 -18,723 296,465 -37,554
1993 474,791 -16,455 289,044 -43,784
1992 473,226 -13,201 284,622 -45,003
1991 474,960 -8,537 280,111 -50,451
1990 466,640 15,719 273,846 -32,970
1989 460,991 26,555 267,314 -31,843
1988 455,701 37,594 262,065 -30,068
1987 443,404 40,859 257,730 -29,081
1986 436,760 38,586 252,922 -25,051
1985 428,866 46,889 246,574 -16,623
1984 423,279 47,659 237,838 -12,445
1983 426,145 46,438 228,467 -11,618
1982 431,926 29,616 220,896 -15,879
1981 442,501 16,569 212,623 -17,797
1980 443,732 1,932 205,248 -15,345
1979 449,952 -10,213 196,647 -18,559
1978 448,413 -14,665 187,019 -19,274
1977 441,647 -14,675 175,672 -18,914
1976 422,330 -10,235 165,224 -25,786
1975 409,561 -5,293 157,174 -30,484
1974 388,107 33,134 149,231 -30,599
1973 370,856 38,589 141,751 -34,452
1972 357,835 36,050 135,756 -33,679
1971 344,889 35,442 130,924 -34,524
1970 339,096 38,355 127,814 -28,832
1969 319,108 42,688 123,666 -28,406
1968 312,440 42,014 121,264 -27,461
1967 308,904 39,711 117,223 -26,444
1966 303,981 37,752 113,344 -27,301
1965 304,734 36,083 109,544 -25,398
1964 311,020 34,530 105,741 -26,307
1963 317,041 32,866 101,760 -26,382
1962 316,952 31,449 98,561 -26,040
1961 317,816 26,322 95,059 -24,687
1960 315,943 20,387 92,055 -23,220

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/burkina-faso | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,779,031 people) and 1.52% is from migration (a gain of 42,871 people). In Burkina Faso 96.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,506,960 people) and 3.13% is from migration (a loss of 177,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 739,820 people or 3.1% in Burkina Faso.

Biggest cities by population

Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K
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
Dori 46.5K
Nouna 32.4K
Manga 28.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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