The current population of Burkina Faso is 24,756,783 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 23,548,781 in 2024.
- Burkina Faso accounts for 0.3% of the world's population.
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach 50.4M people in 2100.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of 3.61% per year.
- Burkina Faso is ranked 59/197 by population and was ranked 63rd in 2006.
Burkina Faso population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 50,408,328 | 0.05% |
| 2099 | 50,383,919 | 0.06% |
| 2098 | 50,352,973 | 0.08% |
| 2097 | 50,313,705 | 0.09% |
| 2096 | 50,266,628 | 0.09% |
| 2095 | 50,218,948 | 0.11% |
| 2094 | 50,162,122 | 0.13% |
| 2093 | 50,097,256 | 0.15% |
| 2092 | 50,020,865 | 0.16% |
| 2091 | 49,941,829 | 0.19% |
| 2090 | 49,849,369 | 0.21% |
| 2089 | 49,746,842 | 0.23% |
| 2088 | 49,633,009 | 0.25% |
| 2087 | 49,506,797 | 0.27% |
| 2086 | 49,374,214 | 0.29% |
| 2085 | 49,231,459 | 0.31% |
| 2084 | 49,078,733 | 0.34% |
| 2083 | 48,912,839 | 0.36% |
| 2082 | 48,738,088 | 0.39% |
| 2081 | 48,550,361 | 0.41% |
| 2080 | 48,350,756 | 0.44% |
| 2079 | 48,139,621 | 0.47% |
| 2078 | 47,915,623 | 0.51% |
| 2077 | 47,674,670 | 0.53% |
| 2076 | 47,421,548 | 0.55% |
| 2075 | 47,161,253 | 0.58% |
| 2074 | 46,887,164 | 0.62% |
| 2073 | 46,596,755 | 0.65% |
| 2072 | 46,296,320 | 0.67% |
| 2071 | 45,987,906 | 0.7% |
| 2070 | 45,669,374 | 0.73% |
| 2069 | 45,339,502 | 0.75% |
| 2068 | 45,000,338 | 0.78% |
| 2067 | 44,651,960 | 0.81% |
| 2066 | 44,295,017 | 0.83% |
| 2065 | 43,931,890 | 0.87% |
| 2064 | 43,554,812 | 0.89% |
| 2063 | 43,171,791 | 0.91% |
| 2062 | 42,781,734 | 0.95% |
| 2061 | 42,378,127 | 0.97% |
| 2060 | 41,969,941 | 1% |
| 2059 | 41,556,223 | 1.03% |
| 2058 | 41,132,214 | 1.06% |
| 2057 | 40,699,958 | 1.08% |
| 2056 | 40,263,674 | 1.12% |
| 2055 | 39,819,396 | 1.14% |
| 2054 | 39,368,928 | 1.18% |
| 2053 | 38,908,013 | 1.22% |
| 2052 | 38,440,539 | 1.25% |
| 2051 | 37,966,813 | 1.29% |
| 2050 | 37,484,179 | 1.32% |
| 2049 | 36,994,052 | 1.35% |
| 2048 | 36,499,739 | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 35,993,831 | 1.44% |
| 2046 | 35,483,039 | 1.49% |
| 2045 | 34,962,697 | 1.53% |
| 2044 | 34,435,436 | 1.57% |
| 2043 | 33,904,610 | 1.61% |
| 2042 | 33,368,223 | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 32,828,377 | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 32,285,754 | 1.72% |
| 2039 | 31,738,667 | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 31,188,815 | 1.8% |
| 2037 | 30,636,433 | 1.85% |
| 2036 | 30,081,085 | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 29,523,750 | 1.94% |
| 2034 | 28,963,008 | 1.96% |
| 2033 | 28,405,067 | 1.98% |
| 2032 | 27,853,260 | 2.01% |
| 2031 | 27,304,165 | 2.03% |
| 2030 | 26,759,978 | 2.06% |
| 2029 | 26,220,635 | 2.09% |
| 2028 | 25,682,620 | 2.13% |
| 2027 | 25,146,586 | 2.17% |
| 2026 | 24,612,250 | 2.21% |
| 2025 | 24,080,445 | 2.26% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 2.47% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 2.56% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 2.73% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 2.89% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 2.97% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 3.02% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 3.05% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 3.06% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 3% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 2.97% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 2.96% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 3.08% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 3.17% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 3.17% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 3.14% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 3.1% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 3.03% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 2.97% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 2.8% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 2.59% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 2.6% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 2.55% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 2.57% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 2.67% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 2.69% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 2.72% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 2.86% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 2.93% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 2.8% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 2.77% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 2.62% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 2.52% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 2.04% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 1.91% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 1.8% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 1.74% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 1.74% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 1.73% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 1.69% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 1.5% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 1.47% |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 1.46% |
| 1960 | 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).
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Burkina Faso has a population of 24.8M as of 2026, compared to 19.3M in 2016, 14.4M in 2006, and 10.7M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.8% per year. Burkina Faso is ranked 32nd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Burkina Faso will have 35,483,039 people (43.3% growth) with a rank change from 59th to 55th.
By the year 2100, Burkina Faso's population is projected to grow by 103.6% from its current level to 50.4M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -27,130 |
| 2024 | - | - | -25,807 |
| 2023 | 520,270 | 545,227 | -24,957 |
| 2022 | 513,186 | 538,146 | -24,960 |
| 2021 | 514,389 | 527,468 | -13,079 |
| 2020 | 518,698 | 524,359 | -5,661 |
| 2019 | 514,761 | 540,001 | -25,240 |
| 2018 | 532,555 | 556,493 | -23,938 |
| 2017 | 555,195 | 569,975 | -14,780 |
| 2016 | 563,921 | 571,519 | -7,598 |
| 2015 | 550,828 | 570,554 | -19,726 |
| 2014 | 545,234 | 563,218 | -17,984 |
| 2013 | 522,884 | 556,096 | -33,212 |
| 2012 | 523,363 | 544,293 | -20,930 |
| 2011 | 497,374 | 530,765 | -33,391 |
| 2010 | 473,425 | 515,480 | -42,055 |
| 2009 | 459,448 | 499,596 | -40,148 |
| 2008 | 444,498 | 485,223 | -40,725 |
| 2007 | 439,075 | 467,277 | -28,202 |
| 2006 | 446,139 | 450,357 | -4,218 |
| 2005 | 437,038 | 427,243 | 9,795 |
| 2004 | 426,137 | 408,567 | 17,570 |
| 2003 | 409,875 | 394,516 | 15,359 |
| 2002 | 393,409 | 377,333 | 16,076 |
| 2001 | 378,385 | 367,731 | 10,654 |
| 2000 | 360,534 | 356,657 | 3,877 |
| 1999 | 340,708 | 342,630 | -1,922 |
| 1998 | 327,829 | 333,196 | -5,367 |
| 1997 | 285,053 | 322,253 | -37,200 |
| 1996 | 271,506 | 315,820 | -44,314 |
| 1995 | 266,935 | 305,878 | -38,943 |
| 1994 | 258,911 | 296,465 | -37,554 |
| 1993 | 245,260 | 289,044 | -43,784 |
| 1992 | 239,619 | 284,622 | -45,003 |
| 1991 | 229,660 | 280,111 | -50,451 |
| 1990 | 240,876 | 273,846 | -32,970 |
| 1989 | 235,471 | 267,314 | -31,843 |
| 1988 | 231,997 | 262,065 | -30,068 |
| 1987 | 228,649 | 257,730 | -29,081 |
| 1986 | 227,871 | 252,922 | -25,051 |
| 1985 | 229,951 | 246,574 | -16,623 |
| 1984 | 225,393 | 237,838 | -12,445 |
| 1983 | 216,849 | 228,467 | -11,618 |
| 1982 | 205,017 | 220,896 | -15,879 |
| 1981 | 194,826 | 212,623 | -17,797 |
| 1980 | 189,903 | 205,248 | -15,345 |
| 1979 | 178,088 | 196,647 | -18,559 |
| 1978 | 167,745 | 187,019 | -19,274 |
| 1977 | 156,758 | 175,672 | -18,914 |
| 1976 | 139,438 | 165,224 | -25,786 |
| 1975 | 126,690 | 157,174 | -30,484 |
| 1974 | 118,632 | 149,231 | -30,599 |
| 1973 | 107,299 | 141,751 | -34,452 |
| 1972 | 102,077 | 135,756 | -33,679 |
| 1971 | 96,400 | 130,924 | -34,524 |
| 1970 | 98,982 | 127,814 | -28,832 |
| 1969 | 95,260 | 123,666 | -28,406 |
| 1968 | 93,803 | 121,264 | -27,461 |
| 1967 | 90,779 | 117,223 | -26,444 |
| 1966 | 86,043 | 113,344 | -27,301 |
| 1965 | 84,146 | 109,544 | -25,398 |
| 1964 | 79,434 | 105,741 | -26,307 |
| 1963 | 75,378 | 101,760 | -26,382 |
| 1962 | 72,521 | 98,561 | -26,040 |
| 1961 | 70,372 | 95,059 | -24,687 |
| 1960 | 68,835 | 92,055 | -23,220 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 96.9% of the population change in Burkina Faso 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, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 674,438 and 4.2% in 2010.
Burkina Faso population clock
Burkina Faso
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
24756783
|
59/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 59/197 |
| One net population change |
1 minute
|
42/197 |
| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
|
40/196 |
| One death every |
2.87 minutes
|
59/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | 42/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | 42/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | 39/197 |
| One migration net change every |
19.4 minutes
|
158/196 |
| Annual migration change | -27,130 | 158/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 739,820 | 68/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 3.1% | 115/195 |
Largest cities by population
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Burkina Faso
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|---|---|
| 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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Burkina Faso population statistics
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Burkina Faso
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.6 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 233 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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