The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 524,877 people in Cape Verde in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 529,186 in Cape Verde.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 46.3 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Cape Verde is the 169th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.006% for Cape Verde.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.22% in Cape Verde.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Cape Verde has grown from 485K to 529K (9.08% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 566K people in 2051 for Cape Verde.
Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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529186
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 169/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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3.44 hours
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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1.36 hours
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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3.32 hours
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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7.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | -1,209 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +7 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +2,546 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +0.49% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 136/197 |
Burkina Faso and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 210,024 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 215,087 | 1.46% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 221,919 | 1.47% | 3.18% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 229,373 | 1.5% | 3.36% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 237,006 | 1.55% | 3.33% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 244,856 | 1.61% | 3.31% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 252,976 | 1.65% | 3.32% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 261,404 | 1.69% | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 270,164 | 1.73% | 3.35% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 279,248 | 1.74% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 287,885 | 1.76% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 294,046 | 1.74% | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 297,386 | 1.74% | 1.14% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 299,881 | 1.8% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 302,570 | 1.91% | 0.9% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 305,847 | 2.04% | 1.08% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 309,455 | 2.16% | 1.18% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 312,834 | 2.36% | 1.09% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 316,147 | 2.52% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 319,480 | 2.62% | 1.05% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 323,301 | 2.72% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 327,846 | 2.77% | 1.41% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 332,724 | 2.8% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 337,654 | 2.87% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 342,505 | 2.93% | 1.44% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 347,365 | 2.93% | 1.42% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 352,312 | 2.86% | 1.42% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 357,302 | 2.77% | 1.42% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 362,329 | 2.72% | 1.41% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 367,803 | 2.69% | 1.51% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 375,428 | 2.67% | 2.07% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 384,586 | 2.57% | 2.44% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 393,415 | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 401,965 | 2.52% | 2.17% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 410,228 | 2.55% | 2.06% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 418,104 | 2.6% | 1.92% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 425,581 | 2.59% | 1.79% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 432,798 | 2.61% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 439,784 | 2.8% | 1.61% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 446,519 | 2.97% | 1.53% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 453,317 | 3.03% | 1.52% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 460,293 | 3.1% | 1.54% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 467,046 | 3.14% | 1.47% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 473,383 | 3.17% | 1.36% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 479,370 | 3.2% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 485,115 | 3.2% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 490,728 | 3.17% | 1.16% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 496,190 | 3.08% | 1.11% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 501,355 | 2.98% | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 506,141 | 2.96% | 0.95% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 509,784 | 2.97% | 0.72% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 511,447 | 3% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 511,955 | 3.06% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 512,225 | 3.05% | 0.05% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 512,326 | 3.02% | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 512,394 | 3.01% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 512,554 | 2.97% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 512,893 | 2.89% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 513,415 | 2.73% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 514,104 | 2.56% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 514,679 | 2.47% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 516,649 | 2.4% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 519,741 | 2.34% | 0.6% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 522,331 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 524,877 | 2.27% | 0.49% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 527,331 | 2.23% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 529,641 | 2.19% | 0.44% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 531,874 | 2.15% | 0.42% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 534,119 | 2.11% | 0.42% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 536,345 | 2.08% | 0.42% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 538,617 | 2.05% | 0.42% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 540,769 | 2.02% | 0.4% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 542,801 | 2% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 544,769 | 1.97% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 546,653 | 1.95% | 0.35% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 548,594 | 1.91% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 550,481 | 1.87% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 552,294 | 1.82% | 0.33% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 554,085 | 1.78% | 0.32% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 555,802 | 1.74% | 0.31% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 557,378 | 1.7% | 0.28% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 558,819 | 1.66% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 560,139 | 1.63% | 0.24% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 561,350 | 1.59% | 0.22% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 562,468 | 1.55% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 563,484 | 1.51% | 0.18% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 564,357 | 1.46% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 565,018 | 1.42% | 0.12% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 565,511 | 1.38% | 0.09% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 565,896 | 1.34% | 0.07% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 566,140 | 1.31% | 0.04% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Cape Verde gained 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 16,792 (a 3.28% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Cape Verde was ranked 165th in 2005 and ranked 169th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 52.3% to 37,304,383 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.
Biggest cities by population
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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 |
| Dori | 46.5K |
| Nouna | 32.4K |
| Manga | 28.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 31.4 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
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