The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,607,478 people compared to 1,402,614,510 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 57 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 17.2% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 16.9% for China.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.6M (71.2% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.99% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Burkina Faso vs China: live population counter
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| Current population |
24607478
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1402614510
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 16.9% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 39/197 | 174/197 |
Burkina Faso and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 660,330,000 | 1.46% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 665,770,000 | 1.47% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 682,335,000 | 1.5% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 698,355,000 | 1.55% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 715,185,000 | 1.61% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 735,400,000 | 1.65% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 754,550,000 | 1.69% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 774,510,000 | 1.73% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 796,025,000 | 1.74% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 818,315,000 | 1.76% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 841,105,000 | 1.74% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 862,030,000 | 1.74% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 881,940,000 | 1.8% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 900,350,000 | 1.91% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 916,395,000 | 2.04% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 930,685,000 | 2.16% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 943,455,000 | 2.36% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 956,165,000 | 2.52% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 969,005,000 | 2.62% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 981,235,000 | 2.72% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 993,885,000 | 2.77% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 1,008,630,000 | 2.8% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 1,023,310,000 | 2.87% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 1,036,825,000 | 2.93% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 1,051,040,000 | 2.93% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 1,066,790,000 | 2.86% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 1,084,035,000 | 2.77% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 1,101,630,000 | 2.72% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 1,118,650,000 | 2.69% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 1,135,185,000 | 2.67% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 1,150,780,000 | 2.57% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 1,164,970,000 | 2.5% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 1,178,440,000 | 2.52% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 1,191,835,000 | 2.55% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 1,204,855,000 | 2.6% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 1,217,550,000 | 2.59% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 1,230,075,000 | 2.61% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 1,241,935,000 | 2.8% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 1,252,735,000 | 2.97% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 1,262,645,000 | 3.03% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 1,271,850,000 | 3.1% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 1,280,400,000 | 3.14% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 1,288,400,000 | 3.17% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 1,296,075,000 | 3.2% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 1,303,720,000 | 3.2% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 1,311,020,000 | 3.17% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 1,317,885,000 | 3.08% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 1,324,655,000 | 2.98% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 1,331,260,000 | 2.96% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 1,337,705,000 | 2.97% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 1,345,035,000 | 3% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 1,354,190,000 | 3.06% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 1,363,240,000 | 3.05% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 1,371,860,000 | 3.02% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 1,379,860,000 | 3.01% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 1,387,790,000 | 2.97% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 1,396,215,000 | 2.89% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 1,402,760,000 | 2.73% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 1,407,745,000 | 2.56% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 1,411,100,000 | 2.47% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 1,412,360,000 | 2.4% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 1,412,175,000 | 2.34% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 1,410,710,000 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 1,408,975,000 | 2.27% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 1,405,773,318 | 2.23% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 1,402,614,510 | 2.19% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 1,399,403,406 | 2.15% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 1,395,886,569 | 2.11% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 1,392,060,666 | 2.08% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 1,387,961,846 | 2.05% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 1,383,588,794 | 2.02% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 1,378,934,346 | 2% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 1,374,007,012 | 1.97% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 1,368,825,481 | 1.95% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 1,363,415,793 | 1.91% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 1,357,772,486 | 1.87% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 1,351,902,859 | 1.82% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 1,345,840,038 | 1.78% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 1,339,558,174 | 1.74% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 1,333,028,062 | 1.7% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 1,326,251,398 | 1.66% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 1,319,222,019 | 1.63% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 1,311,956,934 | 1.59% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 1,304,437,340 | 1.55% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 1,296,592,737 | 1.51% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 1,288,357,014 | 1.46% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 1,279,723,262 | 1.42% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 1,270,661,954 | 1.38% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 1,261,120,581 | 1.34% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 1,251,102,086 | 1.31% | -0.79% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth), while China's population increased by 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 51.6% to 37,304,383 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of China will decrease by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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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Population differences between Burkina Faso and China
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| Life expectancy | 61.6 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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