The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 5,170,484 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 4.74 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.26M to 5.17M (21.3% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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5170484
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 138/197 |
Burkina Faso and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 1,377,920 | 1.46% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 1,429,445 | 1.47% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 1,481,604 | 1.5% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 1,533,960 | 1.55% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 1,586,208 | 1.61% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 1,638,116 | 1.65% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 1,689,523 | 1.69% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 1,739,731 | 1.73% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 1,789,276 | 1.74% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 1,838,949 | 1.76% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 1,888,539 | 1.74% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 1,938,248 | 1.74% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 1,988,343 | 1.8% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 2,039,643 | 1.91% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 2,092,719 | 2.04% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 2,147,774 | 2.16% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 2,205,025 | 2.36% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 2,264,510 | 2.52% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 2,326,490 | 2.62% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 2,390,633 | 2.72% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 2,456,637 | 2.77% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 2,524,806 | 2.8% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 2,595,153 | 2.87% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 2,667,595 | 2.93% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 2,741,894 | 2.93% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 2,817,216 | 2.86% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 2,892,699 | 2.77% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 2,968,103 | 2.72% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 3,043,827 | 2.69% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 3,121,706 | 2.67% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 3,202,176 | 2.57% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 3,284,258 | 2.5% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 3,367,434 | 2.52% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 3,451,122 | 2.55% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 3,535,176 | 2.6% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 3,619,013 | 2.59% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 3,701,711 | 2.61% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 3,782,838 | 2.8% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 3,862,101 | 2.97% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 3,937,739 | 3.03% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 4,008,947 | 3.1% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 4,075,705 | 3.14% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 4,138,784 | 3.17% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 4,200,078 | 3.2% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 4,261,240 | 3.2% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 4,321,340 | 3.17% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 4,380,248 | 3.08% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 4,440,056 | 2.98% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 4,499,791 | 2.96% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 4,555,962 | 2.97% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 4,609,833 | 3% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 4,663,934 | 3.06% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 4,716,147 | 3.05% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 4,767,119 | 3.02% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 4,818,038 | 3.01% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 4,866,998 | 2.97% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 4,913,177 | 2.89% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 4,957,818 | 2.73% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 4,999,553 | 2.56% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 5,034,320 | 2.47% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 5,059,988 | 2.4% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 5,081,765 | 2.34% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 5,105,525 | 2.3% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 5,129,910 | 2.27% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 5,152,946 | 2.23% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 5,174,780 | 2.19% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 5,195,555 | 2.15% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 5,215,247 | 2.11% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 5,233,877 | 2.08% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 5,251,495 | 2.05% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 5,268,137 | 2.02% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 5,283,807 | 2% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 5,298,514 | 1.97% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 5,312,162 | 1.95% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 5,324,698 | 1.91% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 5,336,133 | 1.87% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 5,346,408 | 1.82% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 5,355,519 | 1.78% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 5,363,363 | 1.74% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 5,369,806 | 1.7% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 5,374,934 | 1.66% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 5,378,670 | 1.63% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 5,380,915 | 1.59% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 5,381,720 | 1.55% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 5,381,014 | 1.51% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 5,378,757 | 1.46% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 5,374,945 | 1.42% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 5,369,577 | 1.38% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 5,362,651 | 1.34% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 5,354,148 | 1.31% | -0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Costa Rica gained 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 352,446 (a 7.32% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Costa Rica was ranked 120th in 2005 and ranked 126th 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 Costa Rica will increase by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people and rank change from 126th to 127th.
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 |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 81.2 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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