The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,607,478 people compared to 1,382,451 in Cyprus.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 17.8 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
- The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
- Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.6M (71.2% growth), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.38M (31.1% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 1.51M people in 2052 for Cyprus.
Burkina Faso vs Cyprus: live population counter
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| Current population |
24607478
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1382451
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 153/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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39.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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55.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | +8,138 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +36 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +13,306 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +0.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 39/197 | 104/197 |
Burkina Faso and Cyprus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 586,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 595,514 | 1.46% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 601,466 | 1.47% | 1% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 607,252 | 1.5% | 0.96% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 612,521 | 1.55% | 0.87% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 617,736 | 1.61% | 0.85% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 623,390 | 1.65% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 629,251 | 1.69% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 635,157 | 1.73% | 0.94% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 641,189 | 1.74% | 0.95% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 647,446 | 1.76% | 0.98% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 654,050 | 1.74% | 1.02% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 661,063 | 1.74% | 1.07% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 665,937 | 1.8% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 663,254 | 1.91% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 659,405 | 2.04% | -0.58% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 662,032 | 2.16% | 0.4% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 667,101 | 2.36% | 0.77% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 672,249 | 2.52% | 0.77% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 677,549 | 2.62% | 0.79% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 683,076 | 2.72% | 0.82% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 688,893 | 2.77% | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 696,497 | 2.8% | 1.1% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 707,225 | 2.87% | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 719,334 | 2.93% | 1.71% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 731,277 | 2.93% | 1.66% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 743,105 | 2.86% | 1.62% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 754,785 | 2.77% | 1.57% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 766,235 | 2.72% | 1.52% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 777,420 | 2.69% | 1.46% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 788,351 | 2.67% | 1.41% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 798,944 | 2.57% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 810,341 | 2.5% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 826,034 | 2.52% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 844,667 | 2.55% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 862,695 | 2.6% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 880,290 | 2.59% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 897,568 | 2.61% | 1.96% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 914,548 | 2.8% | 1.89% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 931,234 | 2.97% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 947,667 | 3.03% | 1.76% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 964,127 | 3.1% | 1.74% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 981,440 | 3.14% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 999,590 | 3.17% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 1,017,875 | 3.2% | 1.83% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 1,036,151 | 3.2% | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 1,054,418 | 3.17% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 1,072,714 | 3.08% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 1,091,026 | 2.98% | 1.71% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 1,109,371 | 2.96% | 1.68% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 1,127,816 | 2.97% | 1.66% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 1,146,493 | 3% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 1,165,397 | 3.06% | 1.65% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 1,183,895 | 3.05% | 1.59% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 1,201,801 | 3.02% | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 1,219,502 | 3.01% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 1,237,112 | 2.97% | 1.44% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 1,254,275 | 2.89% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 1,270,737 | 2.73% | 1.31% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 1,286,671 | 2.56% | 1.25% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 1,302,247 | 2.47% | 1.21% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 1,317,309 | 2.4% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 1,331,370 | 2.34% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 1,344,976 | 2.3% | 1.02% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 1,358,282 | 2.27% | 0.99% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 1,370,750 | 2.23% | 0.92% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 1,382,331 | 2.19% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 1,393,332 | 2.15% | 0.8% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 1,403,777 | 2.11% | 0.75% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 1,413,339 | 2.08% | 0.68% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 1,422,317 | 2.05% | 0.64% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 1,430,677 | 2.02% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 1,438,502 | 2% | 0.55% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 1,445,956 | 1.97% | 0.52% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 1,452,842 | 1.95% | 0.48% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 1,459,190 | 1.91% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 1,465,171 | 1.87% | 0.41% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 1,470,712 | 1.82% | 0.38% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 1,475,792 | 1.78% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 1,480,540 | 1.74% | 0.32% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 1,484,845 | 1.7% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 1,488,688 | 1.66% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 1,492,043 | 1.63% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 1,494,983 | 1.59% | 0.2% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 1,497,653 | 1.55% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 1,500,062 | 1.51% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 1,502,255 | 1.46% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 1,504,222 | 1.42% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 1,505,909 | 1.38% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 1,507,311 | 1.34% | 0.09% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 1,508,478 | 1.31% | 0.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth), while Cyprus' population increased by 145,339 (a 11.7% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd 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 Cyprus will increase by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people and rank change from 153rd to 154th.
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 Cyprus
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| Life expectancy | 61.6 years | 82.2 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 381 ppl/mi² |
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