The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,607,478 people compared to 1,437,146 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 17.1 times bigger than East Timor's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.6M (71.2% growth), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.2% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.
Burkina Faso vs East Timor: live population counter
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| Current population |
24607478
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1437146
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 39/197 | 92/197 |
Burkina Faso and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 475,291 | 1.46% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 482,774 | 1.47% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 490,564 | 1.5% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 498,659 | 1.55% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 507,034 | 1.61% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 515,696 | 1.65% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 524,648 | 1.69% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 533,875 | 1.73% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 543,356 | 1.74% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 553,069 | 1.76% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 562,966 | 1.74% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 572,962 | 1.74% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 582,855 | 1.8% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 590,827 | 1.91% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 598,158 | 2.04% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 607,620 | 2.16% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 618,315 | 2.36% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 628,775 | 2.52% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 638,719 | 2.62% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 649,871 | 2.72% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 660,493 | 2.77% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 669,149 | 2.8% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 677,707 | 2.87% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 686,777 | 2.93% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 696,665 | 2.93% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 707,185 | 2.86% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 718,476 | 2.77% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 730,745 | 2.72% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 744,856 | 2.69% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 760,345 | 2.67% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 778,278 | 2.57% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 799,318 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 821,437 | 2.52% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 844,493 | 2.55% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 868,146 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 892,282 | 2.59% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 917,184 | 2.61% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 942,530 | 2.8% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 834,697 | 2.97% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 745,088 | 3.03% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 812,249 | 3.1% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 879,159 | 3.14% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 916,878 | 3.17% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 929,074 | 3.2% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 948,311 | 3.2% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 976,597 | 3.17% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 1,004,889 | 3.08% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 1,032,429 | 2.98% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 1,058,782 | 2.96% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 1,084,679 | 2.97% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 1,110,207 | 3% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 1,134,885 | 3.06% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 1,158,695 | 3.05% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 1,181,903 | 3.02% | 2% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 1,205,131 | 3.01% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 1,228,312 | 2.97% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 1,251,703 | 2.89% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 1,275,959 | 2.73% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 1,300,945 | 2.56% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 1,326,053 | 2.47% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 1,350,139 | 2.4% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 1,369,295 | 2.34% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 1,384,286 | 2.3% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 1,400,638 | 2.27% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 1,418,519 | 2.23% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 1,436,934 | 2.19% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 1,456,334 | 2.15% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 1,476,850 | 2.11% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 1,498,119 | 2.08% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 1,519,802 | 2.05% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 1,540,659 | 2.02% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 1,559,710 | 2% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 1,578,114 | 1.97% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 1,597,444 | 1.95% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 1,618,799 | 1.91% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 1,639,721 | 1.87% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 1,659,327 | 1.82% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 1,678,953 | 1.78% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 1,698,891 | 1.74% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 1,718,249 | 1.7% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 1,736,476 | 1.66% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 1,755,847 | 1.63% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 1,776,066 | 1.59% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 1,793,758 | 1.55% | 1% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 1,809,637 | 1.51% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 1,825,551 | 1.46% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 1,841,558 | 1.42% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 1,858,311 | 1.38% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 1,873,846 | 1.34% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 1,889,246 | 1.31% | 0.82% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 208,834 (a 17% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
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 |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and East Timor
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| Life expectancy | 61.6 years | 68.3 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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