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Population in Burkina Faso compared to Egypt: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 4.88 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Egypt
2100 50,408,328 203,522,884
2099 50,383,919 203,403,368
2098 50,352,973 203,247,703
2097 50,313,705 203,074,807
2096 50,266,628 202,870,003
2095 50,218,948 202,625,820
2094 50,162,122 202,350,087
2093 50,097,256 202,040,251
2092 50,020,865 201,709,051
2091 49,941,829 201,347,225
2090 49,849,369 200,966,749
2089 49,746,842 200,561,011
2088 49,633,009 200,123,182
2087 49,506,797 199,650,440
2086 49,374,214 199,156,169
2085 49,231,459 198,637,936
2084 49,078,733 198,084,947
2083 48,912,839 197,501,965
2082 48,738,088 196,891,089
2081 48,550,361 196,242,522
2080 48,350,756 195,570,383
2079 48,139,621 194,850,670
2078 47,915,623 194,103,613
2077 47,674,670 193,324,592
2076 47,421,548 192,507,892
2075 47,161,253 191,661,705
2074 46,887,164 190,786,862
2073 46,596,755 189,886,620
2072 46,296,320 188,947,991
2071 45,987,906 187,981,245
2070 45,669,374 186,988,514
2069 45,339,502 185,965,572
2068 45,000,338 184,912,088
2067 44,651,960 183,835,428
2066 44,295,017 182,734,967
2065 43,931,890 181,620,901
2064 43,554,812 180,467,102
2063 43,171,791 179,293,260
2062 42,781,734 178,110,375
2061 42,378,127 176,907,621
2060 41,969,941 175,686,879
2059 41,556,223 174,441,815
2058 41,132,214 173,179,511
2057 40,699,958 171,897,733
2056 40,263,674 170,593,445
2055 39,819,396 169,269,144
2054 39,368,928 167,915,661
2053 38,908,013 166,538,943
2052 38,440,539 165,130,747
2051 37,966,813 163,704,732
2050 37,484,179 162,240,246
2049 36,994,052 160,743,182
2048 36,499,739 159,206,813
2047 35,993,831 157,631,586
2046 35,483,039 156,023,680
2045 34,962,697 154,371,216
2044 34,435,436 152,668,334
2043 33,904,610 150,927,496
2042 33,368,223 149,145,569
2041 32,828,377 147,333,445
2040 32,285,754 145,505,786
2039 31,738,667 143,662,428
2038 31,188,815 141,820,567
2037 30,636,433 139,977,812
2036 30,081,085 138,139,382
2035 29,523,750 136,315,557
2034 28,963,008 134,490,574
2033 28,405,067 132,681,153
2032 27,853,260 130,879,780
2031 27,304,165 129,085,888
2030 26,759,978 127,304,473
2029 26,220,635 125,524,007
2028 25,682,620 123,745,979
2027 25,146,586 121,973,080
2026 24,612,250 120,224,089
2025 24,080,445 118,473,897
2024 23,548,781 116,538,258
2023 23,025,776 114,535,772
2022 22,509,038 112,618,250
2021 21,995,243 110,957,008
2020 21,478,690 109,315,124
2019 20,961,952 107,553,158
2018 20,438,288 105,682,094
2017 19,894,407 103,696,057
2016 19,334,856 101,644,589
2015 18,777,487 99,597,342
2014 18,229,461 97,528,654
2013 17,695,409 95,333,553
2012 17,172,287 93,161,001
2011 16,661,908 91,093,059
2010 16,176,498 89,196,072
2009 15,710,066 87,501,636
2008 15,258,093 85,864,789
2007 14,816,307 84,276,225
2006 14,373,707 82,700,403
2005 13,932,123 81,101,004
2004 13,500,533 79,477,443
2003 13,082,532 77,853,548
2002 12,680,897 76,239,137
2001 12,295,001 74,652,029
2000 11,925,546 73,083,284
1999 11,574,928 71,520,954
1998 11,240,664 69,943,294
1997 10,934,223 68,431,740
1996 10,655,942 67,028,048
1995 10,386,722 65,652,622
1994 10,123,798 64,285,589
1993 9,871,713 62,915,681
1992 9,629,275 61,480,660
1991 9,394,632 60,028,997
1990 9,159,356 58,396,618
1989 8,921,175 56,710,642
1988 8,687,435 55,187,681
1987 8,457,109 53,674,435
1986 8,228,847 52,206,295
1985 7,999,935 50,734,968
1984 7,772,256 49,247,334
1983 7,551,129 47,786,402
1982 7,340,197 46,407,611
1981 7,140,271 45,147,224
1980 6,947,900 43,950,413
1979 6,763,903 42,818,628
1978 6,590,984 41,761,431
1977 6,428,734 40,748,870
1976 6,280,635 39,795,557
1975 6,147,569 38,875,327
1974 6,024,904 37,969,667
1973 5,911,927 37,102,043
1972 5,807,234 36,258,328
1971 5,707,999 35,433,368
1970 5,610,304 34,623,990
1969 5,513,177 33,811,615
1968 5,418,644 32,998,319
1967 5,326,348 32,196,360
1966 5,237,933 31,406,541
1965 5,152,833 30,629,174
1964 5,071,034 29,858,922
1963 4,993,623 29,091,869
1962 4,919,672 28,337,013
1961 4,848,224 27,600,898
1960 4,778,621 26,896,479

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 51.4% to 37,484,179 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Egypt
2100 0.05% 0.06%
2099 0.06% 0.08%
2098 0.08% 0.09%
2097 0.09% 0.1%
2096 0.09% 0.12%
2095 0.11% 0.14%
2094 0.13% 0.15%
2093 0.15% 0.16%
2092 0.16% 0.18%
2091 0.19% 0.19%
2090 0.21% 0.2%
2089 0.23% 0.22%
2088 0.25% 0.24%
2087 0.27% 0.25%
2086 0.29% 0.26%
2085 0.31% 0.28%
2084 0.34% 0.3%
2083 0.36% 0.31%
2082 0.39% 0.33%
2081 0.41% 0.34%
2080 0.44% 0.37%
2079 0.47% 0.38%
2078 0.51% 0.4%
2077 0.53% 0.42%
2076 0.55% 0.44%
2075 0.58% 0.46%
2074 0.62% 0.47%
2073 0.65% 0.5%
2072 0.67% 0.51%
2071 0.7% 0.53%
2070 0.73% 0.55%
2069 0.75% 0.57%
2068 0.78% 0.59%
2067 0.81% 0.6%
2066 0.83% 0.61%
2065 0.87% 0.64%
2064 0.89% 0.65%
2063 0.91% 0.66%
2062 0.95% 0.68%
2061 0.97% 0.69%
2060 1% 0.71%
2059 1.03% 0.73%
2058 1.06% 0.75%
2057 1.08% 0.76%
2056 1.12% 0.78%
2055 1.14% 0.81%
2054 1.18% 0.83%
2053 1.22% 0.85%
2052 1.25% 0.87%
2051 1.29% 0.9%
2050 1.32% 0.93%
2049 1.35% 0.97%
2048 1.41% 1%
2047 1.44% 1.03%
2046 1.49% 1.07%
2045 1.53% 1.12%
2044 1.57% 1.15%
2043 1.61% 1.19%
2042 1.64% 1.23%
2041 1.68% 1.26%
2040 1.72% 1.28%
2039 1.76% 1.3%
2038 1.8% 1.32%
2037 1.85% 1.33%
2036 1.89% 1.34%
2035 1.94% 1.36%
2034 1.96% 1.36%
2033 1.98% 1.38%
2032 2.01% 1.39%
2031 2.03% 1.4%
2030 2.06% 1.42%
2029 2.09% 1.44%
2028 2.13% 1.45%
2027 2.17% 1.45%
2026 2.21% 1.48%
2025 2.26% 1.66%
2024 2.27% 1.75%
2023 2.3% 1.7%
2022 2.34% 1.5%
2021 2.4% 1.5%
2020 2.47% 1.64%
2019 2.56% 1.77%
2018 2.73% 1.92%
2017 2.89% 2.02%
2016 2.97% 2.06%
2015 3.01% 2.12%
2014 3.02% 2.3%
2013 3.05% 2.33%
2012 3.06% 2.27%
2011 3% 2.13%
2010 2.97% 1.94%
2009 2.96% 1.91%
2008 2.98% 1.88%
2007 3.08% 1.91%
2006 3.17% 1.97%
2005 3.2% 2.04%
2004 3.2% 2.09%
2003 3.17% 2.12%
2002 3.14% 2.13%
2001 3.1% 2.15%
2000 3.03% 2.18%
1999 2.97% 2.26%
1998 2.8% 2.21%
1997 2.61% 2.09%
1996 2.59% 2.1%
1995 2.6% 2.13%
1994 2.55% 2.18%
1993 2.52% 2.33%
1992 2.5% 2.42%
1991 2.57% 2.8%
1990 2.67% 2.97%
1989 2.69% 2.76%
1988 2.72% 2.82%
1987 2.77% 2.81%
1986 2.86% 2.9%
1985 2.93% 3.02%
1984 2.93% 3.06%
1983 2.87% 2.97%
1982 2.8% 2.79%
1981 2.77% 2.72%
1980 2.72% 2.64%
1979 2.62% 2.53%
1978 2.52% 2.48%
1977 2.36% 2.4%
1976 2.16% 2.37%
1975 2.04% 2.39%
1974 1.91% 2.34%
1973 1.8% 2.33%
1972 1.74% 2.33%
1971 1.74% 2.34%
1970 1.76% 2.4%
1969 1.74% 2.46%
1968 1.73% 2.49%
1967 1.69% 2.51%
1966 1.65% 2.54%
1965 1.61% 2.58%
1964 1.55% 2.64%
1963 1.5% 2.66%
1962 1.47% 2.67%
1961 1.46% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.27%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Egypt
Current population
24756783
120697176
Population rank 59/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 1.46%
One net population change
1 minute
15.7 seconds
One birth every
43.3 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.87 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,433 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +523,005 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 62/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -57,305
Net migration rank 158/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -57,305
2024 - -25,807 - 123,884
2023 545,227 -24,957 1,780,230 305,006
2022 538,146 -24,960 1,736,123 13,707
2021 527,468 -13,079 1,566,491 6,161
2020 524,359 -5,661 1,704,988 6,016
2019 540,001 -25,240 1,805,818 7,050
2018 556,493 -23,938 1,908,512 20,788
2017 569,975 -14,780 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 571,519 -7,598 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 570,554 -19,726 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 563,218 -17,984 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 556,096 -33,212 2,156,922 130,305
2012 544,293 -20,930 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 530,765 -33,391 1,951,851 126,170
2010 515,480 -42,055 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 499,596 -40,148 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 485,223 -40,725 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 467,277 -28,202 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 450,357 -4,218 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 427,243 9,795 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 408,567 17,570 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 394,516 15,359 1,614,293 9,854
2002 377,333 16,076 1,593,474 11,205
2001 367,731 10,654 1,568,962 556
2000 356,657 3,877 1,540,084 27,873
1999 342,630 -1,922 1,534,697 22,026
1998 333,196 -5,367 1,519,728 78,858
1997 322,253 -37,200 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 315,820 -44,314 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 305,878 -38,943 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 296,465 -37,554 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 289,044 -43,784 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 284,622 -45,003 1,421,372 74,950
1991 280,111 -50,451 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 273,846 -32,970 1,450,747 406,994
1989 267,314 -31,843 1,461,547 52,648
1988 262,065 -30,068 1,465,620 66,147
1987 257,730 -29,081 1,436,059 58,678
1986 252,922 -25,051 1,410,249 31,299
1985 246,574 -16,623 1,388,718 112,411
1984 237,838 -12,445 1,351,297 122,791
1983 228,467 -11,618 1,318,474 129,242
1982 220,896 -15,879 1,258,574 51,229
1981 212,623 -17,797 1,206,830 4,140
1980 205,248 -15,345 1,181,914 738
1979 196,647 -18,559 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 187,019 -19,274 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 175,672 -18,914 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 165,224 -25,786 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 157,174 -30,484 987,822 -62,368
1974 149,231 -30,599 946,052 -60,174
1973 141,751 -34,452 905,068 -55,702
1972 135,756 -33,679 893,333 -55,282
1971 130,924 -34,524 868,365 -56,503
1970 127,814 -28,832 841,952 -35,064
1969 123,666 -28,406 824,564 -6,703
1968 121,264 -27,461 809,482 -764
1967 117,223 -26,444 788,908 6,286
1966 113,344 -27,301 774,391 10,089
1965 109,544 -25,398 752,682 17,605
1964 105,741 -26,307 749,608 20,596
1963 101,760 -26,382 738,788 25,109
1962 98,561 -26,040 720,128 25,696
1961 95,059 -24,687 703,216 23,184
1960 92,055 -23,220 685,403 -2,954

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.9% of the population change in Burkina Faso is from natural causes (a gain of 5,506,960 people) and 3.13% is from migration (a loss of 177,923 people). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Burkina Faso
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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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