Population in Burkina Faso compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Equatorial Guinea	Burkina Faso	Equatorial Guinea
1960	4,778,621	269,807	-	-
1961	4,848,224	274,896	1.46%	1.89%
1962	4,919,672	280,286	1.47%	1.96%
1963	4,993,623	285,965	1.5%	2.03%
1964	5,071,034	291,942	1.55%	2.09%
1965	5,152,833	298,238	1.61%	2.16%
1966	5,237,933	304,859	1.65%	2.22%
1967	5,326,348	311,805	1.69%	2.28%
1968	5,418,644	318,849	1.73%	2.26%
1969	5,513,177	322,517	1.74%	1.15%
1970	5,610,304	320,803	1.76%	-0.53%
1971	5,707,999	315,940	1.74%	-1.52%
1972	5,807,234	309,468	1.74%	-2.05%
1973	5,911,927	302,281	1.8%	-2.32%
1974	6,024,904	294,953	1.91%	-2.42%
1975	6,147,569	287,901	2.04%	-2.39%
1976	6,280,635	281,031	2.16%	-2.39%
1977	6,428,734	276,779	2.36%	-1.51%
1978	6,590,984	276,531	2.52%	-0.09%
1979	6,763,903	279,846	2.62%	1.2%
1980	6,947,900	288,644	2.72%	3.14%
1981	7,140,271	303,252	2.77%	5.06%
1982	7,340,197	322,216	2.8%	6.25%
1983	7,551,129	343,421	2.87%	6.58%
1984	7,772,256	364,899	2.93%	6.25%
1985	7,999,935	385,547	2.93%	5.66%
1986	8,228,847	404,728	2.86%	4.98%
1987	8,457,109	422,522	2.77%	4.4%
1988	8,687,435	439,651	2.72%	4.05%
1989	8,921,175	456,808	2.69%	3.9%
1990	9,159,356	474,274	2.67%	3.82%
1991	9,394,632	492,217	2.57%	3.78%
1992	9,629,275	510,770	2.5%	3.77%
1993	9,871,713	530,023	2.52%	3.77%
1994	10,123,798	550,138	2.55%	3.8%
1995	10,386,722	571,264	2.6%	3.84%
1996	10,655,942	593,492	2.59%	3.89%
1997	10,934,223	616,893	2.61%	3.94%
1998	11,240,664	641,474	2.8%	3.98%
1999	11,574,928	667,214	2.97%	4.01%
2000	11,925,546	703,279	3.03%	5.41%
2001	12,295,001	749,836	3.1%	6.62%
2002	12,680,897	797,957	3.14%	6.42%
2003	13,082,532	847,862	3.17%	6.25%
2004	13,500,533	899,917	3.2%	6.14%
2005	13,932,123	947,367	3.2%	5.27%
2006	14,373,707	990,343	3.17%	4.54%
2007	14,816,307	1,036,044	3.08%	4.61%
2008	15,258,093	1,084,530	2.98%	4.68%
2009	15,710,066	1,135,673	2.96%	4.72%
2010	16,176,498	1,189,085	2.97%	4.7%
2011	16,661,908	1,241,835	3%	4.44%
2012	17,172,287	1,293,483	3.06%	4.16%
2013	17,695,409	1,346,218	3.05%	4.08%
2014	18,229,461	1,399,828	3.02%	3.98%
2015	18,777,487	1,453,923	3.01%	3.86%
2016	19,334,856	1,508,186	2.97%	3.73%
2017	19,894,407	1,562,396	2.89%	3.59%
2018	20,438,288	1,616,422	2.73%	3.46%
2019	20,961,952	1,670,177	2.56%	3.33%
2020	21,478,690	1,716,468	2.47%	2.77%
2021	21,995,243	1,758,786	2.4%	2.47%
2022	22,509,038	1,803,545	2.34%	2.54%
2023	23,025,776	1,847,549	2.3%	2.44%
2024	23,548,781	1,892,516	2.27%	2.43%
2025	24,074,578	1,938,427	2.23%	2.43%
2026	24,601,695	1,984,463	2.19%	2.37%
2027	25,130,909	2,030,749	2.15%	2.33%
2028	25,661,935	2,077,253	2.11%	2.29%
2029	26,194,607	2,123,699	2.08%	2.24%
2030	26,730,315	2,170,434	2.05%	2.2%
2031	27,270,863	2,218,077	2.02%	2.2%
2032	27,815,172	2,267,025	2%	2.21%
2033	28,363,848	2,315,991	1.97%	2.16%
2034	28,916,943	2,364,847	1.95%	2.11%
2035	29,469,748	2,414,263	1.91%	2.09%
2036	30,019,874	2,463,880	1.87%	2.06%
2037	30,567,561	2,513,955	1.82%	2.03%
2038	31,112,525	2,564,843	1.78%	2.02%
2039	31,654,867	2,615,417	1.74%	1.97%
2040	32,193,641	2,665,575	1.7%	1.92%
2041	32,728,834	2,715,477	1.66%	1.87%
2042	33,260,944	2,764,764	1.63%	1.82%
2043	33,788,597	2,813,769	1.59%	1.77%
2044	34,311,733	2,862,511	1.55%	1.73%
2045	34,829,690	2,911,227	1.51%	1.7%
2046	35,339,501	2,959,088	1.46%	1.64%
2047	35,842,178	3,005,551	1.42%	1.57%
2048	36,336,700	3,051,480	1.38%	1.53%
2049	36,823,426	3,097,625	1.34%	1.51%
2050	37,304,383	3,143,719	1.31%	1.49%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.