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

Burkina Faso vs France: population by year and forecast

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Burkina Faso

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France

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Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	France
2100	50,408,328	70,613,012
2099	50,383,919	70,629,584
2098	50,352,973	70,639,488
2097	50,313,705	70,644,570
2096	50,266,628	70,651,179
2095	50,218,948	70,644,818
2094	50,162,122	70,628,949
2093	50,097,256	70,603,242
2092	50,020,865	70,580,656
2091	49,941,829	70,553,277
2090	49,849,369	70,520,528
2089	49,746,842	70,486,909
2088	49,633,009	70,447,851
2087	49,506,797	70,408,245
2086	49,374,214	70,365,710
2085	49,231,459	70,328,248
2084	49,078,733	70,285,895
2083	48,912,839	70,234,175
2082	48,738,088	70,193,367
2081	48,550,361	70,148,354
2080	48,350,756	70,107,021
2079	48,139,621	70,065,621
2078	47,915,623	70,025,358
2077	47,674,670	69,983,383
2076	47,421,548	69,940,036
2075	47,161,253	69,897,457
2074	46,887,164	69,862,353
2073	46,596,755	69,830,973
2072	46,296,320	69,804,981
2071	45,987,906	69,777,127
2070	45,669,374	69,764,791
2069	45,339,502	69,754,867
2068	45,000,338	69,756,896
2067	44,651,960	69,764,705
2066	44,295,017	69,773,902
2065	43,931,890	69,794,612
2064	43,554,812	69,818,938
2063	43,171,791	69,848,255
2062	42,781,734	69,886,879
2061	42,378,127	69,926,483
2060	41,969,941	69,968,809
2059	41,556,223	70,014,435
2058	41,132,214	70,057,256
2057	40,699,958	70,102,722
2056	40,263,674	70,146,920
2055	39,819,396	70,196,482
2054	39,368,928	70,236,369
2053	38,908,013	70,270,537
2052	38,440,539	70,295,830
2051	37,966,813	70,321,018
2050	37,484,179	70,335,872
2049	36,994,052	70,345,142
2048	36,499,739	70,343,943
2047	35,993,831	70,332,332
2046	35,483,039	70,314,243
2045	34,962,697	70,283,430
2044	34,435,436	70,244,405
2043	33,904,610	70,198,284
2042	33,368,223	70,137,343
2041	32,828,377	70,071,925
2040	32,285,754	70,006,064
2039	31,738,667	69,936,874
2038	31,188,815	69,858,693
2037	30,636,433	69,770,244
2036	30,081,085	69,681,800
2035	29,523,750	69,590,103
2034	28,963,008	69,496,656
2033	28,405,067	69,406,955
2032	27,853,260	69,316,572
2031	27,304,165	69,227,320
2030	26,759,978	69,136,856
2029	26,220,635	69,043,072
2028	25,682,620	68,951,924
2027	25,146,586	68,856,735
2026	24,612,250	68,762,523
2025	24,080,445	68,659,633
2024	23,548,781	68,551,653
2023	23,025,776	68,372,286
2022	22,509,038	68,184,457
2021	21,995,243	67,842,811
2020	21,478,690	67,601,110
2019	20,961,952	67,382,061
2018	20,438,288	67,158,348
2017	19,894,407	66,918,020
2016	19,334,856	66,724,104
2015	18,777,487	66,548,272
2014	18,229,461	66,312,067
2013	17,695,409	65,997,932
2012	17,172,287	65,657,659
2011	16,661,908	65,340,830
2010	16,176,498	65,026,211
2009	15,710,066	64,706,436
2008	15,258,093	64,375,116
2007	14,816,307	64,016,890
2006	14,373,707	63,622,342
2005	13,932,123	63,180,854
2004	13,500,533	62,707,588
2003	13,082,532	62,249,855
2002	12,680,897	61,812,142
2001	12,295,001	61,364,377
2000	11,925,546	60,918,661
1999	11,574,928	60,501,986
1998	11,240,664	60,190,684
1997	10,934,223	59,968,066
1996	10,655,942	59,754,504
1995	10,386,722	59,541,294
1994	10,123,798	59,324,863
1993	9,871,713	59,103,094
1992	9,629,275	58,846,584
1991	9,394,632	58,554,242
1990	9,159,356	58,261,012
1989	8,921,175	57,943,062
1988	8,687,435	57,598,186
1987	8,457,109	57,266,167
1986	8,228,847	56,956,002
1985	7,999,935	56,665,619
1984	7,772,256	56,383,085
1983	7,551,129	56,108,330
1982	7,340,197	55,806,789
1981	7,140,271	55,603,353
1980	6,947,900	55,274,184
1979	6,763,903	54,979,851
1978	6,590,984	54,734,030
1977	6,428,734	54,486,467
1976	6,280,635	54,232,383
1975	6,147,569	54,002,853
1974	6,024,904	53,746,571
1973	5,911,927	53,392,161
1972	5,807,234	52,962,356
1971	5,707,999	52,499,553
1970	5,610,304	52,007,169
1969	5,513,177	51,536,014
1968	5,418,644	51,112,980
1967	5,326,348	50,722,791
1966	5,237,933	50,311,637
1965	5,152,833	49,877,725
1964	5,071,034	49,401,492
1963	4,993,623	48,877,567
1962	4,919,672	48,389,516
1961	4,848,224	47,905,982
1960	4,778,621	47,412,964

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

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Burkina Faso

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France

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Year	Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	France
2100	0.05%	-0.02%
2099	0.06%	-0.01%
2098	0.08%	-0.007%
2097	0.09%	-0.009%
2096	0.09%	0.009%
2095	0.11%	0.02%
2094	0.13%	0.04%
2093	0.15%	0.03%
2092	0.16%	0.04%
2091	0.19%	0.05%
2090	0.21%	0.05%
2089	0.23%	0.06%
2088	0.25%	0.06%
2087	0.27%	0.06%
2086	0.29%	0.05%
2085	0.31%	0.06%
2084	0.34%	0.07%
2083	0.36%	0.06%
2082	0.39%	0.06%
2081	0.41%	0.06%
2080	0.44%	0.06%
2079	0.47%	0.06%
2078	0.51%	0.06%
2077	0.53%	0.06%
2076	0.55%	0.06%
2075	0.58%	0.05%
2074	0.62%	0.04%
2073	0.65%	0.04%
2072	0.67%	0.04%
2071	0.7%	0.02%
2070	0.73%	0.01%
2069	0.75%	-0.003%
2068	0.78%	-0.01%
2067	0.81%	-0.01%
2066	0.83%	-0.03%
2065	0.87%	-0.03%
2064	0.89%	-0.04%
2063	0.91%	-0.06%
2062	0.95%	-0.06%
2061	0.97%	-0.06%
2060	1%	-0.07%
2059	1.03%	-0.06%
2058	1.06%	-0.06%
2057	1.08%	-0.06%
2056	1.12%	-0.07%
2055	1.14%	-0.06%
2054	1.18%	-0.05%
2053	1.22%	-0.04%
2052	1.25%	-0.04%
2051	1.29%	-0.02%
2050	1.32%	-0.01%
2049	1.35%	0.002%
2048	1.41%	0.02%
2047	1.44%	0.03%
2046	1.49%	0.04%
2045	1.53%	0.06%
2044	1.57%	0.07%
2043	1.61%	0.09%
2042	1.64%	0.09%
2041	1.68%	0.09%
2040	1.72%	0.1%
2039	1.76%	0.11%
2038	1.8%	0.13%
2037	1.85%	0.13%
2036	1.89%	0.13%
2035	1.94%	0.13%
2034	1.96%	0.13%
2033	1.98%	0.13%
2032	2.01%	0.13%
2031	2.03%	0.13%
2030	2.06%	0.14%
2029	2.09%	0.13%
2028	2.13%	0.14%
2027	2.17%	0.14%
2026	2.21%	0.15%
2025	2.26%	0.16%
2024	2.27%	0.26%
2023	2.3%	0.28%
2022	2.34%	0.5%
2021	2.4%	0.36%
2020	2.47%	0.33%
2019	2.56%	0.33%
2018	2.73%	0.36%
2017	2.89%	0.29%
2016	2.97%	0.26%
2015	3.01%	0.36%
2014	3.02%	0.48%
2013	3.05%	0.52%
2012	3.06%	0.48%
2011	3%	0.48%
2010	2.97%	0.49%
2009	2.96%	0.51%
2008	2.98%	0.56%
2007	3.08%	0.62%
2006	3.17%	0.7%
2005	3.2%	0.75%
2004	3.2%	0.74%
2003	3.17%	0.71%
2002	3.14%	0.73%
2001	3.1%	0.73%
2000	3.03%	0.69%
1999	2.97%	0.52%
1998	2.8%	0.37%
1997	2.61%	0.36%
1996	2.59%	0.36%
1995	2.6%	0.36%
1994	2.55%	0.38%
1993	2.52%	0.44%
1992	2.5%	0.5%
1991	2.57%	0.5%
1990	2.67%	0.55%
1989	2.69%	0.6%
1988	2.72%	0.58%
1987	2.77%	0.54%
1986	2.86%	0.51%
1985	2.93%	0.5%
1984	2.93%	0.49%
1983	2.87%	0.54%
1982	2.8%	0.37%
1981	2.77%	0.6%
1980	2.72%	0.54%
1979	2.62%	0.45%
1978	2.52%	0.45%
1977	2.36%	0.47%
1976	2.16%	0.43%
1975	2.04%	0.48%
1974	1.91%	0.66%
1973	1.8%	0.81%
1972	1.74%	0.88%
1971	1.74%	0.95%
1970	1.76%	0.91%
1969	1.74%	0.83%
1968	1.73%	0.77%
1967	1.69%	0.82%
1966	1.65%	0.87%
1965	1.61%	0.96%
1964	1.55%	1.07%
1963	1.5%	1.01%
1962	1.47%	1.01%
1961	1.46%	1.04%

In 2024, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.27%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

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