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

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The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 24,074,580 in 2025 vs 10,413,962 people in Greece in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,880,655 people compared to 10,371,575 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 2.4 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 94th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs -0.41% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.9M (73.1% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.4M (5.89% decline).

Burkina Faso vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Greece
2100 50,396,049 6,583,798
2099 50,371,646 6,626,788
2098 50,340,708 6,669,448
2097 50,301,449 6,712,148
2096 50,254,384 6,754,327
2095 50,206,715 6,795,603
2094 50,149,903 6,836,072
2093 50,085,053 6,875,572
2092 50,008,681 6,914,370
2091 49,929,664 6,952,243
2090 49,837,226 6,990,331
2089 49,734,724 7,028,964
2088 49,620,919 7,066,683
2087 49,494,737 7,103,695
2086 49,362,187 7,141,616
2085 49,219,467 7,180,403
2084 49,066,778 7,219,180
2083 48,900,924 7,257,814
2082 48,726,216 7,298,443
2081 48,538,535 7,340,066
2080 48,338,979 7,383,894
2079 48,127,894 7,429,047
2078 47,903,951 7,475,929
2077 47,663,056 7,525,653
2076 47,409,997 7,576,476
2075 47,149,765 7,629,016
2074 46,875,743 7,684,147
2073 46,585,405 7,742,105
2072 46,285,042 7,802,307
2071 45,976,704 7,863,855
2070 45,658,250 7,927,670
2069 45,328,458 7,993,717
2068 44,989,376 8,061,488
2067 44,641,084 8,129,716
2066 44,284,227 8,198,001
2065 43,921,189 8,265,902
2064 43,544,203 8,334,739
2063 43,161,275 8,404,367
2062 42,771,313 8,473,829
2061 42,367,805 8,543,564
2060 41,959,718 8,612,080
2059 41,546,100 8,681,422
2058 41,122,194 8,749,623
2057 40,690,044 8,817,088
2056 40,253,866 8,882,878
2055 39,809,697 8,947,611
2054 39,359,338 9,010,135
2053 38,898,535 9,070,133
2052 38,431,175 9,129,136
2051 37,957,565 9,186,935
2050 37,475,049 9,242,128
2049 36,985,041 9,297,265
2048 36,490,848 9,349,392
2047 35,985,064 9,400,970
2046 35,474,395 9,448,620
2045 34,954,181 9,495,447
2044 34,427,047 9,542,082
2043 33,896,351 9,587,391
2042 33,360,095 9,631,428
2041 32,820,380 9,676,515
2040 32,277,889 9,721,977
2039 31,730,935 9,767,381
2038 31,181,218 9,813,639
2037 30,628,970 9,860,147
2036 30,073,757 9,906,540
2035 29,516,558 9,953,900
2034 28,955,953 10,000,716
2033 28,398,148 10,047,814
2032 27,846,475 10,096,329
2031 27,297,514 10,142,892
2030 26,753,459 10,189,114
2029 26,214,248 10,235,303
2028 25,676,364 10,281,352
2027 25,140,461 10,326,692
2026 24,606,254 10,371,575
2025 24,074,580 10,413,962
2024 23,548,781 10,405,134
2023 23,025,776 10,407,351
2022 22,509,038 10,437,805
2021 21,995,243 10,570,130
2020 21,478,690 10,698,599
2019 20,961,952 10,721,582
2018 20,438,288 10,732,882
2017 19,894,407 10,754,679
2016 19,334,856 10,775,971
2015 18,777,487 10,820,883
2014 18,229,461 10,892,413
2013 17,695,409 10,965,211
2012 17,172,287 11,045,011
2011 16,661,908 11,104,899
2010 16,176,498 11,121,341
2009 15,710,066 11,107,017
2008 15,258,093 11,077,841
2007 14,816,307 11,048,473
2006 14,373,707 11,020,362
2005 13,932,123 10,987,314
2004 13,500,533 10,955,141
2003 13,082,532 10,928,070
2002 12,680,897 10,902,022
2001 12,295,001 10,862,132
2000 11,925,546 10,805,808
1999 11,574,928 10,761,698
1998 11,240,664 10,720,509
1997 10,934,223 10,661,259
1996 10,655,942 10,608,800
1995 10,386,722 10,562,153
1994 10,123,798 10,512,922
1993 9,871,713 10,460,415
1992 9,629,275 10,399,061
1991 9,394,632 10,319,927
1990 9,159,356 10,196,792
1989 8,921,175 10,089,498
1988 8,687,435 10,036,983
1987 8,457,109 10,000,595
1986 8,228,847 9,967,213
1985 7,999,935 9,934,300
1984 7,772,256 9,895,801
1983 7,551,129 9,846,627
1982 7,340,197 9,789,513
1981 7,140,271 9,729,350
1980 6,947,900 9,642,505
1979 6,763,903 9,548,258
1978 6,590,984 9,429,959
1977 6,428,734 9,308,479
1976 6,280,635 9,188,150
1975 6,147,569 9,046,541
1974 6,024,904 8,962,022
1973 5,911,927 8,929,086
1972 5,807,234 8,888,628
1971 5,707,999 8,831,036
1970 5,610,304 8,792,806
1969 5,513,177 8,772,764
1968 5,418,644 8,740,765
1967 5,326,348 8,684,088
1966 5,237,933 8,613,651
1965 5,152,833 8,550,333
1964 5,071,034 8,510,429
1963 4,993,623 8,479,625
1962 4,919,672 8,448,233
1961 4,848,224 8,398,050
1960 4,778,621 8,331,725

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 94th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 50.6% to 37,475,049 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people and rank change from 94th to 106th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Greece
2100 0.05% -0.65%
2099 0.06% -0.64%
2098 0.08% -0.64%
2097 0.09% -0.62%
2096 0.09% -0.61%
2095 0.11% -0.59%
2094 0.13% -0.57%
2093 0.15% -0.56%
2092 0.16% -0.54%
2091 0.19% -0.54%
2090 0.21% -0.55%
2089 0.23% -0.53%
2088 0.25% -0.52%
2087 0.27% -0.53%
2086 0.29% -0.54%
2085 0.31% -0.54%
2084 0.34% -0.53%
2083 0.36% -0.56%
2082 0.39% -0.57%
2081 0.41% -0.59%
2080 0.44% -0.61%
2079 0.47% -0.63%
2078 0.51% -0.66%
2077 0.53% -0.67%
2076 0.55% -0.69%
2075 0.58% -0.72%
2074 0.62% -0.75%
2073 0.65% -0.77%
2072 0.67% -0.78%
2071 0.7% -0.8%
2070 0.73% -0.83%
2069 0.75% -0.84%
2068 0.78% -0.84%
2067 0.81% -0.83%
2066 0.83% -0.82%
2065 0.87% -0.83%
2064 0.89% -0.83%
2063 0.91% -0.82%
2062 0.95% -0.82%
2061 0.97% -0.8%
2060 1% -0.8%
2059 1.03% -0.78%
2058 1.06% -0.77%
2057 1.08% -0.74%
2056 1.12% -0.72%
2055 1.14% -0.69%
2054 1.18% -0.66%
2053 1.22% -0.65%
2052 1.25% -0.63%
2051 1.29% -0.6%
2050 1.32% -0.59%
2049 1.35% -0.56%
2048 1.41% -0.55%
2047 1.44% -0.5%
2046 1.49% -0.49%
2045 1.53% -0.49%
2044 1.57% -0.47%
2043 1.61% -0.46%
2042 1.64% -0.47%
2041 1.68% -0.47%
2040 1.72% -0.46%
2039 1.76% -0.47%
2038 1.8% -0.47%
2037 1.85% -0.47%
2036 1.89% -0.48%
2035 1.94% -0.47%
2034 1.96% -0.47%
2033 1.98% -0.48%
2032 2.01% -0.46%
2031 2.03% -0.45%
2030 2.06% -0.45%
2029 2.09% -0.45%
2028 2.13% -0.44%
2027 2.17% -0.43%
2026 2.21% -0.41%
2025 2.23% 0.08%
2024 2.27% -0.02%
2023 2.3% -0.29%
2022 2.34% -1.25%
2021 2.4% -1.2%
2020 2.47% -0.21%
2019 2.56% -0.11%
2018 2.73% -0.2%
2017 2.89% -0.2%
2016 2.97% -0.42%
2015 3.01% -0.66%
2014 3.02% -0.66%
2013 3.05% -0.72%
2012 3.06% -0.54%
2011 3% -0.15%
2010 2.97% 0.13%
2009 2.96% 0.26%
2008 2.98% 0.27%
2007 3.08% 0.26%
2006 3.17% 0.3%
2005 3.2% 0.29%
2004 3.2% 0.25%
2003 3.17% 0.24%
2002 3.14% 0.37%
2001 3.1% 0.52%
2000 3.03% 0.41%
1999 2.97% 0.38%
1998 2.8% 0.56%
1997 2.61% 0.49%
1996 2.59% 0.44%
1995 2.6% 0.47%
1994 2.55% 0.5%
1993 2.52% 0.59%
1992 2.5% 0.77%
1991 2.57% 1.21%
1990 2.67% 1.06%
1989 2.69% 0.52%
1988 2.72% 0.36%
1987 2.77% 0.33%
1986 2.86% 0.33%
1985 2.93% 0.39%
1984 2.93% 0.5%
1983 2.87% 0.58%
1982 2.8% 0.62%
1981 2.77% 0.9%
1980 2.72% 0.99%
1979 2.62% 1.25%
1978 2.52% 1.31%
1977 2.36% 1.31%
1976 2.16% 1.57%
1975 2.04% 0.94%
1974 1.91% 0.37%
1973 1.8% 0.46%
1972 1.74% 0.65%
1971 1.74% 0.43%
1970 1.76% 0.23%
1969 1.74% 0.37%
1968 1.73% 0.65%
1967 1.69% 0.82%
1966 1.65% 0.74%
1965 1.61% 0.47%
1964 1.55% 0.36%
1963 1.5% 0.37%
1962 1.47% 0.6%
1961 1.46% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.23%, while Greece's population grew by 0.08%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Greece
Current population
24880655
10371575
Population rank 59/197 94/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.12%
One net population change
1 minute
59.7 minutes
One birth every
42.7 seconds
7.65 minutes
One death every
2.82 minutes
4.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,441 +24
Annual growth/decline +525,799 +8,828
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.08%
Population growth rate rank 38/197 154/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 +16,636
Net migration rank 158/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - 16,636
2024 551,536 -25,807 -57,229 -122,772
2023 545,227 -24,957 -56,200 -159,430
2022 538,146 -24,960 -63,671 -53,997
2021 527,468 -13,079 -58,135 -160,277
2020 524,359 -5,661 -46,004 6,353
2019 540,001 -25,240 -41,814 36,762
2018 556,493 -23,938 -33,272 17,938
2017 569,975 -14,780 -36,566 10,483
2016 571,519 -7,598 -25,862 10,484
2015 570,554 -19,726 -29,216 -43,462
2014 563,218 -17,984 -20,696 -46,678
2013 556,096 -33,212 -17,545 -59,323
2012 544,293 -20,930 -16,568 -65,364
2011 530,765 -33,391 -4,441 -31,786
2010 515,480 -42,055 5,560 2,001
2009 499,596 -40,148 8,886 18,182
2008 485,223 -40,725 11,077 27,081
2007 467,277 -28,202 2,210 25,400
2006 450,357 -4,218 6,612 27,621
2005 427,243 9,795 2,197 33,297
2004 408,567 17,570 0 29,039
2003 394,516 15,359 -1,093 25,323
2002 377,333 16,076 0 25,692
2001 367,731 10,654 0 60,387
2000 356,657 3,877 -1,081 54,661
1999 342,630 -1,922 -2,153 49,930
1998 333,196 -5,367 -2,144 47,856
1997 322,253 -37,200 2,133 45,671
1996 315,820 -44,314 0 43,444
1995 305,878 -38,943 1,056 42,674
1994 296,465 -37,554 6,307 42,897
1993 289,044 -43,784 4,185 39,829
1992 284,622 -45,003 6,239 41,000
1991 280,111 -50,451 6,192 37,917
1990 273,846 -32,970 8,157 26,294
1989 267,314 -31,843 9,080 18,862
1988 262,065 -30,068 15,055 20,557
1987 257,730 -29,081 10,001 19,005
1986 252,922 -25,051 20,931 19,064
1985 246,574 -16,623 22,849 16,093
1984 237,838 -12,445 37,604 19,767
1983 228,467 -11,618 42,341 18,655
1982 220,896 -15,879 50,906 19,675
1981 212,623 -17,797 54,484 25,061
1980 205,248 -15,345 60,748 47,460
1979 196,647 -18,559 65,882 72,184
1978 187,019 -19,274 64,124 60,775
1977 175,672 -18,914 59,574 19,193
1976 165,224 -25,786 65,236 89,601
1975 157,174 -30,484 61,516 61,265
1974 149,231 -30,599 68,111 -22,590
1973 141,751 -34,452 59,824 -42,387
1972 135,756 -33,679 64,887 -3,589
1971 130,924 -34,524 67,116 -12,747
1970 127,814 -28,832 71,222 -54,166
1969 123,666 -28,406 82,464 -118,544
1968 121,264 -27,461 87,408 -429
1967 117,223 -26,444 91,183 -55,853
1966 113,344 -27,301 86,998 21,206
1965 109,544 -25,398 83,793 -81,576
1964 105,741 -26,307 83,402 -76,678
1963 101,760 -26,382 81,404 -77,345
1962 98,561 -26,040 85,327 -74,972
1961 95,059 -24,687 86,500 -61,102
1960 92,055 -23,220 96,648 -15,996

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.7% of the population change in Burkina Faso is from natural causes (a gain of 5,495,278 people) and 3.27% is from migration (a loss of 185,746 people). In Greece 49.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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