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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 2.61 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Burkina Faso vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Hungary
2100 50,408,328 7,370,355
2099 50,383,919 7,386,200
2098 50,352,973 7,401,408
2097 50,313,705 7,415,908
2096 50,266,628 7,430,531
2095 50,218,948 7,445,269
2094 50,162,122 7,460,108
2093 50,097,256 7,475,111
2092 50,020,865 7,489,534
2091 49,941,829 7,504,343
2090 49,849,369 7,519,276
2089 49,746,842 7,534,960
2088 49,633,009 7,550,399
2087 49,506,797 7,566,507
2086 49,374,214 7,583,518
2085 49,231,459 7,600,748
2084 49,078,733 7,617,497
2083 48,912,839 7,634,894
2082 48,738,088 7,653,272
2081 48,550,361 7,672,270
2080 48,350,756 7,692,156
2079 48,139,621 7,712,929
2078 47,915,623 7,734,118
2077 47,674,670 7,756,481
2076 47,421,548 7,780,266
2075 47,161,253 7,805,336
2074 46,887,164 7,832,068
2073 46,596,755 7,860,016
2072 46,296,320 7,889,448
2071 45,987,906 7,920,271
2070 45,669,374 7,952,370
2069 45,339,502 7,985,309
2068 45,000,338 8,019,321
2067 44,651,960 8,053,791
2066 44,295,017 8,088,854
2065 43,931,890 8,125,079
2064 43,554,812 8,161,993
2063 43,171,791 8,198,019
2062 42,781,734 8,233,954
2061 42,378,127 8,269,395
2060 41,969,941 8,304,498
2059 41,556,223 8,339,351
2058 41,132,214 8,372,516
2057 40,699,958 8,405,403
2056 40,263,674 8,438,397
2055 39,819,396 8,470,451
2054 39,368,928 8,502,165
2053 38,908,013 8,533,102
2052 38,440,539 8,563,943
2051 37,966,813 8,594,925
2050 37,484,179 8,625,864
2049 36,994,052 8,657,469
2048 36,499,739 8,689,207
2047 35,993,831 8,721,846
2046 35,483,039 8,755,100
2045 34,962,697 8,789,106
2044 34,435,436 8,823,256
2043 33,904,610 8,857,823
2042 33,368,223 8,893,508
2041 32,828,377 8,929,696
2040 32,285,754 8,966,615
2039 31,738,667 9,004,383
2038 31,188,815 9,041,989
2037 30,636,433 9,080,597
2036 30,081,085 9,118,668
2035 29,523,750 9,157,148
2034 28,963,008 9,195,286
2033 28,405,067 9,232,883
2032 27,853,260 9,270,132
2031 27,304,165 9,306,671
2030 26,759,978 9,342,584
2029 26,220,635 9,377,706
2028 25,682,620 9,411,230
2027 25,146,586 9,443,534
2026 24,612,250 9,475,525
2025 24,080,445 9,535,248
2024 23,548,781 9,562,065
2023 23,025,776 9,592,186
2022 22,509,038 9,605,074
2021 21,995,243 9,630,932
2020 21,478,690 9,670,419
2019 20,961,952 9,694,824
2018 20,438,288 9,706,964
2017 19,894,407 9,726,756
2016 19,334,856 9,759,755
2015 18,777,487 9,797,755
2014 18,229,461 9,833,038
2013 17,695,409 9,872,734
2012 17,172,287 9,920,362
2011 16,661,908 9,971,727
2010 16,176,498 10,000,023
2009 15,710,066 10,022,650
2008 15,258,093 10,038,188
2007 14,816,307 10,055,780
2006 14,373,707 10,071,370
2005 13,932,123 10,087,065
2004 13,500,533 10,107,146
2003 13,082,532 10,129,552
2002 12,680,897 10,158,608
2001 12,295,001 10,187,576
2000 11,925,546 10,210,971
1999 11,574,928 10,237,530
1998 11,240,664 10,266,570
1997 10,934,223 10,290,486
1996 10,655,942 10,311,238
1995 10,386,722 10,328,965
1994 10,123,798 10,343,355
1993 9,871,713 10,357,523
1992 9,629,275 10,369,341
1991 9,394,632 10,373,400
1990 9,159,356 10,373,988
1989 8,921,175 10,481,719
1988 8,687,435 10,596,487
1987 8,457,109 10,612,741
1986 8,228,847 10,630,564
1985 7,999,935 10,648,713
1984 7,772,256 10,668,095
1983 7,551,129 10,689,463
1982 7,340,197 10,705,535
1981 7,140,271 10,711,848
1980 6,947,900 10,711,122
1979 6,763,903 10,704,152
1978 6,590,984 10,684,822
1977 6,428,734 10,648,031
1976 6,280,635 10,598,677
1975 6,147,569 10,540,525
1974 6,024,904 10,478,720
1973 5,911,927 10,432,055
1972 5,807,234 10,398,489
1971 5,707,999 10,367,537
1970 5,610,304 10,337,910
1969 5,513,177 10,298,723
1968 5,418,644 10,255,815
1967 5,326,348 10,216,604
1966 5,237,933 10,178,653
1965 5,152,833 10,147,935
1964 5,071,034 10,119,835
1963 4,993,623 10,087,947
1962 4,919,672 10,060,825
1961 4,848,224 10,027,958
1960 4,778,621 9,983,512

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Hungary
2100 0.05% -0.21%
2099 0.06% -0.21%
2098 0.08% -0.2%
2097 0.09% -0.2%
2096 0.09% -0.2%
2095 0.11% -0.2%
2094 0.13% -0.2%
2093 0.15% -0.19%
2092 0.16% -0.2%
2091 0.19% -0.2%
2090 0.21% -0.21%
2089 0.23% -0.2%
2088 0.25% -0.21%
2087 0.27% -0.22%
2086 0.29% -0.23%
2085 0.31% -0.22%
2084 0.34% -0.23%
2083 0.36% -0.24%
2082 0.39% -0.25%
2081 0.41% -0.26%
2080 0.44% -0.27%
2079 0.47% -0.27%
2078 0.51% -0.29%
2077 0.53% -0.31%
2076 0.55% -0.32%
2075 0.58% -0.34%
2074 0.62% -0.36%
2073 0.65% -0.37%
2072 0.67% -0.39%
2071 0.7% -0.4%
2070 0.73% -0.41%
2069 0.75% -0.42%
2068 0.78% -0.43%
2067 0.81% -0.43%
2066 0.83% -0.45%
2065 0.87% -0.45%
2064 0.89% -0.44%
2063 0.91% -0.44%
2062 0.95% -0.43%
2061 0.97% -0.42%
2060 1% -0.42%
2059 1.03% -0.4%
2058 1.06% -0.39%
2057 1.08% -0.39%
2056 1.12% -0.38%
2055 1.14% -0.37%
2054 1.18% -0.36%
2053 1.22% -0.36%
2052 1.25% -0.36%
2051 1.29% -0.36%
2050 1.32% -0.37%
2049 1.35% -0.37%
2048 1.41% -0.37%
2047 1.44% -0.38%
2046 1.49% -0.39%
2045 1.53% -0.39%
2044 1.57% -0.39%
2043 1.61% -0.4%
2042 1.64% -0.41%
2041 1.68% -0.41%
2040 1.72% -0.42%
2039 1.76% -0.42%
2038 1.8% -0.43%
2037 1.85% -0.42%
2036 1.89% -0.42%
2035 1.94% -0.41%
2034 1.96% -0.41%
2033 1.98% -0.4%
2032 2.01% -0.39%
2031 2.03% -0.38%
2030 2.06% -0.37%
2029 2.09% -0.36%
2028 2.13% -0.34%
2027 2.17% -0.34%
2026 2.21% -0.63%
2025 2.26% -0.28%
2024 2.27% -0.31%
2023 2.3% -0.13%
2022 2.34% -0.27%
2021 2.4% -0.41%
2020 2.47% -0.25%
2019 2.56% -0.13%
2018 2.73% -0.2%
2017 2.89% -0.34%
2016 2.97% -0.39%
2015 3.01% -0.36%
2014 3.02% -0.4%
2013 3.05% -0.48%
2012 3.06% -0.52%
2011 3% -0.28%
2010 2.97% -0.23%
2009 2.96% -0.15%
2008 2.98% -0.17%
2007 3.08% -0.15%
2006 3.17% -0.16%
2005 3.2% -0.2%
2004 3.2% -0.22%
2003 3.17% -0.29%
2002 3.14% -0.28%
2001 3.1% -0.23%
2000 3.03% -0.26%
1999 2.97% -0.28%
1998 2.8% -0.23%
1997 2.61% -0.2%
1996 2.59% -0.17%
1995 2.6% -0.14%
1994 2.55% -0.14%
1993 2.52% -0.11%
1992 2.5% -0.04%
1991 2.57% -0.006%
1990 2.67% -1.03%
1989 2.69% -1.08%
1988 2.72% -0.15%
1987 2.77% -0.17%
1986 2.86% -0.17%
1985 2.93% -0.18%
1984 2.93% -0.2%
1983 2.87% -0.15%
1982 2.8% -0.06%
1981 2.77% 0.007%
1980 2.72% 0.07%
1979 2.62% 0.18%
1978 2.52% 0.35%
1977 2.36% 0.47%
1976 2.16% 0.55%
1975 2.04% 0.59%
1974 1.91% 0.45%
1973 1.8% 0.32%
1972 1.74% 0.3%
1971 1.74% 0.29%
1970 1.76% 0.38%
1969 1.74% 0.42%
1968 1.73% 0.38%
1967 1.69% 0.37%
1966 1.65% 0.3%
1965 1.61% 0.28%
1964 1.55% 0.32%
1963 1.5% 0.27%
1962 1.47% 0.33%
1961 1.46% 0.45%

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 Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Hungary
Current population
24756783
9475525
Population rank 59/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.11%
One net population change
1 minute
17.4 minutes
One birth every
43.3 seconds
6.02 minutes
One death every
2.87 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,433 -83
Annual growth/decline +523,005 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 179/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -16,331
Net migration rank 158/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -16,331
2024 - -25,807 - 16,223
2023 545,227 -24,957 -41,247 49,213
2022 538,146 -24,960 -47,065 41,871
2021 527,468 -13,079 -61,638 20,372
2020 524,359 -5,661 -47,385 9,147
2019 540,001 -25,240 -36,840 34,339
2018 556,493 -23,938 -37,858 34,190
2017 569,975 -14,780 -37,934 20,200
2016 571,519 -7,598 -31,231 68
2015 570,554 -19,726 -39,191 13,856
2014 563,218 -17,984 -32,449 11,581
2013 556,096 -33,212 -36,529 5,635
2012 544,293 -20,930 -38,689 15,286
2011 530,765 -33,391 -40,884 1,859
2010 515,480 -42,055 -40,000 10,592
2009 499,596 -40,148 -34,077 17,281
2008 485,223 -40,725 -31,118 16,166
2007 467,277 -28,202 -35,195 13,697
2006 450,357 -4,218 -32,228 19,890
2005 427,243 9,795 -38,331 16,925
2004 408,567 17,570 -37,396 16,637
2003 394,516 15,359 -41,531 13,879
2002 377,333 16,076 -36,571 2,822
2001 367,731 10,654 -35,657 10,386
2000 356,657 3,877 -37,780 13,414
1999 342,630 -1,922 -49,140 12,819
1998 333,196 -5,367 -43,120 13,568
1997 322,253 -37,200 -38,075 14,186
1996 315,820 -44,314 -38,152 14,605
1995 305,878 -38,943 -34,086 14,927
1994 296,465 -37,554 -31,030 15,159
1993 289,044 -43,784 -33,144 15,540
1992 284,622 -45,003 -26,960 16,238
1991 280,111 -50,451 -17,635 16,873
1990 273,846 -32,970 -19,710 16,991
1989 267,314 -31,843 -20,963 -16,991
1988 262,065 -30,068 -15,895 -16,052
1987 257,730 -29,081 -15,919 -16,175
1986 252,922 -25,051 -18,072 -16,339
1985 246,574 -16,623 -18,103 -15,890
1984 237,838 -12,445 -21,336 -16,216
1983 228,467 -11,618 -21,379 -16,047
1982 220,896 -15,879 -10,705 -16,531
1981 212,623 -17,797 -2,142 -16,869
1980 205,248 -15,345 3,213 -17,795
1979 196,647 -18,559 23,549 3,629
1978 187,019 -19,274 27,780 290
1977 175,672 -18,914 45,787 -54
1976 165,224 -25,786 52,993 -472
1975 157,174 -30,484 63,243 -335
1974 149,231 -30,599 60,777 132
1973 141,751 -34,452 33,382 -1,512
1972 135,756 -33,679 34,315 -8
1971 130,924 -34,524 26,956 -15
1970 127,814 -28,832 32,048 -96
1969 123,666 -28,406 38,105 -333
1968 121,264 -27,461 39,997 -324
1967 117,223 -26,444 39,845 -414
1966 113,344 -27,301 36,643 -726
1965 109,544 -25,398 24,355 -537
1964 105,741 -26,307 31,371 -739
1963 101,760 -26,382 32,282 -822
1962 98,561 -26,040 21,128 -1,738
1961 95,059 -24,687 44,123 -1,177
1960 92,055 -23,220 44,926 -1,108

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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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