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

Burkina Faso and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Iceland	Burkina Faso	Iceland
1960	4,778,621	175,574	-	-
1961	4,848,224	179,029	1.46%	1.97%
1962	4,919,672	182,378	1.47%	1.87%
1963	4,993,623	185,653	1.5%	1.8%
1964	5,071,034	188,983	1.55%	1.79%
1965	5,152,833	192,286	1.61%	1.75%
1966	5,237,933	195,570	1.65%	1.71%
1967	5,326,348	198,751	1.69%	1.63%
1968	5,418,644	201,488	1.73%	1.38%
1969	5,513,177	203,369	1.74%	0.93%
1970	5,610,304	204,438	1.76%	0.53%
1971	5,707,999	206,098	1.74%	0.81%
1972	5,807,234	209,137	1.74%	1.47%
1973	5,911,927	212,317	1.8%	1.52%
1974	6,024,904	215,209	1.91%	1.36%
1975	6,147,569	217,979	2.04%	1.29%
1976	6,280,635	220,154	2.16%	1%
1977	6,428,734	221,799	2.36%	0.75%
1978	6,590,984	223,537	2.52%	0.78%
1979	6,763,903	225,735	2.62%	0.98%
1980	6,947,900	228,138	2.72%	1.06%
1981	7,140,271	230,755	2.77%	1.15%
1982	7,340,197	233,860	2.8%	1.35%
1983	7,551,129	236,977	2.87%	1.33%
1984	7,772,256	239,511	2.93%	1.07%
1985	7,999,935	241,405	2.93%	0.79%
1986	8,228,847	243,180	2.86%	0.74%
1987	8,457,109	245,859	2.77%	1.1%
1988	8,687,435	249,740	2.72%	1.58%
1989	8,921,175	252,852	2.69%	1.25%
1990	9,159,356	254,826	2.67%	0.78%
1991	9,394,632	257,797	2.57%	1.17%
1992	9,629,275	261,057	2.5%	1.26%
1993	9,871,713	263,725	2.52%	1.02%
1994	10,123,798	266,021	2.55%	0.87%
1995	10,386,722	267,468	2.6%	0.54%
1996	10,655,942	268,916	2.59%	0.54%
1997	10,934,223	271,128	2.61%	0.82%
1998	11,240,664	274,047	2.8%	1.08%
1999	11,574,928	277,381	2.97%	1.22%
2000	11,925,546	281,205	3.03%	1.38%
2001	12,295,001	284,968	3.1%	1.34%
2002	12,680,897	287,523	3.14%	0.9%
2003	13,082,532	289,521	3.17%	0.69%
2004	13,500,533	292,074	3.2%	0.88%
2005	13,932,123	296,734	3.2%	1.6%
2006	14,373,707	303,782	3.17%	2.38%
2007	14,816,307	311,566	3.08%	2.56%
2008	15,258,093	317,414	2.98%	1.88%
2009	15,710,066	318,499	2.96%	0.34%
2010	16,176,498	318,041	2.97%	-0.14%
2011	16,661,908	319,014	3%	0.31%
2012	17,172,287	320,716	3.06%	0.53%
2013	17,695,409	323,764	3.05%	0.95%
2014	18,229,461	327,386	3.02%	1.12%
2015	18,777,487	330,815	3.01%	1.05%
2016	19,334,856	335,439	2.97%	1.4%
2017	19,894,407	343,400	2.89%	2.37%
2018	20,438,288	352,721	2.73%	2.71%
2019	20,961,952	360,563	2.56%	2.22%
2020	21,478,690	366,463	2.47%	1.64%
2021	21,995,243	372,520	2.4%	1.65%
2022	22,509,038	382,003	2.34%	2.55%
2023	23,025,776	385,663	2.3%	0.96%
2024	23,548,781	386,506	2.27%	0.22%
2025	24,074,578	391,286	2.23%	1.24%
2026	24,601,695	395,277	2.19%	1.02%
2027	25,130,909	398,729	2.15%	0.87%
2028	25,661,935	401,867	2.11%	0.79%
2029	26,194,607	404,639	2.08%	0.69%
2030	26,730,315	407,090	2.05%	0.61%
2031	27,270,863	409,307	2.02%	0.54%
2032	27,815,172	411,279	2%	0.48%
2033	28,363,848	413,059	1.97%	0.43%
2034	28,916,943	414,660	1.95%	0.39%
2035	29,469,748	416,153	1.91%	0.36%
2036	30,019,874	417,573	1.87%	0.34%
2037	30,567,561	418,847	1.82%	0.31%
2038	31,112,525	419,997	1.78%	0.27%
2039	31,654,867	421,032	1.74%	0.25%
2040	32,193,641	421,924	1.7%	0.21%
2041	32,728,834	422,688	1.66%	0.18%
2042	33,260,944	423,370	1.63%	0.16%
2043	33,788,597	424,023	1.59%	0.15%
2044	34,311,733	424,570	1.55%	0.13%
2045	34,829,690	424,909	1.51%	0.08%
2046	35,339,501	425,115	1.46%	0.05%
2047	35,842,178	425,264	1.42%	0.03%
2048	36,336,700	425,359	1.38%	0.02%
2049	36,823,426	425,409	1.34%	0.01%
2050	37,304,383	425,404	1.31%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.