The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 10,224,104 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 2.4 times bigger than Israel's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.12% for Israel.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Israel has grown from 6.93M to 10.2M (47.5% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 21M people in 2100 for Israel.
Burkina Faso vs Israel: live population counter
Burkina Faso
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Israel
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
24497999
|
10224104
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
|
4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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2.87 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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10.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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49.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | +10,612 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +344 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +125,400 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 86/197 |
Burkina Faso and Israel: population history and growth rate by year chart
Burkina Faso
Population
Growth rate
Israel
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Burkina Faso
|
Israel
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Burkina Faso
|
Israel
|
|
| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 2,114,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 2,185,000 | 1.46% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 2,293,000 | 1.47% | 4.94% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 2,379,000 | 1.5% | 3.75% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 2,475,000 | 1.55% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 2,563,000 | 1.61% | 3.56% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 2,629,000 | 1.65% | 2.58% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 2,745,000 | 1.69% | 4.41% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 2,803,000 | 1.73% | 2.11% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 2,877,000 | 1.74% | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 2,974,000 | 1.76% | 3.37% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 3,069,000 | 1.74% | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 3,148,000 | 1.74% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 3,278,000 | 1.8% | 4.13% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 3,377,000 | 1.91% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 3,455,000 | 2.04% | 2.31% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 3,533,000 | 2.16% | 2.26% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 3,613,000 | 2.36% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 3,690,000 | 2.52% | 2.13% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 3,786,000 | 2.62% | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 3,878,000 | 2.72% | 2.43% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 3,956,000 | 2.77% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 4,031,000 | 2.8% | 1.9% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 4,105,000 | 2.87% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 4,159,000 | 2.93% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 4,233,000 | 2.93% | 1.78% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 4,299,000 | 2.86% | 1.56% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 4,369,000 | 2.77% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 4,442,000 | 2.72% | 1.67% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 4,518,000 | 2.69% | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 4,660,000 | 2.67% | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 4,949,000 | 2.57% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 5,123,000 | 2.5% | 3.52% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 5,261,000 | 2.52% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 5,399,000 | 2.55% | 2.62% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 5,545,000 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 5,692,000 | 2.59% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 5,836,000 | 2.61% | 2.53% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 5,971,000 | 2.8% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 6,125,000 | 2.97% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 6,289,000 | 3.03% | 2.68% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 6,439,000 | 3.1% | 2.39% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 6,570,000 | 3.14% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 6,689,700 | 3.17% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 6,809,000 | 3.2% | 1.78% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 6,930,100 | 3.2% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 7,053,700 | 3.17% | 1.78% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 7,180,100 | 3.08% | 1.79% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 7,308,800 | 2.98% | 1.79% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 7,485,600 | 2.96% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 7,623,600 | 2.97% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 7,765,800 | 3% | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 7,910,500 | 3.06% | 1.86% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 8,059,500 | 3.05% | 1.88% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 8,215,700 | 3.02% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 8,380,100 | 3.01% | 2% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 8,546,000 | 2.97% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 8,713,300 | 2.89% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 8,882,800 | 2.73% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 9,054,000 | 2.56% | 1.93% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 9,215,100 | 2.47% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 9,371,400 | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 9,557,500 | 2.34% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 9,849,000 | 2.3% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 9,974,400 | 2.27% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 10,112,712 | 2.23% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 10,251,384 | 2.19% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 10,390,790 | 2.15% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 10,530,831 | 2.11% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 10,670,808 | 2.08% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 10,812,707 | 2.05% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 10,958,256 | 2.02% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 11,102,895 | 2% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 11,245,826 | 1.97% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 11,390,158 | 1.95% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 11,537,556 | 1.91% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 11,685,531 | 1.87% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 11,835,669 | 1.82% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 11,990,527 | 1.78% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 12,147,999 | 1.74% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 12,306,173 | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 12,464,653 | 1.66% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 12,626,052 | 1.63% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 12,788,911 | 1.59% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 12,952,526 | 1.55% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 13,114,360 | 1.51% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 13,274,365 | 1.46% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 13,433,565 | 1.42% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 13,590,900 | 1.38% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 13,750,245 | 1.34% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 13,911,988 | 1.31% | 1.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Israel gained 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,844,004 (a 22% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Israel was ranked 98th in 2005 and ranked 96th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 52.3% to 37,304,383 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of Israel will increase by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 96th to 88th.
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 |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and Israel
|
Burkina Faso
|
Israel
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 33.6 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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