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Population in Burkina Faso compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.36 times bigger than Burkina Faso's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast
2100 50,408,328 104,920,371
2099 50,383,919 104,113,061
2098 50,352,973 103,291,158
2097 50,313,705 102,471,756
2096 50,266,628 101,628,301
2095 50,218,948 100,772,460
2094 50,162,122 99,898,304
2093 50,097,256 99,021,348
2092 50,020,865 98,114,023
2091 49,941,829 97,191,635
2090 49,849,369 96,263,617
2089 49,746,842 95,332,834
2088 49,633,009 94,410,464
2087 49,506,797 93,478,576
2086 49,374,214 92,531,438
2085 49,231,459 91,589,651
2084 49,078,733 90,656,883
2083 48,912,839 89,687,091
2082 48,738,088 88,713,776
2081 48,550,361 87,729,381
2080 48,350,756 86,741,632
2079 48,139,621 85,754,611
2078 47,915,623 84,755,417
2077 47,674,670 83,751,773
2076 47,421,548 82,745,768
2075 47,161,253 81,715,680
2074 46,887,164 80,699,852
2073 46,596,755 79,680,254
2072 46,296,320 78,658,967
2071 45,987,906 77,619,677
2070 45,669,374 76,578,862
2069 45,339,502 75,539,439
2068 45,000,338 74,479,930
2067 44,651,960 73,429,006
2066 44,295,017 72,362,962
2065 43,931,890 71,312,115
2064 43,554,812 70,271,852
2063 43,171,791 69,232,655
2062 42,781,734 68,207,413
2061 42,378,127 67,176,556
2060 41,969,941 66,159,709
2059 41,556,223 65,140,683
2058 41,132,214 64,110,700
2057 40,699,958 63,092,260
2056 40,263,674 62,075,281
2055 39,819,396 61,046,238
2054 39,368,928 60,014,012
2053 38,908,013 58,992,661
2052 38,440,539 57,968,005
2051 37,966,813 56,941,659
2050 37,484,179 55,918,046
2049 36,994,052 54,901,818
2048 36,499,739 53,875,709
2047 35,993,831 52,858,830
2046 35,483,039 51,844,312
2045 34,962,697 50,830,306
2044 34,435,436 49,805,598
2043 33,904,610 48,788,840
2042 33,368,223 47,784,131
2041 32,828,377 46,795,255
2040 32,285,754 45,813,266
2039 31,738,667 44,841,250
2038 31,188,815 43,881,133
2037 30,636,433 42,929,373
2036 30,081,085 41,995,248
2035 29,523,750 41,077,730
2034 28,963,008 40,171,091
2033 28,405,067 39,279,116
2032 27,853,260 38,414,277
2031 27,304,165 37,563,879
2030 26,759,978 36,733,221
2029 26,220,635 35,912,791
2028 25,682,620 35,100,748
2027 25,146,586 34,301,358
2026 24,612,250 33,507,906
2025 24,080,445 32,716,581
2024 23,548,781 31,934,230
2023 23,025,776 31,165,654
2022 22,509,038 30,395,002
2021 21,995,243 29,639,736
2020 21,478,690 28,915,449
2019 20,961,952 28,193,009
2018 20,438,288 27,464,173
2017 19,894,407 26,733,372
2016 19,334,856 25,989,405
2015 18,777,487 25,246,342
2014 18,229,461 24,527,395
2013 17,695,409 23,939,775
2012 17,172,287 23,467,078
2011 16,661,908 22,982,000
2010 16,176,498 22,488,065
2009 15,710,066 21,997,940
2008 15,258,093 21,514,439
2007 14,816,307 21,030,558
2006 14,373,707 20,546,802
2005 13,932,123 20,068,458
2004 13,500,533 19,595,000
2003 13,082,532 19,125,542
2002 12,680,897 18,654,771
2001 12,295,001 18,178,913
2000 11,925,546 17,699,004
1999 11,574,928 17,215,935
1998 11,240,664 16,663,948
1997 10,934,223 16,047,170
1996 10,655,942 15,442,312
1995 10,386,722 14,855,565
1994 10,123,798 14,287,201
1993 9,871,713 13,735,951
1992 9,629,275 13,200,310
1991 9,394,632 12,683,870
1990 9,159,356 12,189,778
1989 8,921,175 11,719,771
1988 8,687,435 11,275,189
1987 8,457,109 10,851,475
1986 8,228,847 10,440,917
1985 7,999,935 10,040,483
1984 7,772,256 9,650,516
1983 7,551,129 9,272,744
1982 7,340,197 8,907,936
1981 7,140,271 8,556,596
1980 6,947,900 8,220,714
1979 6,763,903 7,902,267
1978 6,590,984 7,603,130
1977 6,428,734 7,321,950
1976 6,280,635 7,057,958
1975 6,147,569 6,776,297
1974 6,024,904 6,474,057
1973 5,911,927 6,184,944
1972 5,807,234 5,909,716
1971 5,707,999 5,650,868
1970 5,610,304 5,411,567
1969 5,513,177 5,192,221
1968 5,418,644 4,990,021
1967 5,326,348 4,799,744
1966 5,237,933 4,617,519
1965 5,152,833 4,442,377
1964 5,071,034 4,273,952
1963 4,993,623 4,112,061
1962 4,919,672 3,956,939
1961 4,848,224 3,810,151
1960 4,778,621 3,673,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast
2100 0.05% 0.78%
2099 0.06% 0.8%
2098 0.08% 0.8%
2097 0.09% 0.83%
2096 0.09% 0.85%
2095 0.11% 0.88%
2094 0.13% 0.89%
2093 0.15% 0.92%
2092 0.16% 0.95%
2091 0.19% 0.96%
2090 0.21% 0.98%
2089 0.23% 0.98%
2088 0.25% 1%
2087 0.27% 1.02%
2086 0.29% 1.03%
2085 0.31% 1.03%
2084 0.34% 1.08%
2083 0.36% 1.1%
2082 0.39% 1.12%
2081 0.41% 1.14%
2080 0.44% 1.15%
2079 0.47% 1.18%
2078 0.51% 1.2%
2077 0.53% 1.22%
2076 0.55% 1.26%
2075 0.58% 1.26%
2074 0.62% 1.28%
2073 0.65% 1.3%
2072 0.67% 1.34%
2071 0.7% 1.36%
2070 0.73% 1.38%
2069 0.75% 1.42%
2068 0.78% 1.43%
2067 0.81% 1.47%
2066 0.83% 1.47%
2065 0.87% 1.48%
2064 0.89% 1.5%
2063 0.91% 1.5%
2062 0.95% 1.53%
2061 0.97% 1.54%
2060 1% 1.56%
2059 1.03% 1.61%
2058 1.06% 1.61%
2057 1.08% 1.64%
2056 1.12% 1.69%
2055 1.14% 1.72%
2054 1.18% 1.73%
2053 1.22% 1.77%
2052 1.25% 1.8%
2051 1.29% 1.83%
2050 1.32% 1.85%
2049 1.35% 1.9%
2048 1.41% 1.92%
2047 1.44% 1.96%
2046 1.49% 1.99%
2045 1.53% 2.06%
2044 1.57% 2.08%
2043 1.61% 2.1%
2042 1.64% 2.11%
2041 1.68% 2.14%
2040 1.72% 2.17%
2039 1.76% 2.19%
2038 1.8% 2.22%
2037 1.85% 2.22%
2036 1.89% 2.23%
2035 1.94% 2.26%
2034 1.96% 2.27%
2033 1.98% 2.25%
2032 2.01% 2.26%
2031 2.03% 2.26%
2030 2.06% 2.28%
2029 2.09% 2.31%
2028 2.13% 2.33%
2027 2.17% 2.37%
2026 2.21% 2.42%
2025 2.26% 2.45%
2024 2.27% 2.47%
2023 2.3% 2.54%
2022 2.34% 2.55%
2021 2.4% 2.5%
2020 2.47% 2.56%
2019 2.56% 2.65%
2018 2.73% 2.73%
2017 2.89% 2.86%
2016 2.97% 2.94%
2015 3.01% 2.93%
2014 3.02% 2.45%
2013 3.05% 2.01%
2012 3.06% 2.11%
2011 3% 2.2%
2010 2.97% 2.23%
2009 2.96% 2.25%
2008 2.98% 2.3%
2007 3.08% 2.35%
2006 3.17% 2.38%
2005 3.2% 2.42%
2004 3.2% 2.45%
2003 3.17% 2.52%
2002 3.14% 2.62%
2001 3.1% 2.71%
2000 3.03% 2.81%
1999 2.97% 3.31%
1998 2.8% 3.84%
1997 2.61% 3.92%
1996 2.59% 3.95%
1995 2.6% 3.98%
1994 2.55% 4.01%
1993 2.52% 4.06%
1992 2.5% 4.07%
1991 2.57% 4.05%
1990 2.67% 4.01%
1989 2.69% 3.94%
1988 2.72% 3.9%
1987 2.77% 3.93%
1986 2.86% 3.99%
1985 2.93% 4.04%
1984 2.93% 4.07%
1983 2.87% 4.1%
1982 2.8% 4.11%
1981 2.77% 4.09%
1980 2.72% 4.03%
1979 2.62% 3.93%
1978 2.52% 3.84%
1977 2.36% 3.74%
1976 2.16% 4.16%
1975 2.04% 4.67%
1974 1.91% 4.67%
1973 1.8% 4.66%
1972 1.74% 4.58%
1971 1.74% 4.42%
1970 1.76% 4.22%
1969 1.74% 4.05%
1968 1.73% 3.96%
1967 1.69% 3.95%
1966 1.65% 3.94%
1965 1.61% 3.94%
1964 1.55% 3.94%
1963 1.5% 3.92%
1962 1.47% 3.85%
1961 1.46% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.27%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Ivory Coast
Current population
24756783
33722528
Population rank 59/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.41%
One net population change
1 minute
41 seconds
One birth every
43.3 seconds
31.6 seconds
One death every
2.87 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,433 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +523,005 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 28/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 +11,305
Net migration rank 158/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - 11,305
2024 - -25,807 - 7,838
2023 545,227 -24,957 758,261 6,002
2022 538,146 -24,960 750,270 26,777
2021 527,468 -13,079 732,191 1,322
2020 524,359 -5,661 727,455 -12,390
2019 540,001 -25,240 727,774 2,043
2018 556,493 -23,938 722,445 5,395
2017 569,975 -14,780 734,553 -796
2016 571,519 -7,598 735,630 18,568
2015 570,554 -19,726 731,387 522
2014 563,218 -17,984 728,978 -23,011
2013 556,096 -33,212 720,228 -250,964
2012 544,293 -20,930 708,847 -232,712
2011 530,765 -33,391 694,033 -200,010
2010 515,480 -42,055 676,554 -182,689
2009 499,596 -40,148 654,439 -168,027
2008 485,223 -40,725 630,610 -150,037
2007 467,277 -28,202 617,247 -130,079
2006 450,357 -4,218 605,001 -124,651
2005 427,243 9,795 593,685 -117,342
2004 408,567 17,570 579,424 -108,869
2003 394,516 15,359 568,220 -99,880
2002 377,333 16,076 563,692 -90,503
2001 367,731 10,654 555,220 -76,679
2000 356,657 3,877 545,129 -63,843
1999 342,630 -1,922 527,634 -42,777
1998 333,196 -5,367 509,167 109,961
1997 322,253 -37,200 489,984 124,443
1996 315,820 -44,314 469,740 125,556
1995 305,878 -38,943 453,719 124,501
1994 296,465 -37,554 438,274 120,247
1993 289,044 -43,784 430,759 113,215
1992 284,622 -45,003 423,294 104,006
1991 280,111 -50,451 413,354 92,228
1990 273,846 -32,970 402,629 79,979
1989 267,314 -31,843 390,081 67,324
1988 262,065 -30,068 378,575 53,187
1987 257,730 -29,081 370,654 45,028
1986 252,922 -25,051 357,205 48,233
1985 246,574 -16,623 344,549 50,872
1984 237,838 -12,445 331,910 52,594
1983 228,467 -11,618 317,379 53,646
1982 220,896 -15,879 305,204 53,384
1981 212,623 -17,797 292,755 51,354
1980 205,248 -15,345 280,630 47,031
1979 196,647 -18,559 268,875 40,355
1978 187,019 -19,274 257,222 31,822
1977 175,672 -18,914 250,858 22,452
1976 165,224 -25,786 241,939 12,735
1975 157,174 -30,484 228,883 79,766
1974 149,231 -30,599 216,389 79,445
1973 141,751 -34,452 203,429 78,963
1972 135,756 -33,679 190,842 77,213
1971 130,924 -34,524 179,918 69,728
1970 127,814 -28,832 170,070 58,883
1969 123,666 -28,406 161,541 48,192
1968 121,264 -27,461 153,464 41,198
1967 117,223 -26,444 145,773 40,125
1966 113,344 -27,301 138,438 40,125
1965 109,544 -25,398 131,601 40,125
1964 105,741 -26,307 124,996 40,125
1963 101,760 -26,382 118,526 40,125
1962 98,561 -26,040 111,930 39,670
1961 95,059 -24,687 105,568 36,410
1960 92,055 -23,220 99,681 31,307

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/burkina-faso/ivory-coast | CC BY

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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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