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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 177.4 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
  • Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.

Burkina Faso vs Kiribati: live population counter

Burkina Faso Kiribati
Current population
24497999
138067
Population rank 59/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.002%
One net population change
1 minute
4.41 hours
One birth every
43.3 seconds
2.56 hours
One death every
2.87 minutes
9.39 hours
One migration net change every
20.4 minutes
18.6 hours
Annual migration change -25,807 -471
Daily growth/decline +1,433 +5
Annual growth/decline +523,005 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 74/197

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

Burkina Faso
Population

Growth rate
Kiribati
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Burkina Faso Kiribati Burkina Faso Kiribati
1960 4,778,621 47,157 - -
1961 4,848,224 48,323 1.46% 2.47%
1962 4,919,672 49,538 1.47% 2.51%
1963 4,993,623 50,791 1.5% 2.53%
1964 5,071,034 52,088 1.55% 2.55%
1965 5,152,833 53,439 1.61% 2.59%
1966 5,237,933 54,425 1.65% 1.85%
1967 5,326,348 54,996 1.69% 1.05%
1968 5,418,644 55,529 1.73% 0.97%
1969 5,513,177 56,360 1.74% 1.5%
1970 5,610,304 57,510 1.76% 2.04%
1971 5,707,999 58,652 1.74% 1.99%
1972 5,807,234 59,778 1.74% 1.92%
1973 5,911,927 60,824 1.8% 1.75%
1974 6,024,904 61,219 1.91% 0.65%
1975 6,147,569 60,987 2.04% -0.38%
1976 6,280,635 60,661 2.16% -0.53%
1977 6,428,734 60,267 2.36% -0.65%
1978 6,590,984 59,864 2.52% -0.67%
1979 6,763,903 60,172 2.62% 0.51%
1980 6,947,900 61,148 2.72% 1.62%
1981 7,140,271 62,121 2.77% 1.59%
1982 7,340,197 63,134 2.8% 1.63%
1983 7,551,129 64,169 2.87% 1.64%
1984 7,772,256 65,228 2.93% 1.65%
1985 7,999,935 66,496 2.93% 1.94%
1986 8,228,847 68,059 2.86% 2.35%
1987 8,457,109 69,733 2.77% 2.46%
1988 8,687,435 71,427 2.72% 2.43%
1989 8,921,175 73,147 2.69% 2.41%
1990 9,159,356 74,855 2.67% 2.34%
1991 9,394,632 76,367 2.57% 2.02%
1992 9,629,275 77,641 2.5% 1.67%
1993 9,871,713 78,841 2.52% 1.55%
1994 10,123,798 80,021 2.55% 1.5%
1995 10,386,722 81,234 2.6% 1.52%
1996 10,655,942 82,623 2.59% 1.71%
1997 10,934,223 84,147 2.61% 1.84%
1998 11,240,664 85,657 2.8% 1.79%
1999 11,574,928 87,126 2.97% 1.71%
2000 11,925,546 88,613 3.03% 1.71%
2001 12,295,001 90,335 3.1% 1.94%
2002 12,680,897 92,264 3.14% 2.14%
2003 13,082,532 94,175 3.17% 2.07%
2004 13,500,533 96,085 3.2% 2.03%
2005 13,932,123 98,035 3.2% 2.03%
2006 14,373,707 100,017 3.17% 2.02%
2007 14,816,307 102,068 3.08% 2.05%
2008 15,258,093 104,222 2.98% 2.11%
2009 15,710,066 106,467 2.96% 2.15%
2010 16,176,498 108,704 2.97% 2.1%
2011 16,661,908 110,647 3% 1.79%
2012 17,172,287 112,284 3.06% 1.48%
2013 17,695,409 113,838 3.05% 1.38%
2014 18,229,461 115,326 3.02% 1.31%
2015 18,777,487 116,815 3.01% 1.29%
2016 19,334,856 118,478 2.97% 1.42%
2017 19,894,407 120,275 2.89% 1.52%
2018 20,438,288 122,084 2.73% 1.5%
2019 20,961,952 123,921 2.56% 1.5%
2020 21,478,690 126,099 2.47% 1.76%
2021 21,995,243 128,377 2.4% 1.81%
2022 22,509,038 130,469 2.34% 1.63%
2023 23,025,776 132,530 2.3% 1.58%
2024 23,548,781 134,518 2.27% 1.5%
2025 24,074,578 136,501 2.23% 1.47%
2026 24,601,695 138,451 2.19% 1.43%
2027 25,130,909 140,405 2.15% 1.41%
2028 25,661,935 142,335 2.11% 1.37%
2029 26,194,607 144,231 2.08% 1.33%
2030 26,730,315 146,130 2.05% 1.32%
2031 27,270,863 148,028 2.02% 1.3%
2032 27,815,172 149,915 2% 1.27%
2033 28,363,848 151,768 1.97% 1.24%
2034 28,916,943 153,602 1.95% 1.21%
2035 29,469,748 155,447 1.91% 1.2%
2036 30,019,874 157,316 1.87% 1.2%
2037 30,567,561 159,188 1.82% 1.19%
2038 31,112,525 161,050 1.78% 1.17%
2039 31,654,867 162,895 1.74% 1.15%
2040 32,193,641 164,711 1.7% 1.11%
2041 32,728,834 166,508 1.66% 1.09%
2042 33,260,944 168,325 1.63% 1.09%
2043 33,788,597 170,182 1.59% 1.1%
2044 34,311,733 172,012 1.55% 1.08%
2045 34,829,690 173,818 1.51% 1.05%
2046 35,339,501 175,629 1.46% 1.04%
2047 35,842,178 177,392 1.42% 1%
2048 36,336,700 179,152 1.38% 0.99%
2049 36,823,426 180,915 1.34% 0.98%
2050 37,304,383 182,629 1.31% 0.95%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

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