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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 4.19 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Burkina Faso vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Lebanon
2100 50,408,328 7,229,611
2099 50,383,919 7,252,189
2098 50,352,973 7,273,846
2097 50,313,705 7,298,208
2096 50,266,628 7,322,265
2095 50,218,948 7,343,287
2094 50,162,122 7,365,719
2093 50,097,256 7,386,532
2092 50,020,865 7,403,314
2091 49,941,829 7,420,036
2090 49,849,369 7,433,603
2089 49,746,842 7,444,239
2088 49,633,009 7,454,263
2087 49,506,797 7,465,163
2086 49,374,214 7,468,994
2085 49,231,459 7,477,406
2084 49,078,733 7,476,483
2083 48,912,839 7,482,841
2082 48,738,088 7,482,980
2081 48,550,361 7,484,110
2080 48,350,756 7,484,392
2079 48,139,621 7,482,168
2078 47,915,623 7,480,962
2077 47,674,670 7,474,272
2076 47,421,548 7,470,260
2075 47,161,253 7,464,057
2074 46,887,164 7,446,862
2073 46,596,755 7,432,591
2072 46,296,320 7,420,911
2071 45,987,906 7,408,401
2070 45,669,374 7,394,163
2069 45,339,502 7,382,479
2068 45,000,338 7,373,962
2067 44,651,960 7,361,021
2066 44,295,017 7,348,605
2065 43,931,890 7,332,917
2064 43,554,812 7,316,835
2063 43,171,791 7,299,642
2062 42,781,734 7,279,937
2061 42,378,127 7,262,112
2060 41,969,941 7,239,759
2059 41,556,223 7,219,520
2058 41,132,214 7,199,035
2057 40,699,958 7,176,342
2056 40,263,674 7,152,803
2055 39,819,396 7,131,059
2054 39,368,928 7,107,641
2053 38,908,013 7,085,759
2052 38,440,539 7,063,172
2051 37,966,813 7,036,781
2050 37,484,179 7,010,541
2049 36,994,052 6,983,849
2048 36,499,739 6,952,958
2047 35,993,831 6,913,262
2046 35,483,039 6,878,209
2045 34,962,697 6,839,423
2044 34,435,436 6,795,984
2043 33,904,610 6,759,252
2042 33,368,223 6,716,445
2041 32,828,377 6,668,251
2040 32,285,754 6,618,567
2039 31,738,667 6,565,787
2038 31,188,815 6,512,143
2037 30,636,433 6,456,654
2036 30,081,085 6,403,370
2035 29,523,750 6,356,407
2034 28,963,008 6,305,239
2033 28,405,067 6,257,900
2032 27,853,260 6,206,916
2031 27,304,165 6,152,022
2030 26,759,978 6,098,153
2029 26,220,635 6,044,795
2028 25,682,620 5,992,721
2027 25,146,586 5,942,870
2026 24,612,250 5,893,183
2025 24,080,445 5,846,443
2024 23,548,781 5,805,962
2023 23,025,776 5,773,493
2022 22,509,038 5,744,489
2021 21,995,243 5,718,122
2020 21,478,690 5,702,398
2019 20,961,952 5,794,594
2018 20,438,288 5,984,119
2017 19,894,407 6,160,128
2016 19,334,856 6,323,060
2015 18,777,487 6,472,469
2014 18,229,461 6,346,990
2013 17,695,409 5,743,436
2012 17,172,287 5,235,742
2011 16,661,908 5,096,020
2010 16,176,498 5,041,288
2009 15,710,066 4,992,287
2008 15,258,093 4,925,354
2007 14,816,307 4,844,118
2006 14,373,707 4,751,136
2005 13,932,123 4,671,102
2004 13,500,533 4,599,279
2003 13,082,532 4,525,508
2002 12,680,897 4,463,504
2001 12,295,001 4,401,918
2000 11,925,546 4,329,340
1999 11,574,928 4,255,277
1998 11,240,664 4,181,281
1997 10,934,223 4,108,405
1996 10,655,942 4,034,781
1995 10,386,722 3,960,735
1994 10,123,798 3,889,799
1993 9,871,713 3,820,647
1992 9,629,275 3,747,371
1991 9,394,632 3,668,912
1990 9,159,356 3,595,175
1989 8,921,175 3,525,285
1988 8,687,435 3,454,649
1987 8,457,109 3,385,555
1986 8,228,847 3,300,365
1985 7,999,935 3,217,376
1984 7,772,256 3,152,744
1983 7,551,129 3,094,996
1982 7,340,197 3,054,931
1981 7,140,271 3,008,981
1980 6,947,900 2,944,763
1979 6,763,903 2,882,635
1978 6,590,984 2,822,682
1977 6,428,734 2,762,155
1976 6,280,635 2,726,469
1975 6,147,569 2,693,191
1974 6,024,904 2,635,185
1973 5,911,927 2,572,935
1972 5,807,234 2,509,729
1971 5,707,999 2,446,314
1970 5,610,304 2,386,114
1969 5,513,177 2,328,159
1968 5,418,644 2,266,368
1967 5,326,348 2,206,731
1966 5,237,933 2,148,260
1965 5,152,833 2,088,831
1964 5,071,034 2,030,543
1963 4,993,623 1,970,316
1962 4,919,672 1,909,578
1961 4,848,224 1,850,084
1960 4,778,621 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Lebanon
2100 0.05% -0.31%
2099 0.06% -0.3%
2098 0.08% -0.33%
2097 0.09% -0.33%
2096 0.09% -0.29%
2095 0.11% -0.3%
2094 0.13% -0.28%
2093 0.15% -0.23%
2092 0.16% -0.23%
2091 0.19% -0.18%
2090 0.21% -0.14%
2089 0.23% -0.13%
2088 0.25% -0.15%
2087 0.27% -0.05%
2086 0.29% -0.11%
2085 0.31% 0.01%
2084 0.34% -0.08%
2083 0.36% -0.002%
2082 0.39% -0.02%
2081 0.41% -0.004%
2080 0.44% 0.03%
2079 0.47% 0.02%
2078 0.51% 0.09%
2077 0.53% 0.05%
2076 0.55% 0.08%
2075 0.58% 0.23%
2074 0.62% 0.19%
2073 0.65% 0.16%
2072 0.67% 0.17%
2071 0.7% 0.19%
2070 0.73% 0.16%
2069 0.75% 0.12%
2068 0.78% 0.18%
2067 0.81% 0.17%
2066 0.83% 0.21%
2065 0.87% 0.22%
2064 0.89% 0.24%
2063 0.91% 0.27%
2062 0.95% 0.25%
2061 0.97% 0.31%
2060 1% 0.28%
2059 1.03% 0.28%
2058 1.06% 0.32%
2057 1.08% 0.33%
2056 1.12% 0.3%
2055 1.14% 0.33%
2054 1.18% 0.31%
2053 1.22% 0.32%
2052 1.25% 0.38%
2051 1.29% 0.37%
2050 1.32% 0.38%
2049 1.35% 0.44%
2048 1.41% 0.57%
2047 1.44% 0.51%
2046 1.49% 0.57%
2045 1.53% 0.64%
2044 1.57% 0.54%
2043 1.61% 0.64%
2042 1.64% 0.72%
2041 1.68% 0.75%
2040 1.72% 0.8%
2039 1.76% 0.82%
2038 1.8% 0.86%
2037 1.85% 0.83%
2036 1.89% 0.74%
2035 1.94% 0.81%
2034 1.96% 0.76%
2033 1.98% 0.82%
2032 2.01% 0.89%
2031 2.03% 0.88%
2030 2.06% 0.88%
2029 2.09% 0.87%
2028 2.13% 0.84%
2027 2.17% 0.84%
2026 2.21% 0.8%
2025 2.26% 0.7%
2024 2.27% 0.56%
2023 2.3% 0.5%
2022 2.34% 0.46%
2021 2.4% 0.28%
2020 2.47% -1.59%
2019 2.56% -3.17%
2018 2.73% -2.86%
2017 2.89% -2.58%
2016 2.97% -2.31%
2015 3.01% 1.98%
2014 3.02% 10.5%
2013 3.05% 9.7%
2012 3.06% 2.74%
2011 3% 1.09%
2010 2.97% 0.98%
2009 2.96% 1.36%
2008 2.98% 1.68%
2007 3.08% 1.96%
2006 3.17% 1.71%
2005 3.2% 1.56%
2004 3.2% 1.63%
2003 3.17% 1.39%
2002 3.14% 1.4%
2001 3.1% 1.68%
2000 3.03% 1.74%
1999 2.97% 1.77%
1998 2.8% 1.77%
1997 2.61% 1.82%
1996 2.59% 1.87%
1995 2.6% 1.82%
1994 2.55% 1.81%
1993 2.52% 1.96%
1992 2.5% 2.14%
1991 2.57% 2.05%
1990 2.67% 1.98%
1989 2.69% 2.04%
1988 2.72% 2.04%
1987 2.77% 2.58%
1986 2.86% 2.58%
1985 2.93% 2.05%
1984 2.93% 1.87%
1983 2.87% 1.31%
1982 2.8% 1.53%
1981 2.77% 2.18%
1980 2.72% 2.16%
1979 2.62% 2.12%
1978 2.52% 2.19%
1977 2.36% 1.31%
1976 2.16% 1.24%
1975 2.04% 2.2%
1974 1.91% 2.42%
1973 1.8% 2.52%
1972 1.74% 2.59%
1971 1.74% 2.52%
1970 1.76% 2.49%
1969 1.74% 2.73%
1968 1.73% 2.7%
1967 1.69% 2.72%
1966 1.65% 2.85%
1965 1.61% 2.87%
1964 1.55% 3.06%
1963 1.5% 3.18%
1962 1.47% 3.22%
1961 1.46% 3.1%

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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Lebanon
Current population
24756783
5906622
Population rank 59/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.07%
One net population change
1 minute
16.2 minutes
One birth every
43.3 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
2.87 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,433 +89
Annual growth/decline +523,005 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 129/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -10,230
Net migration rank 158/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -10,230
2024 - -25,807 - -17,267
2023 545,227 -24,957 58,786 -34,193
2022 538,146 -24,960 60,909 -27,507
2021 527,468 -13,079 46,614 -27,290
2020 524,359 -5,661 59,903 -47,787
2019 540,001 -25,240 70,486 -266,992
2018 556,493 -23,938 77,165 -259,700
2017 569,975 -14,780 84,172 -253,664
2016 571,519 -7,598 91,551 -247,921
2015 570,554 -19,726 97,385 -239,829
2014 563,218 -17,984 92,285 301,111
2013 556,096 -33,212 80,218 733,500
2012 544,293 -20,930 77,248 124,427
2011 530,765 -33,391 75,523 2,246
2010 515,480 -42,055 72,605 -40,915
2009 499,596 -40,148 69,004 -2,700
2008 485,223 -40,725 67,132 430
2007 467,277 -28,202 66,965 27,944
2006 450,357 -4,218 65,932 25,126
2005 427,243 9,795 67,778 1,224
2004 408,567 17,570 69,675 4,974
2003 394,516 15,359 71,232 1,674
2002 377,333 16,076 72,648 -21,543
2001 367,731 10,654 73,160 -1,094
2000 356,657 3,877 72,642 455
1999 342,630 -1,922 72,437 2,589
1998 333,196 -5,367 71,889 1,062
1997 322,253 -37,200 71,486 1,313
1996 315,820 -44,314 71,286 3,164
1995 305,878 -38,943 71,016 2,634
1994 296,465 -37,554 73,069 -4,850
1993 289,044 -43,784 75,278 -5,196
1992 284,622 -45,003 77,447 -970
1991 280,111 -50,451 79,274 1,159
1990 273,846 -32,970 73,629 -6,595
1989 267,314 -31,843 74,577 -1,827
1988 262,065 -30,068 70,444 -1,916
1987 257,730 -29,081 69,058 607
1986 252,922 -25,051 67,162 33,549
1985 246,574 -16,623 66,368 -1,108
1984 237,838 -12,445 66,785 -2,785
1983 228,467 -11,618 66,056 -14,558
1982 220,896 -15,879 41,602 -12,981
1981 212,623 -17,797 65,084 -1,799
1980 205,248 -15,345 63,053 2,104
1979 196,647 -18,559 61,184 -2,103
1978 187,019 -19,274 60,829 0
1977 175,672 -18,914 60,232 0
1976 165,224 -25,786 11,138 0
1975 157,174 -30,484 55,423 0
1974 149,231 -30,599 64,425 -3,831
1973 141,751 -34,452 63,420 482
1972 135,756 -33,679 62,216 294
1971 130,924 -34,524 61,278 3,042
1970 127,814 -28,832 60,593 -4,508
1969 123,666 -28,406 59,829 0
1968 121,264 -27,461 59,247 4,506
1967 117,223 -26,444 58,957 -3,434
1966 113,344 -27,301 58,546 2,864
1965 109,544 -25,398 58,195 -742
1964 105,741 -26,307 57,808 1,311
1963 101,760 -26,382 57,054 4,269
1962 98,561 -26,040 55,585 4,569
1961 95,059 -24,687 53,995 4,844
1960 92,055 -23,220 52,515 0

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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