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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,756,783 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 8.75 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 14.4M people to 24.8M (72.2% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Burkina Faso vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Burkina Faso Lithuania
2100 50,408,328 1,225,633
2099 50,383,919 1,241,510
2098 50,352,973 1,257,497
2097 50,313,705 1,273,678
2096 50,266,628 1,290,189
2095 50,218,948 1,307,275
2094 50,162,122 1,324,312
2093 50,097,256 1,341,875
2092 50,020,865 1,360,029
2091 49,941,829 1,378,546
2090 49,849,369 1,397,420
2089 49,746,842 1,416,650
2088 49,633,009 1,436,421
2087 49,506,797 1,456,324
2086 49,374,214 1,476,301
2085 49,231,459 1,496,940
2084 49,078,733 1,517,611
2083 48,912,839 1,538,569
2082 48,738,088 1,559,787
2081 48,550,361 1,581,134
2080 48,350,756 1,602,498
2079 48,139,621 1,623,820
2078 47,915,623 1,645,249
2077 47,674,670 1,666,665
2076 47,421,548 1,688,177
2075 47,161,253 1,709,720
2074 46,887,164 1,731,404
2073 46,596,755 1,752,662
2072 46,296,320 1,773,945
2071 45,987,906 1,795,473
2070 45,669,374 1,817,142
2069 45,339,502 1,839,387
2068 45,000,338 1,861,529
2067 44,651,960 1,883,928
2066 44,295,017 1,906,591
2065 43,931,890 1,929,619
2064 43,554,812 1,952,334
2063 43,171,791 1,975,020
2062 42,781,734 1,998,444
2061 42,378,127 2,021,930
2060 41,969,941 2,045,989
2059 41,556,223 2,070,233
2058 41,132,214 2,094,564
2057 40,699,958 2,118,985
2056 40,263,674 2,143,474
2055 39,819,396 2,168,085
2054 39,368,928 2,192,337
2053 38,908,013 2,216,075
2052 38,440,539 2,240,149
2051 37,966,813 2,263,905
2050 37,484,179 2,287,466
2049 36,994,052 2,310,176
2048 36,499,739 2,333,041
2047 35,993,831 2,356,291
2046 35,483,039 2,378,713
2045 34,962,697 2,401,082
2044 34,435,436 2,423,438
2043 33,904,610 2,446,634
2042 33,368,223 2,469,564
2041 32,828,377 2,492,222
2040 32,285,754 2,514,657
2039 31,738,667 2,538,036
2038 31,188,815 2,560,781
2037 30,636,433 2,583,644
2036 30,081,085 2,605,925
2035 29,523,750 2,627,752
2034 28,963,008 2,650,015
2033 28,405,067 2,671,840
2032 27,853,260 2,693,646
2031 27,304,165 2,715,491
2030 26,759,978 2,737,751
2029 26,220,635 2,760,194
2028 25,682,620 2,783,343
2027 25,146,586 2,806,651
2026 24,612,250 2,829,914
2025 24,080,445 2,872,755
2024 23,548,781 2,888,278
2023 23,025,776 2,871,585
2022 22,509,038 2,831,639
2021 21,995,243 2,808,380
2020 21,478,690 2,810,369
2019 20,961,952 2,811,089
2018 20,438,288 2,819,200
2017 19,894,407 2,842,639
2016 19,334,856 2,877,325
2015 18,777,487 2,911,109
2014 18,229,461 2,937,253
2013 17,695,409 2,961,250
2012 17,172,287 2,989,139
2011 16,661,908 3,028,115
2010 16,176,498 3,097,282
2009 15,710,066 3,162,916
2008 15,258,093 3,198,231
2007 14,816,307 3,231,294
2006 14,373,707 3,269,909
2005 13,932,123 3,322,528
2004 13,500,533 3,377,075
2003 13,082,532 3,415,213
2002 12,680,897 3,443,067
2001 12,295,001 3,470,818
2000 11,925,546 3,499,536
1999 11,574,928 3,524,238
1998 11,240,664 3,549,331
1997 10,934,223 3,575,137
1996 10,655,942 3,601,613
1995 10,386,722 3,629,102
1994 10,123,798 3,657,144
1993 9,871,713 3,682,613
1992 9,629,275 3,700,114
1991 9,394,632 3,704,134
1990 9,159,356 3,697,838
1989 8,921,175 3,684,255
1988 8,687,435 3,655,049
1987 8,457,109 3,616,367
1986 8,228,847 3,578,914
1985 7,999,935 3,544,543
1984 7,772,256 3,514,205
1983 7,551,129 3,485,192
1982 7,340,197 3,457,179
1981 7,140,271 3,432,947
1980 6,947,900 3,413,202
1979 6,763,903 3,397,842
1978 6,590,984 3,379,514
1977 6,428,734 3,355,036
1976 6,280,635 3,328,664
1975 6,147,569 3,301,652
1974 6,024,904 3,273,894
1973 5,911,927 3,244,438
1972 5,807,234 3,213,622
1971 5,707,999 3,179,041
1970 5,610,304 3,139,689
1969 5,513,177 3,107,321
1968 5,418,644 3,078,850
1967 5,326,348 3,044,400
1966 5,237,933 3,008,050
1965 5,152,833 2,971,450
1964 5,071,034 2,935,200
1963 4,993,623 2,898,950
1962 4,919,672 2,863,350
1961 4,848,224 2,823,550
1960 4,778,621 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Burkina Faso Lithuania
2100 0.05% -1.28%
2099 0.06% -1.27%
2098 0.08% -1.27%
2097 0.09% -1.28%
2096 0.09% -1.31%
2095 0.11% -1.29%
2094 0.13% -1.31%
2093 0.15% -1.33%
2092 0.16% -1.34%
2091 0.19% -1.35%
2090 0.21% -1.36%
2089 0.23% -1.38%
2088 0.25% -1.37%
2087 0.27% -1.35%
2086 0.29% -1.38%
2085 0.31% -1.36%
2084 0.34% -1.36%
2083 0.36% -1.36%
2082 0.39% -1.35%
2081 0.41% -1.33%
2080 0.44% -1.31%
2079 0.47% -1.3%
2078 0.51% -1.28%
2077 0.53% -1.27%
2076 0.55% -1.26%
2075 0.58% -1.25%
2074 0.62% -1.21%
2073 0.65% -1.2%
2072 0.67% -1.2%
2071 0.7% -1.19%
2070 0.73% -1.21%
2069 0.75% -1.19%
2068 0.78% -1.19%
2067 0.81% -1.19%
2066 0.83% -1.19%
2065 0.87% -1.16%
2064 0.89% -1.15%
2063 0.91% -1.17%
2062 0.95% -1.16%
2061 0.97% -1.18%
2060 1% -1.17%
2059 1.03% -1.16%
2058 1.06% -1.15%
2057 1.08% -1.14%
2056 1.12% -1.14%
2055 1.14% -1.11%
2054 1.18% -1.07%
2053 1.22% -1.07%
2052 1.25% -1.05%
2051 1.29% -1.03%
2050 1.32% -0.98%
2049 1.35% -0.98%
2048 1.41% -0.99%
2047 1.44% -0.94%
2046 1.49% -0.93%
2045 1.53% -0.92%
2044 1.57% -0.95%
2043 1.61% -0.93%
2042 1.64% -0.91%
2041 1.68% -0.89%
2040 1.72% -0.92%
2039 1.76% -0.89%
2038 1.8% -0.88%
2037 1.85% -0.86%
2036 1.89% -0.83%
2035 1.94% -0.84%
2034 1.96% -0.82%
2033 1.98% -0.81%
2032 2.01% -0.8%
2031 2.03% -0.81%
2030 2.06% -0.81%
2029 2.09% -0.83%
2028 2.13% -0.83%
2027 2.17% -0.82%
2026 2.21% -1.49%
2025 2.26% -0.54%
2024 2.27% 0.58%
2023 2.3% 1.41%
2022 2.34% 0.83%
2021 2.4% -0.07%
2020 2.47% -0.03%
2019 2.56% -0.29%
2018 2.73% -0.82%
2017 2.89% -1.21%
2016 2.97% -1.16%
2015 3.01% -0.89%
2014 3.02% -0.81%
2013 3.05% -0.93%
2012 3.06% -1.29%
2011 3% -2.23%
2010 2.97% -2.08%
2009 2.96% -1.1%
2008 2.98% -1.02%
2007 3.08% -1.18%
2006 3.17% -1.58%
2005 3.2% -1.62%
2004 3.2% -1.12%
2003 3.17% -0.81%
2002 3.14% -0.8%
2001 3.1% -0.82%
2000 3.03% -0.7%
1999 2.97% -0.71%
1998 2.8% -0.72%
1997 2.61% -0.74%
1996 2.59% -0.76%
1995 2.6% -0.77%
1994 2.55% -0.69%
1993 2.52% -0.47%
1992 2.5% -0.11%
1991 2.57% 0.17%
1990 2.67% 0.37%
1989 2.69% 0.8%
1988 2.72% 1.07%
1987 2.77% 1.05%
1986 2.86% 0.97%
1985 2.93% 0.86%
1984 2.93% 0.83%
1983 2.87% 0.81%
1982 2.8% 0.71%
1981 2.77% 0.58%
1980 2.72% 0.45%
1979 2.62% 0.54%
1978 2.52% 0.73%
1977 2.36% 0.79%
1976 2.16% 0.82%
1975 2.04% 0.85%
1974 1.91% 0.91%
1973 1.8% 0.96%
1972 1.74% 1.09%
1971 1.74% 1.25%
1970 1.76% 1.04%
1969 1.74% 0.92%
1968 1.73% 1.13%
1967 1.69% 1.21%
1966 1.65% 1.23%
1965 1.61% 1.24%
1964 1.55% 1.25%
1963 1.5% 1.24%
1962 1.47% 1.41%
1961 1.46% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Burkina Faso Lithuania
Current population
24756783
2829914
Population rank 59/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.3% 0.03%
One net population change
1 minute
31.5 minutes
One birth every
43.3 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
2.87 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,433 +46
Annual growth/decline +523,005 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +2.27% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 127/197
One migration net change every
19.4 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,130 -24,618
Net migration rank 158/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 739,820 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 68/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 115/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Burkina Faso Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,130 - -24,618
2024 - -25,807 - 2,617
2023 545,227 -24,957 -16,368 44,935
2022 538,146 -24,960 -20,671 72,100
2021 527,468 -13,079 -24,433 19,657
2020 524,359 -5,661 -19,953 19,884
2019 540,001 -25,240 -13,212 10,665
2018 556,493 -23,938 -12,686 -3,459
2017 569,975 -14,780 -12,224 -28,027
2016 571,519 -7,598 -11,509 -30,612
2015 570,554 -19,726 -11,935 -22,560
2014 563,218 -17,984 -10,868 -12,387
2013 556,096 -33,212 -12,733 -16,769
2012 544,293 -20,930 -11,060 -21,387
2011 530,765 -33,391 -10,901 -38,518
2010 515,480 -42,055 -11,460 -78,887
2009 499,596 -40,148 -9,805 -32,186
2008 485,223 -40,725 -12,153 -16,482
2007 467,277 -28,202 -15,510 -21,815
2006 450,357 -4,218 -15,041 -24,730
2005 427,243 9,795 -14,287 -51,357
2004 408,567 17,570 -11,482 -32,312
2003 394,516 15,359 -10,929 -22,701
2002 377,333 16,076 -11,362 -12,627
2001 367,731 10,654 -9,024 -24,733
2000 356,657 3,877 -4,549 -16,077
1999 342,630 -1,922 -3,877 -20,533
1998 333,196 -5,367 -3,904 -22,002
1997 322,253 -37,200 -3,218 -22,324
1996 315,820 -44,314 -3,962 -23,236
1995 305,878 -38,943 -3,992 -23,509
1994 296,465 -37,554 -4,023 -24,104
1993 289,044 -43,784 1,473 -23,949
1992 284,622 -45,003 12,950 -25,175
1991 280,111 -50,451 14,817 -10,744
1990 273,846 -32,970 17,010 -8,840
1989 267,314 -31,843 17,316 -26,985
1988 262,065 -30,068 19,006 38,648
1987 257,730 -29,081 22,422 10,820
1986 252,922 -25,051 23,978 10,177
1985 246,574 -16,623 19,140 9,417
1984 237,838 -12,445 18,976 8,835
1983 228,467 -11,618 20,911 8,585
1982 220,896 -15,879 18,323 8,163
1981 212,623 -17,797 16,478 7,752
1980 205,248 -15,345 16,042 7,412
1979 196,647 -18,559 16,989 6,932
1978 187,019 -19,274 17,573 7,328
1977 175,672 -18,914 19,124 8,964
1976 165,224 -25,786 20,305 8,581
1975 157,174 -30,484 20,470 8,170
1974 149,231 -30,599 22,589 7,757
1973 141,751 -34,452 22,712 7,327
1972 135,756 -33,679 25,388 7,185
1971 130,924 -34,524 28,930 7,130
1970 127,814 -28,832 27,629 6,530
1969 123,666 -28,406 27,345 4,179
1968 121,264 -27,461 28,325 6,522
1967 117,223 -26,444 29,226 5,251
1966 113,344 -27,301 30,381 4,799
1965 109,544 -25,398 30,309 4,196
1964 105,741 -26,307 34,048 3,820
1963 101,760 -26,382 33,918 3,428
1962 98,561 -26,040 34,933 2,899
1961 95,059 -24,687 40,376 2,550
1960 92,055 -23,220 40,845 2,328

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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 739,820 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Burkina Faso, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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