The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 677,717 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 690,832 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 35.5 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +2.03% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 465K to 691K (48.5% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
Burkina Faso vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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690832
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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46.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +11,287 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +1.69% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 68/197 |
Burkina Faso and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 316,845 | 1.46% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 320,750 | 1.47% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 324,100 | 1.5% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 327,750 | 1.55% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 331,500 | 1.61% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 333,895 | 1.65% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 334,995 | 1.69% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 335,850 | 1.73% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 337,500 | 1.74% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 339,171 | 1.76% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 342,421 | 1.74% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 346,600 | 1.74% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 350,450 | 1.8% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 355,050 | 1.91% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 358,950 | 2.04% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 360,731 | 2.16% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 361,358 | 2.36% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 362,007 | 2.52% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 362,856 | 2.62% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 364,150 | 2.72% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 365,225 | 2.77% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 365,525 | 2.8% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 365,622 | 2.87% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 365,998 | 2.93% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 366,706 | 2.93% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 368,355 | 2.86% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 370,750 | 2.77% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 373,450 | 2.72% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 377,100 | 2.69% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 381,850 | 2.67% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 387,000 | 2.57% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 392,175 | 2.5% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 397,475 | 2.52% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 402,925 | 2.55% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 408,625 | 2.6% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 414,225 | 2.59% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 419,450 | 2.61% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 424,700 | 2.8% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 430,475 | 2.97% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 436,300 | 3.03% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 441,525 | 3.1% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 446,175 | 3.14% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 451,630 | 3.17% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 458,095 | 3.2% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 465,158 | 3.2% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 472,637 | 3.17% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 479,993 | 3.08% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 488,650 | 2.98% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 497,783 | 2.96% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 506,953 | 2.97% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 518,347 | 3% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 530,946 | 3.06% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 543,360 | 3.05% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 556,319 | 3.02% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 569,604 | 3.01% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 582,014 | 2.97% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 596,336 | 2.89% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 607,950 | 2.73% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 620,001 | 2.56% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 630,419 | 2.47% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 640,064 | 2.4% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 653,103 | 2.34% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 666,430 | 2.3% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 677,717 | 2.27% | 1.69% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 685,180 | 2.23% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 692,217 | 2.19% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 699,102 | 2.15% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 705,956 | 2.11% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 712,502 | 2.08% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 718,627 | 2.05% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 724,433 | 2.02% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 730,118 | 2% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 735,604 | 1.97% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 740,767 | 1.95% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 745,776 | 1.91% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 750,596 | 1.87% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 755,119 | 1.82% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 759,551 | 1.78% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 763,923 | 1.74% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 767,972 | 1.7% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 771,757 | 1.66% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 775,418 | 1.63% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 778,811 | 1.59% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 781,936 | 1.55% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 784,957 | 1.51% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 787,788 | 1.46% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 790,356 | 1.42% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 792,821 | 1.38% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 795,064 | 1.34% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 796,958 | 1.31% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while Luxembourg gained 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 121,228 (a 21.3% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2005 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Burkina Faso and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 682 ppl/mi² |
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