The latest officially reported population of Burkina Faso was 23,548,781 in 2024 vs 17,994,237 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Burkina Faso's population is 24,497,999 people compared to 18,191,638 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- Burkina Faso's population is 1.35 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- Burkina Faso is ranked the 59th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.3% for Burkina Faso vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Burkina Faso has had an average growth rate of +2.63% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2005, the population of Burkina Faso has increased from 13.9M people to 24.5M (75.8% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.5% growth).
- Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 49.9M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
24497999
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18191638
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| Population rank | 59/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.3% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
1 minute
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4.49 minutes
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| One birth every |
43.3 seconds
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3.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.87 minutes
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3.09 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.4 minutes
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4.32 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -25,807 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,433 | +321 |
| Annual growth/decline | +523,005 | +117,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.27% | +0.66% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 122/197 |
Burkina Faso and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,778,621 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,848,224 | 11,638,712 | 1.46% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 4,919,672 | 11,805,689 | 1.47% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 4,993,623 | 11,965,966 | 1.5% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 5,071,034 | 12,127,120 | 1.55% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 5,152,833 | 12,294,732 | 1.61% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 5,237,933 | 12,456,251 | 1.65% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 5,326,348 | 12,598,201 | 1.69% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 5,418,644 | 12,729,721 | 1.73% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 5,513,177 | 12,877,984 | 1.74% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 5,610,304 | 13,038,526 | 1.76% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 5,707,999 | 13,194,497 | 1.74% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 5,807,234 | 13,328,593 | 1.74% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 5,911,927 | 13,439,322 | 1.8% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 6,024,904 | 13,545,056 | 1.91% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 6,147,569 | 13,666,335 | 2.04% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 6,280,635 | 13,774,037 | 2.16% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 6,428,734 | 13,856,185 | 2.36% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 6,590,984 | 13,941,700 | 2.52% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 6,763,903 | 14,038,270 | 2.62% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 6,947,900 | 14,149,800 | 2.72% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 7,140,271 | 14,247,208 | 2.77% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 7,340,197 | 14,312,690 | 2.8% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 7,551,129 | 14,367,070 | 2.87% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 7,772,256 | 14,424,211 | 2.93% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 7,999,935 | 14,491,632 | 2.93% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 8,228,847 | 14,572,278 | 2.86% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 8,457,109 | 14,665,037 | 2.77% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 8,687,435 | 14,760,094 | 2.72% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 8,921,175 | 14,848,907 | 2.69% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 9,159,356 | 14,951,510 | 2.67% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 9,394,632 | 15,069,798 | 2.57% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 9,629,275 | 15,184,166 | 2.5% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 9,871,713 | 15,290,368 | 2.52% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 10,123,798 | 15,382,838 | 2.55% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 10,386,722 | 15,459,006 | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 10,655,942 | 15,530,498 | 2.59% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 10,934,223 | 15,610,650 | 2.61% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 11,240,664 | 15,707,209 | 2.8% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 11,574,928 | 15,812,088 | 2.97% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 11,925,546 | 15,925,513 | 3.03% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 12,295,001 | 16,046,180 | 3.1% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 12,680,897 | 16,148,929 | 3.14% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 13,082,532 | 16,225,302 | 3.17% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 13,500,533 | 16,281,779 | 3.2% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 13,932,123 | 16,319,868 | 3.2% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 14,373,707 | 16,346,101 | 3.17% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 14,816,307 | 16,381,696 | 3.08% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 15,258,093 | 16,445,593 | 2.98% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 15,710,066 | 16,530,388 | 2.96% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 16,176,498 | 16,615,394 | 2.97% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 16,661,908 | 16,693,074 | 3% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 17,172,287 | 16,754,962 | 3.06% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 17,695,409 | 16,804,432 | 3.05% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 18,229,461 | 16,865,008 | 3.02% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 18,777,487 | 16,939,923 | 3.01% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 19,334,856 | 17,030,314 | 2.97% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 19,894,407 | 17,131,296 | 2.89% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 20,438,288 | 17,231,624 | 2.73% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 20,961,952 | 17,344,874 | 2.56% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 21,478,690 | 17,441,500 | 2.47% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 21,995,243 | 17,533,044 | 2.4% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 22,509,038 | 17,700,982 | 2.34% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 23,025,776 | 17,877,117 | 2.3% | 1% |
| 2024 | 23,548,781 | 17,994,237 | 2.27% | 0.66% |
| 2025 | 24,074,578 | 18,110,800 | 2.23% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 24,601,695 | 18,211,436 | 2.19% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 25,130,909 | 18,299,531 | 2.15% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 25,661,935 | 18,379,573 | 2.11% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 26,194,607 | 18,452,044 | 2.08% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 26,730,315 | 18,515,913 | 2.05% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 27,270,863 | 18,571,934 | 2.02% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 27,815,172 | 18,621,087 | 2% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 28,363,848 | 18,664,975 | 1.97% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 28,916,943 | 18,702,456 | 1.95% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 29,469,748 | 18,733,223 | 1.91% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 30,019,874 | 18,760,054 | 1.87% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 30,567,561 | 18,781,793 | 1.82% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 31,112,525 | 18,798,283 | 1.78% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 31,654,867 | 18,810,276 | 1.74% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 32,193,641 | 18,817,745 | 1.7% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 32,728,834 | 18,820,870 | 1.66% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 33,260,944 | 18,819,607 | 1.63% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 33,788,597 | 18,815,261 | 1.59% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 34,311,733 | 18,807,564 | 1.55% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 34,829,690 | 18,797,005 | 1.51% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 35,339,501 | 18,785,724 | 1.46% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 35,842,178 | 18,771,651 | 1.42% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 36,336,700 | 18,754,325 | 1.38% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 36,823,426 | 18,735,299 | 1.34% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 37,304,383 | 18,714,579 | 1.31% | -0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,845,364 people (a 34.8% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Burkina Faso gained 5,720,512 (a 30.5% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).
Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2005 and is 59th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
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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Population differences between Burkina Faso and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 61.5 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 22.9 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 18.6 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.19 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 222.9 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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