Population in Burkina Faso compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Burkina Faso

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	Burkina Faso	Netherlands
2100	50,396,049	17,329,352
2099	50,371,646	17,362,626
2098	50,340,708	17,395,665
2097	50,301,449	17,429,925
2096	50,254,384	17,465,162
2095	50,206,715	17,502,567
2094	50,149,903	17,540,959
2093	50,085,053	17,580,632
2092	50,008,681	17,619,384
2091	49,929,664	17,658,238
2090	49,837,226	17,700,204
2089	49,734,724	17,739,947
2088	49,620,919	17,779,324
2087	49,494,737	17,815,257
2086	49,362,187	17,854,371
2085	49,219,467	17,890,610
2084	49,066,778	17,926,885
2083	48,900,924	17,963,416
2082	48,726,216	17,998,527
2081	48,538,535	18,032,297
2080	48,338,979	18,062,716
2079	48,127,894	18,093,254
2078	47,903,951	18,121,649
2077	47,663,056	18,150,234
2076	47,409,997	18,175,683
2075	47,149,765	18,196,574
2074	46,875,743	18,214,405
2073	46,585,405	18,232,486
2072	46,285,042	18,249,136
2071	45,976,704	18,264,367
2070	45,658,250	18,279,781
2069	45,328,458	18,295,123
2068	44,989,376	18,310,300
2067	44,641,084	18,325,333
2066	44,284,227	18,343,435
2065	43,921,189	18,364,513
2064	43,544,203	18,386,352
2063	43,161,275	18,409,851
2062	42,771,313	18,433,299
2061	42,367,805	18,460,766
2060	41,959,718	18,488,598
2059	41,546,100	18,517,020
2058	41,122,194	18,545,884
2057	40,690,044	18,576,502
2056	40,253,866	18,606,997
2055	39,809,697	18,634,546
2054	39,359,338	18,660,585
2053	38,898,535	18,686,212
2052	38,431,175	18,709,643
2051	37,957,565	18,736,166
2050	37,475,049	18,757,302
2049	36,985,041	18,777,673
2048	36,490,848	18,795,411
2047	35,985,064	18,812,362
2046	35,474,395	18,823,628
2045	34,954,181	18,834,974
2044	34,427,047	18,844,772
2043	33,896,351	18,850,396
2042	33,360,095	18,853,495
2041	32,820,380	18,852,912
2040	32,277,889	18,847,238
2039	31,730,935	18,837,931
2038	31,181,218	18,823,220
2037	30,628,970	18,804,912
2036	30,073,757	18,779,656
2035	29,516,558	18,751,144
2034	28,955,953	18,718,013
2033	28,398,148	18,676,061
2032	27,846,475	18,630,094
2031	27,297,514	18,577,582
2030	26,753,459	18,517,866
2029	26,214,248	18,449,618
2028	25,676,364	18,372,676
2027	25,140,461	18,289,268
2026	24,606,254	18,196,186
2025	24,074,580	18,087,633
2024	23,548,781	17,993,485
2023	23,025,776	17,877,117
2022	22,509,038	17,700,982
2021	21,995,243	17,533,044
2020	21,478,690	17,441,500
2019	20,961,952	17,344,874
2018	20,438,288	17,231,624
2017	19,894,407	17,131,296
2016	19,334,856	17,030,314
2015	18,777,487	16,939,923
2014	18,229,461	16,865,008
2013	17,695,409	16,804,432
2012	17,172,287	16,754,962
2011	16,661,908	16,693,074
2010	16,176,498	16,615,394
2009	15,710,066	16,530,388
2008	15,258,093	16,445,593
2007	14,816,307	16,381,696
2006	14,373,707	16,346,101
2005	13,932,123	16,319,868
2004	13,500,533	16,281,779
2003	13,082,532	16,225,302
2002	12,680,897	16,148,929
2001	12,295,001	16,046,180
2000	11,925,546	15,925,513
1999	11,574,928	15,812,088
1998	11,240,664	15,707,209
1997	10,934,223	15,610,650
1996	10,655,942	15,530,498
1995	10,386,722	15,459,006
1994	10,123,798	15,382,838
1993	9,871,713	15,290,368
1992	9,629,275	15,184,166
1991	9,394,632	15,069,798
1990	9,159,356	14,951,510
1989	8,921,175	14,848,907
1988	8,687,435	14,760,094
1987	8,457,109	14,665,037
1986	8,228,847	14,572,278
1985	7,999,935	14,491,632
1984	7,772,256	14,424,211
1983	7,551,129	14,367,070
1982	7,340,197	14,312,690
1981	7,140,271	14,247,208
1980	6,947,900	14,149,800
1979	6,763,903	14,038,270
1978	6,590,984	13,941,700
1977	6,428,734	13,856,185
1976	6,280,635	13,774,037
1975	6,147,569	13,666,335
1974	6,024,904	13,545,056
1973	5,911,927	13,439,322
1972	5,807,234	13,328,593
1971	5,707,999	13,194,497
1970	5,610,304	13,038,526
1969	5,513,177	12,877,984
1968	5,418,644	12,729,721
1967	5,326,348	12,598,201
1966	5,237,933	12,456,251
1965	5,152,833	12,294,732
1964	5,071,034	12,127,120
1963	4,993,623	11,965,966
1962	4,919,672	11,805,689
1961	4,848,224	11,638,712
1960	4,778,621	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Burkina Faso increased by 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Burkina Faso gained 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd most populous country in 2006 and is 59th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Burkina Faso's population will grow by 50.6% to 37,475,049 people with a rank change from 59th to 56th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Burkina Faso is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 50.4M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Netherlands

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Year	Growth rate
	Burkina Faso	Netherlands
2100	0.05%	-0.19%
2099	0.06%	-0.19%
2098	0.08%	-0.2%
2097	0.09%	-0.2%
2096	0.09%	-0.21%
2095	0.11%	-0.22%
2094	0.13%	-0.23%
2093	0.15%	-0.22%
2092	0.16%	-0.22%
2091	0.19%	-0.24%
2090	0.21%	-0.22%
2089	0.23%	-0.22%
2088	0.25%	-0.2%
2087	0.27%	-0.22%
2086	0.29%	-0.2%
2085	0.31%	-0.2%
2084	0.34%	-0.2%
2083	0.36%	-0.2%
2082	0.39%	-0.19%
2081	0.41%	-0.17%
2080	0.44%	-0.17%
2079	0.47%	-0.16%
2078	0.51%	-0.16%
2077	0.53%	-0.14%
2076	0.55%	-0.11%
2075	0.58%	-0.1%
2074	0.62%	-0.1%
2073	0.65%	-0.09%
2072	0.67%	-0.08%
2071	0.7%	-0.08%
2070	0.73%	-0.08%
2069	0.75%	-0.08%
2068	0.78%	-0.08%
2067	0.81%	-0.1%
2066	0.83%	-0.11%
2065	0.87%	-0.12%
2064	0.89%	-0.13%
2063	0.91%	-0.13%
2062	0.95%	-0.15%
2061	0.97%	-0.15%
2060	1%	-0.15%
2059	1.03%	-0.16%
2058	1.06%	-0.16%
2057	1.08%	-0.16%
2056	1.12%	-0.15%
2055	1.14%	-0.14%
2054	1.18%	-0.14%
2053	1.22%	-0.13%
2052	1.25%	-0.14%
2051	1.29%	-0.11%
2050	1.32%	-0.11%
2049	1.35%	-0.09%
2048	1.41%	-0.09%
2047	1.44%	-0.06%
2046	1.49%	-0.06%
2045	1.53%	-0.05%
2044	1.57%	-0.03%
2043	1.61%	-0.02%
2042	1.64%	0.003%
2041	1.68%	0.03%
2040	1.72%	0.05%
2039	1.76%	0.08%
2038	1.8%	0.1%
2037	1.85%	0.13%
2036	1.89%	0.15%
2035	1.94%	0.18%
2034	1.96%	0.22%
2033	1.98%	0.25%
2032	2.01%	0.28%
2031	2.03%	0.32%
2030	2.06%	0.37%
2029	2.09%	0.42%
2028	2.13%	0.46%
2027	2.17%	0.51%
2026	2.21%	0.6%
2025	2.23%	0.52%
2024	2.27%	0.65%
2023	2.3%	1%
2022	2.34%	0.96%
2021	2.4%	0.52%
2020	2.47%	0.56%
2019	2.56%	0.66%
2018	2.73%	0.59%
2017	2.89%	0.59%
2016	2.97%	0.53%
2015	3.01%	0.44%
2014	3.02%	0.36%
2013	3.05%	0.3%
2012	3.06%	0.37%
2011	3%	0.47%
2010	2.97%	0.51%
2009	2.96%	0.52%
2008	2.98%	0.39%
2007	3.08%	0.22%
2006	3.17%	0.16%
2005	3.2%	0.23%
2004	3.2%	0.35%
2003	3.17%	0.47%
2002	3.14%	0.64%
2001	3.1%	0.76%
2000	3.03%	0.72%
1999	2.97%	0.67%
1998	2.8%	0.62%
1997	2.61%	0.52%
1996	2.59%	0.46%
1995	2.6%	0.5%
1994	2.55%	0.6%
1993	2.52%	0.7%
1992	2.5%	0.76%
1991	2.57%	0.79%
1990	2.67%	0.69%
1989	2.69%	0.6%
1988	2.72%	0.65%
1987	2.77%	0.64%
1986	2.86%	0.56%
1985	2.93%	0.47%
1984	2.93%	0.4%
1983	2.87%	0.38%
1982	2.8%	0.46%
1981	2.77%	0.69%
1980	2.72%	0.79%
1979	2.62%	0.69%
1978	2.52%	0.62%
1977	2.36%	0.6%
1976	2.16%	0.79%
1975	2.04%	0.9%
1974	1.91%	0.79%
1973	1.8%	0.83%
1972	1.74%	1.02%
1971	1.74%	1.2%
1970	1.76%	1.25%
1969	1.74%	1.16%
1968	1.73%	1.04%
1967	1.69%	1.14%
1966	1.65%	1.31%
1965	1.61%	1.38%
1964	1.55%	1.35%
1963	1.5%	1.36%
1962	1.47%	1.43%
1961	1.46%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Burkina Faso grew by 2.23%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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